Violence against LGBTIQ+ people in Venezuela worsened after the post-electoral repression. The Venezuelan Observatory of LGBTIQ+ Violence put a number on the harm, documenting 570 incidents of aggression and hate speech. The count runs from January 2025 through September 2026. The organization warns that after the 2024 elections the sector was left with even less protection. It points first to the exile of activists. Closures of NGOs add to the problem in its view, and police extortion is named as well. Taken together, the observatory concludes, these factors deepened the community's lack of protection.