The economic blockade against Venezuela began de facto during the first decade of the 21st century, with restrictions imposed from the United States on our country’s commercial relations with the rest of the world, among other areas; in the acquisition of inputs for the hydrocarbon industry and in the fulfillment of service contracts in military and citizen security matters. This process was accompanied by transnational private companies that, progressively, abandoned Venezuela to establish their operations in other States, despite the fact that their activities were especially profitable and produced significant gains
