Chavez decrees 26 new laws/Chávez y Tribunal Supremo lanzan contrarreloj paquete de leyes en Venezuela

Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's president, has pushed through 26 new laws, covering changes in areas ranging from the military to small businesses. The package of laws, which were published in the official gazette on Monday, were enacted on July 31, the final day of an 18-month period during which Chavez had been granted special legislative powers ( full information)/ En una carrera contrarreloj antes de que expiraran sus poderes especiales, el presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, promulgó 26 leyes, entre ellas la de la Fuerza Armada y la de Bancos, y en menos de 24 horas el Tribunal Supremo de Justicia declaró el carácter orgánico de varias de ellas ( información completa)