Republican Senator: The United States has ceded to Guaidó the management of funds

The US government has transferred control of several accounts of the Venezuelan state under its jurisdiction, which it recognizes as Venezuela's legitimate president, Juan Guaidó, according to Senator Marco Rubio, a prominent legislator at the White House.

"The United States has entrusted the legitimate government of interim president @jguaido with controlling the bank accounts of the Venezuelan governments and the Venezuelan Central Bank," Rubio wrote on his Twitter account.

Rubio linked his message to a Wall Street Journal article, whose columnist said "On Friday, the United States gave Guaidó control of the Venezuelan government's accounts to the New York Federal Reserve and others. US banks. "

The government of President Donald Trump has not officially confirmed the announcement of Rubio, but the White House had already advanced the idea that this measure was a possibility and that its realization would constitute a new manifestation of support for the interim executive branch.

With the recognition of Guaidó, authorities that "legitimately make decisions about economic transactions between Venezuela and the United States will change, which will have many consequences," said a White House official.

It is unclear whether the measure would affect all accounts of the Venezuelan state in the United States, which have sometimes been subject to economic sanctions by Washington.

Rubio said today that in the coming days, there would be more details on the future of oil related transactions between the United States and the Caribbean country.
"Nearly 75% of the money received by PDVSA (the Venezuelan state oil company) comes from crude oil that they send to US refineries." What makes sense is that they continue to buy but that the money they owe is made available from the legitimate government of Guaidó, Rubio told Univisión.

Last night, Guaidó asked the world banks to "protect" Venezuelan badets in other countries so that the administration of Nicolás Maduro can not dispose of them.

"We have extended this application to countries around the world, as well as to institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Bank of England (and) International Transaction Bank", said Guaidó in a message broadcast through his social networks. .