 The Press and Society Institute of Venezuela found at least 350 cases of violations of freedom of expression during the first seven months of 2019 

Both President Chávez and Mr. Maduro would pressure media organizations until they failed by preventing them from acquiring necessary resources.The Venezuelan government would manipulate foreign exchange rates for media organizations so that they could no longer import their resources or fine them heavily.The government would then use a front company to give the troubled organization a "generous" offer to purchase the company.