Venezuela’s interim president has said she has replaced all her senior military commanders, the latest in a flurry of changes since the US ousted Nicolás Maduro. Delcy Rodríguez announced the changes in a social media post a day after firing the long-serving defence minister, who had been close to Maduro, and replacing him with a former intelligence chief. “I announce the designation of the renewed military high command,” said Rodríguez on Thursday. The Venezuelan military, which has sworn loyalty to Rodríguez, is a powerful entity. It oversees oil, mining and food distribution enterprises, as well as customs operations and key government ministries, amid allegations of abuse and corruption.

Source: The Guardian March 20, 2026 12:16 UTC