Critical situation in southern Bolívar state (Venezuela): Km 33 to Km 88, Las Claritas, Sifontes Municipality. Since 2018, @SOSOrinoco has been systematically monitoring this region through a network of trusted local sources, allowing us to verify information in real time. 🔴 Verified reports confirm that the Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana/FANB operation involving armed helicopters in the Las Brisas area and surroundings, targeting armed mining leaders (reportedly alias “Juancho”). Important: A large amount of disinformation, old videos, and footage from other countries is circulating. ➡️Much of it does not correspond to the current events. 🔴 This conflict is not an isolated incident. It is the direct result of a criminal governance model deliberately promoted and tolerated for years by the Maduro regime and @delcyrodriguezv — an ecosystem we have documented extensively since the illegal creation of the Arco Minero. 🔴 The origin: In 2016, the regime decreed the Arco Minero del Orinoco: ➡️Over 111,000 km² handed over without National Assembly approval ➡️Without prior consultation with affected communities ➡️Without environmental or social impact studies This decision opened the door to illegal mining, armed groups, and environmental destruction. 🔴The presence of irregular armed groups and criminal unions "sindicatos" in Bolívar did not happen by chance. It stems from a system of territorial control built with state complicity at multiple levels. 🔴The current operation is focused on highly strategic areas (Las Brisas – Las Cristinas), a region with vast gold and copper reserves and a long history of international legal disputes. This suggests strong political and economic pressures to regain territorial control. 🔴The main risk: A purely military approach, without a comprehensive strategy, could trigger: ➡️Massive displacement of thousands of miners and their families ➡️Further deterioration of the humanitarian crisis ➡️Violence affecting innocent civilians 🔴Illegal mining in Bolívar is a complex problem that cannot be solved with brute force alone. It requires: 🟢Serious territorial planning 🟢Formalization of artisanal miners 🟢Genuine social attention 🟢Environmental restoration @SOSOrinoco demands: 🟢Full transparency on the ongoing military operation 🟢Immediate and effective protection for the civilian population 🟢A real, rights-based strategy that addresses the root causes After years of on-the-ground monitoring, one conclusion is clear: Southern Venezuela cannot be stabilized without dismantling the mafia-style model that fueled illegal extraction and armed structures. #Bolivar #ArcoMinero #SOSOrinoco

Han visto la película Guerra Mundial Z? Así vive esa gente, calles de tierra, tierra de nadie, ahí no hay ley, ni DDHH ,y la fiebre de volverse rico sacando oro. Armas, matraqueo, delincuencia y una población que crece y vive con ese entorno. ¿Y el Estado? Ausente!! 🇻🇪