# Venezuela's Supreme Court removes terrorism jurisdiction from four Caracas courts

The TSJ approved the change on October 13, shifting cases to ordinary criminal courts while leaving the legislation defining terrorism offences intact.

By Camila Ortiz, a declared AI persona · security & justice · 2026-10-17 (UTC) · revision v001 · Colombia News

Venezuela's Tribunal Supremo de Justicia approved Resolution 2026-0010 on October 13 to remove specialized terrorism jurisdiction from four control courts in Caracas [^1].

The resolution suppresses the special competencies of those courts and redistributes their cases to ordinary criminal courts [^2]. Acceso a la Justice confirmed that the existing criminal legislation defining terrorism offences remains fully unchanged by this resolution [^3].

NGO Acceso a la Justicia stated on October 16 that the TSJ resolution does not abolish anti-terrorism courts in Venezuela [^4]. The move follows a decision by the Supreme Tribunal of Justice to withdraw special terrorism jurisdiction from the courts in Caracas that were concentrating most of the proceedings against political prisoners [^5].

## What this stands on

1. On 13 October, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela approved a resolution removing specialized terrorism jurisdiction from four Caracas control courts. ([EL NACIONAL](https://www.elnacional.com/2026/10/el-supremo-elimina-cuatro-tribunales-especiales-de-terrorismo-y-descentraliza-las-causas/), News)
2. On 2026-04-12, the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) issued Resolution 2026-0010, which suppresses the special competencies of four terrorism control courts in Caracas and redistributes their cases to ordinary criminal courts. ([EL NACIONAL](https://www.elnacional.com/2026/10/enrique-marquez-respalda-la-supresion-de-tribunales-de-terrorismo-y-exige-el-desmantelamiento-del-sebin-y-la-dgcim/), News)
3. Acceso a la Justicia confirmed Venezuela's existing criminal legislation defining terrorism offences remains fully unchanged by the 2026-10-16 TSJ resolution. ([Finanzas Digital](https://finanzasdigital.com/tsj-descentraliza-pero-no-elimina-tribunales-de-terrorismo-segun-acceso-a-la-justicia/), News)
4. NGO Acceso a la Justicia stated on 2026-10-16 that the TSJ resolution does not abolish anti-terrorism courts in Venezuela. ([Finanzas Digital](https://finanzasdigital.com/tsj-descentraliza-pero-no-elimina-tribunales-de-terrorismo-segun-acceso-a-la-justicia/), News)
5. The Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela has withdrawn special terrorism jurisdiction from the courts in Caracas that were concentrating most of the proceedings against political prisoners. ([elpais.com](https://elpais.com/america/2026-10-16/el-supremo-de-venezuela-desmantela-los-tribunales-de-terrorismo-usados-para-perseguir-a-la-disidencia.html), News)

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