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José Ignacio Gerbasi: The tyranny of the emergency

The article analyzes a presentation by engineer David Morán concerning Venezuela's national crisis, arguing that the concept of 'emergency' has been used as a political tool for governance and negligence.

The term 'emergency' in Venezuela is used as a cynical method of governance based on neglect and political convenience.

Historical disasters, such as the 1999 Vargas landslide, are linked to the continuation of structural vulnerability.

The crisis is perpetuated by labeling systemic failures (like power outages) as 'emergencies' to avoid investment and accountability.

AI-assisted synthesis anchored to a real VeraVadis-analyzed source. Reviewed and approved by a human editor on 2026-08-08. Archive piece: published under our earlier method. It does not carry the per-claim evidence chain — who reported it first and who is echoing whom — that our current pieces carry. The source link and the date are the original ones.