Message to INFODIO readers: investigative journalism, which is what this site does, takes lots of time and effort. Visiting media looking for a quick run down on Venezuela's gargantuan corruption, pls have the decency to at least cite the source when plagiarising this site's content without attribution (exhibit Reuters here, exhibit Bloomberg here, exhibit OCCRP here). To all readers: do the right thing, the honest thing, support independent investigative journalism. Note added 28/06/2021: impostors are using INFODIO's former editor's full name, and a fake email address (alek.boyd.arregui at gmail.com) to send copyright infringement claims / take down requests to web hosting companies. The attempt is yet another effort paid by corrupt thugs to erase information about their criminal activities. Infodio.com has no issues with other websites / journalists using / posting information published here, so long as the source is properly cited. Note added 12/06/2026: infodio.com has not created mirror websites / domains and remains totally independent and unrelated to others. Beware of websites using our brand.

Pedantic callousness in display nine days after Nicolas Maduro's capture

It is a fact of life that Stalin, Hitler, Franco, Mussolini, and Salazar have plenty of nostalgics across the world. Roosevelt and Churchill not so much, despite their actions impeding the little moustachioed man from annexing  continental Europe to South Bavaria. Most people commenting on Venezuela these days must have forgotten their own history and have taken leave of their senses. Instead, in this moment of cautious optimism after enduring 26 years of chavista rule, Venezuelans the world over have had to put up with pedantic callousness from people that have no skin in the game.

China IP block results in DDoS attack

Seeing an inordinate amount of suspicious traffic activity from China, this site implemented a country wide block to "visitors" connecting from Chinese IP addresses. Our Chinese "readers" did not like the measure, which lasted less than 36 hours, and instructed their Singaporean, Brazilian, Vietnamese, Iraqi and Argentinean friends to ping the site thousands of times in an effort to overwhelm the server and to knock infodio.com offline. Some got through, however we still wish good luck to the enemies of information flow.

Delcy Rodriguez's asset (Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero) probed for money laundering, criminal association

News from Spain's Audiencia Nacional regarding former President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero: "La Audiencia Nacional ha abierto diligencias previas contra el ex presidente del Gobierno José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero por su presunta participación en delitos de tráfico de drogas, blanqueo de capitales y pertenencia a organización criminal vinculados al régimen venezolano del narcodictador Nicolás Maduro." Translation: Spain'