Regarding fuel prices: Apple-green signs have been added to service stations belonging to Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) since the end of March to identify the sale of "super premium" gasoline, a 97-octane fuel new to the Venezuelan market. This is not just a change of color, but a measure that will significantly impact the wallets of drivers and transporters across the country.
This visual change, on the one hand, more clearly identifies stations that exclusively sell this type of gasoline and, for many, even breaks with the predominant red in the state-owned oil company's branding. The so-called "deep red," emblem of the Bolivarian Revolution that has dominated the country for over twenty-seven years. Recently, this new image has been incorporated not only at gas stations but also on tanker trucks, which now sport the same shade of green. Amid efforts to attract investment to the oil sector and in a global context of concern about fuel prices, PDVSA is moving forward with the pilot plan, selling super premium gasoline at one dollar per liter, which is equivalent to US$3.79 per gallon. The scheme has one key feature: payment is made exclusively in cash dollars. Bolivars and international cards are not accepted in a country where the official currency remains the bolívar and where access to foreign currency is not uniform. In Venezuela, you don't go to an ATM and withdraw cash dollars. Some banks handle foreign currency, but only through procedures and with restrictions https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2026/04/15/venezuela/venezuela-sistema-combustibles-subsidiado-premium-verde-rojo-orix Regarding the march: *Q: The following day there was a large mobilisation of workers and pensioners in Caracas. What were the main demands of the marches? Which trade union and political sectors took part?* A: The protest on April 9 was called by the trade unions in a united front. There were trade unionists who support the right-wing opposition, left-wing unions, and non-aligned unions. Political sectors are trying to hijack the workers’ struggle, but the workers have not allowed them to co-opt their struggle. There were people there who identify with the right-wing opposition or who are on the left, but I believe the majority have views that align with the political centre. The march reflected the fact that the people have said ‘enough is enough’ and are taking to the streets. Even those who supported the government are defecting en masse to the social protest movement. Today, no one involved in the struggle supports the government. The demands of the protest were: decent wages and pensions now, a minimum wage of $500 a month, end bonuses, defence of redundancy/retirement payout, repeal of Memorandum 2792 and the ONAPRE Directive, and freedom for imprisoned workers, among others. https://links.org.au/people-have-had-enough-and-are-taking-streets-interview-venezuelan-union-leader-eduardo-sanchez -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#41486): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/41486 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118864801/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
