Most supermarkets in Venezuela are guarded these days by
military personnel and police officers, who keep an eye on the snaky lines and
make sure customers enter the stores according to their ID numbers, as required
by the government. The sight of uniforms guarding food supply centers seemed to
multiply after the first week of August, when acts of looting were registered
in at least seven points across the country. This ironclad control is part of
the strategy with which the government is trying to preserve order in the midst
of the worsening crisis now affecting all of Venezuela. According to the latest
poll by local firm IVAD, 92.8 percent of those questioned said they encounter
problems finding basic goods such as food or personal hygiene products. More… 
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Oil prices' relentless drop deepens political turmoil in Venezuela, stirs social unrest
Most supermarkets in Venezuela are guarded these days by
military personnel and police officers, who keep an eye on the snaky lines and
make sure customers enter the stores according to their ID numbers, as required
by the government. The sight of uniforms guarding food supply centers seemed to
multiply after the first week of August, when acts of looting were registered
in at least seven points across the country. This ironclad control is part of
the strategy with which the government is trying to preserve order in the midst
of the worsening crisis now affecting all of Venezuela. According to the latest
poll by local firm IVAD, 92.8 percent of those questioned said they encounter
problems finding basic goods such as food or personal hygiene products. More… 
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