Brief
A group of lawyers has asked Venezuela’s Supreme Court to assume jurisdiction over the PDVSA-Crypto case. The petition alleges serious breaches of due process, defense rights, the presumption of innocence and constitutionally protected human rights. The applicants argue that these failings also harm victims, damage the judiciary’s credibility, disturb public peace and weaken the country’s democratic institutions.
The Supreme Court’s handling of alleged procedural violations in a case linked to PDVSA will signal whether legal safeguards are being applied in a politically and economically sensitive proceeding. That matters for how investors assess judicial credibility and enforcement risk in Venezuela’s strategic oil sector.
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Oil And Gas · El Nacional - Venezuela
Sep 26, 2026
Watch whether the Supreme Court accepts the request to assume jurisdiction and, if it does, whether it orders procedural remedies addressing the alleged violations of defense and due-process rights.