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Resolution: R-14-0212
City Hall
3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 14-00474a Final Action Date: 5/22/2014
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DECLARING "PERSONA NON
GRATA" IN THE CITY OF MIAMI THE OWNERS OF GLOBOVISION T.V. IN
VENEZUELA.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has historically been the flagship city and leader of all
thirty-four (34) municipalities in Miami -Dade County in supporting human rights, freedom, and
democracy throughout the Americas and beyond; and
WHEREAS, a major portion of the City's residents have either fled or are native Miami -born sons
and daughters of those that have fled tyrannies that have oppressed human rights and civil liberties;
and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2014, university students of Venezuela, supported by a majority of
the Venezuelan people, began daily peaceful marches and demonstrations demanding human rights
and democracy for Venezuela, while having to face the government's violence and oppression
through its police forces and government -supported thugs called "colectivos"; and
WHEREAS, dozens of students have been killed, hundreds wounded, several thousand arrested,
along with dozens of reported cases of students being tortured after their arrest by government
forces; and
WHEREAS, the Venezuelan students and Venezuelan people have established an "SOS
Venezuela" rallying call to the international community in order to garner support in their fight for
human rights and freedom; and
WHEREAS, Globovision Television in Venezuela ("Globovision T.V.") has turned a blind eye and
has refused to give coverage to the government's oppression of the Venezuelan students and
citizens that are being murdered and physically abused in the streets of Venezuela; and
WHEREAS, after placing the majority shareholder of Globovision in a situation where he was
forced to sell, in April 2013, the Venezuelan government, through the National Commission of
Telecommunications ("CONATEL"), approved the sale of Globovision; and
WHEREAS, immediately after buying Globovision, the new owners began to dismantle the station
by erasing basic democratic principles such as freedom of speech, firing many of its employees, and
causing many others to resign; and
WHEREAS, the doors to freedom of expression and television coverage of human rights abuses
by the government were closed in Globovision and the last television station in Venezuela where
Venezuelans could freely express themselves was turned into a pro -government manipulated station;
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and
WHEREAS, the owners of Globovision are part of the new rich "BOLIBURGUESES" of the
Venezuelan government that have benefited from their connections to the Venezuelan regime where
they have made huge fortunes at the expense of the Venezuelan people and are known in Venezuela
as "ENCHUFADOS" and connected and benefited from the Venezuela regime; and
WHEREAS, the owners of Globovision are indirectly responsible, as the top officials of the
Venezuelan government are directly responsible, for the atrocities committed against the Venezuelan
students and Venezuelan people by the "Nicolas Maduro/Diosdado Cabello tyranny" in Venezuela;
and
WHEREAS, the owners of Globovision have invested tens of millions of dollars in Miami -Dade
County in multimillion -dollar waterfront homes, multimillion -dollar condominium apartments, numerous
real estate investments, expensive automobiles and motorcycles, yachts (one yacht being 100 feet
long), and bank accounts; and
WHEREAS, the owners of Globovision and their associates have made these investments
through several dozen Florida corporations with addresses in Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, many of these corporations have addresses in the City; and
WHEREAS, the owners of Globovision are hypocritically enjoying the benefits of our democracy
while helping the Venezuelan government deny those benefits of human rights, freedom of speech,
and democracy that we have in Miami, Florida, USA to the Venezuelan people;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to the Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission is answering the "SOS Venezuela" support requested from the
students and people of Venezuela, and in doing so and in support of, declares that the presence in
Miami of the owners of Globovision and other "ENCHUFADOS" of the Venezuelan totalitarian regime
is hypocritical, unwelcomed, and repugnant to the residents of Miami, and hereby declares each of
them to be "PERSONA NON GRATA" in all of the City.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{1}
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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