DolarToday Venezuela: How much is the dollar priced at? Today, friday, january 7, 2022

The dollar in Venezuela was trading higher this Thursday, according to DolarToday, in the midst of the Government’s complaint about an electrical sabotage to hinder the elections in Barinas.

At the opening, the dollar stood at 4.98 digital bolivars in the informal market in Venezuela, a level 1.40% higher than the previous day when it was quoted at 4.91, according to data from the portal DolarToday.

The Government of Venezuela denounced this Thursday that the “extreme right” plans to sabotage the repetition of the elections next Sunday in Barinas, the birthplace of Hugo Chávez, through an “attack” on the electricity system of the Llanero state.

“The extreme right and its destabilizing sabotage plans through the electric war aim to hinder the electoral process in the state of Barinas and the peace of its people through a new attack against the infrastructure of the electricity service in the state.”Wrote on Twitter the sector vice president for Public Works and Services, Néstor Reverol.

The also Minister for Electric Power, who did not specify at what time and areas the blackouts occurred or the duration of the same, said that “thanks to the commitment” of the workers of Corpolec, a state electricity company, 100% has been recovered. % from service.

In addition, he explained that, together with the State security agencies and the Armed Forces, the authorities have “carried out the corresponding investigations to find those responsible for this vile act.”

With information from EFE