In August 2014, many Venezuelans protested against the fingerprint rationing put in place by the government while protests against shortages grew from late-2014 into 2015.
I august 2014 protesterede mange venezuelanere mod rationering med fingeraftryk, der var startet af Bolivaria-regeringen mens demonstrationerne mod varemanglen blev flere og flere fra slutningen af 2014 og ind i 2015.