Venezuela activates defense operational zone in Caracas and Miranda

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Oct.2025, Words: 385) — Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro Moros announced activation of the Comprehensive Defense Operational Zone (ZODI) in Miranda state and the capital city Caracas in what he called a “perfect popular-military-police fusion.”

“Let’s continue winning peace! From Catia to Barlovento, from Petare to La Pastora, from Caricuao to the Valles del Tuy, passing through the Altos Mirandinos,” Maduro stated on 15 Oct. 2025 during a broadcast on national television.