Placer details how a specific room was allegedly created within the Miraflores Presidential Palace for spiritual rituals. Influence of Cuban Santería:
One of the most cited passages describes a crucifix kept in Chávez’s private bedroom—a dark wooden carving of Christ with emerald eyes. Los Brujos de Chávez claims this was a "resalvation" artifact, meaning it was a Catholic icon consecrated backward using black prayers. During the 2002 coup, when Chávez was held in captivity, his spiritual advisor—a warlock known as "El Brujo Mayor" —performed a "time reversion" spell using this crucifix, allegedly causing the counter-coup that returned Chávez to power in 48 hours. el libro los brujos de chavez exclusive