The Liberator Simón Bolívar Law in Defense of the Homeland, sanctioned by the National Assembly and promulgated on November 29 by President Nicolás Maduro, was published in the Official Gazette dated November 29, 2024.
The instrument seeks to punish those who conspire against the country with disqualification or 30 years in prison. In addition, it provides for the lifetime disqualification of natural and legal persons who support, promote, participate in and disseminate the imposition of sanctions and unilateral measures against the nation.
“It is a law to do justice, to defend Venezuela and to conquer, and we will defeat all the threats and all the blockades of North American imperialism and its satellite governments,” said the head of state after receiving the communication from the Supreme Court of Justice giving it character. organic to this legislation.
“I proceed to sign the law that does bear the name of the Liberator Simón Bolívar in the name of the people of Venezuela and their right to peace and happiness.”