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Venezuela's Parliament approved a reform to speed up access to housing after the earthquakes

Venezuela's chavista-controlled National Assembly approved a legal reform to speed up housing access and regulate construction after the June 24 earthquakes that killed nearly 6,500 and left over 17,900 homeless.

Tracked question

What will reconstruction require, and is it viable? · Full question dossier →

linked by topic terms: viviendas

What would settle it: A costed, funded reconstruction plan with independent engineering sign-off on materials.

Evidence state: insufficientas of Sep 09, 2026changed from emerging → insufficientnot yet linked to a tracked event object in our corpus — no source count yet

The National Assembly approved the 'Ley de Promoción y Protección para la Construcción de Viviendas' on Friday, replacing the previous anti-fraud law.

The law aims to facilitate housing construction for earthquake victims and imposes new obligations on construction companies.

It creates a trust fund and requires detailed contract information, including housing characteristics and construction timelines.

Sanctions for non-compliance range from 300 to 54,000 times the highest-value currency (currently the euro) based on BCV exchange rates.

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