Several protesters voiced strong accusations against the foreign missions. One demonstrator claimed that those involved in the rescue efforts were not genuine humanitarian actors but part of a broader agenda tied to geopolitical interests.

In her address paying tribute to the earthquake victims, Rodriguez commended the national response efforts.

"Exactly one month ago, we became victims of nature with a double earthquake. In circumstances truly unprecedented for our country, but that day, Army Day, our Bolivarian National Armed Force went out to be there for the people of Venezuela to stand by them, to rescue, to save lives, to get their boots caked in mud, and they are still there on the ground."

The tragedy was caused by 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude tremors on June 24. The disaster resulted in 5,546 deaths and left almost 17,000 people injured, while many others remain missing. The physical destruction was severe, with hundreds of buildings pulverised and more than 23,000 people left homeless.

Observances took place throughout the affected region. In Tanaguarena, La Guaira, dozens of rescue volunteers and family members searching for missing relatives paused their work at a destroyed building to participate in the silence.