Genaro Méndez, the president of the National Ranchers' Federation (Fedenaga), announced that the organization has declared "state of alarm" and will escalate actions for "reestablishment of rights to freedom, nourishment, free movement and, first of all, private property, due to recent violations to several producers and ranchers in some states."

Fedenaga held a meeting with 50 leaders of agricultural and cattle-raising organizations from 14 Venezuelan states to discuss "rescue" of some ranches and farms by the National Lands Institute (INTI). They found that the government was violating the right to freedom and free movement, "as some families cannot leave their farms."

Also, they believe that the Venezuelan people right to nourishment and right to work of producers and workers at farms and ranches have  been violated "through the actions concerning arbitrary closing of some production sites by INTI."

But, "first of all, the right to private property has been violatedm," Méndez stated.