ANALYSIS Latin America's leaders and UNASUR: unity in the midst of divergence 31-05-2023 10:31 Everybody was onboard with unity at the meeting of South American leaders in Brasília, but the presence of Nicolás Maduro caused divergence. by Eleonora Gosman
MADURO IN BRASÍLIA Lula, Maduro hail 'new era' in Brazil-Venezuela ties 30-05-2023 16:11 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticises “narrative” of “anti-democracy and authoritarianism” imposed against Venezuela as he announces full restoration of diplomatic and trade ties.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY President seeks refuge from internal debate on international stage 29-05-2023 17:56 Alberto Fernández is focusing on foreign relations as debate over Frente de Todos’ electoral preparations continues.
Foreign relations Brazil's Lula meets with Venezuela's Maduro 29-05-2023 14:08 Brazilian President Lula meets Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, renewing a relationship severed under Jair Bolsonaro.
VENEZUELA HEALTH Vaccine battle against HPV thwarted by cost, stigma in Venezuela 09-05-2023 16:25 Although their government promised years ago to include the HPV vaccine in its free inoculation schedule, Venezuela remains one of the few Latin American countries not to have done so.
Venezuelan politics Venezuela’s Guaidó travels to Colombia after arrest threats 24-04-2023 10:26 Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaidó crosses into Colombia, alleging that Nicolás Maduro's regime has increased threats against him with the purpose of silencing him.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Colombia president supports lifting Venezuela sanctions in Biden meeting 21-04-2023 18:56 US President Joe Biden said he is committed to resolving the crisis in Venezuela, after Colombia's President Gustavo Petro asked for sanction lift
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Russian envoy, Nicaraguan leader deride impact of US sanctions 20-04-2023 14:13 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega played down the impact of US sanctions during a four-hour meeting in Managua on Wednesday
Politics in Venezuela Trans ex-lawmaker to contest Venezuela opposition primaries 13-04-2023 22:36 Transgender ex-legislator and LGBTQ activist, Tamara Adrián, announces candidacy for Venezuela's opposition primaries.
HUMAN RIGHTS Venezuela rights abuse victims hopeful ICC will bring peace 12-04-2023 13:07 Victims of alleged human rights violations in Venezuela say they're hopeful an International Criminal Court probe into killings and torture will bring them some closure.
PRICE HIKES Left-wing LatAm governments agree joint inflation plan 06-04-2023 16:01 New ‘Alianza de Países de América Latina y el Caribe contra la Inflación’ scheme will see 11 leftist nations adopt common strategies to tackle price hikes.
FOREIGN POLICY Argentina officially rejoins Unasur, Brazil to follow suit 06-04-2023 00:36 Alberto Fernández announces that Argentina has officially rejoined the Unasur regional bloc during visit to Santiago; Brazil will follow suit, says president, who wants to convince Chilean leader Gabriel Boric to do the same.
OIL CORRUPTION PROBE Venezuela corruption probe nets 42 officials 03-04-2023 17:06 Over 40 people have been arrested in Venezuela in an anti-corruption drive sweep of state oil company PDVSA and other related government bodies.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Surprise as Ibero-American Summit opens with Maduro in tow 25-03-2023 09:26 XXVIII Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government gets underway in Santo Domingo; President Alberto Fernández among those in attendance, while officials announce Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro will also be making a surprise visit to the Dominican Republic.
Oil corruption Venezuela's oil minister resigns over graft probe 21-03-2023 12:24 Venezuela's oil minister Tareck El Aissami resigned on Monday after prosecutors opened a corruption investigation into officials at the state oil company PDVSA.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Venezuela, China, Biden and extraterrestrials – the disinformation of AI 17-03-2023 15:38 Avatars generated by artificial intelligence are becoming ever more common in global disinformation. Experts warn of the threat of deep fakes and AI-generated audio-visuals.
HUMAN RIGHTS Venezuela's Supreme Court decriminalises homosexuality in armed forces 17-03-2023 09:51 Venezuela's Supreme Court annulls a controversial article of the military justice code that had criminalised homosexuality within the armed forces.
DIPLOMATIC SPAT Ecuador and Argentina in diplomatic row over fugitive ex-minister 15-03-2023 10:34 Diplomatic spat escalates after it emerged María de los Ángeles Duarte, a convicted former cabinet minister who had been living in the Argentine Embassy in Quito, had escaped to Venezuela.
BREAKING STEREOTYPES From homemakers to home builders: Venezuelan women breaking ground 08-03-2023 05:00 On an apartment construction project in Antímano, a poor neighbourhood of Caracas, 80 percent of the workforce is made up of women, most of them single mothers.
TRIBUTES TO VENEZUELA LEADER Venezuela's Hugo Chávez remembered on 10th anniversary of his death 06-03-2023 12:14 Supporters of the late leftist president Hugo Chávez of Venezuela paid tribute to him Sunday in an old military barracks housing the remains of the iconic socialist leader on the 10th anniversary of his death.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA 'Food for the soul:' caring for elderly left behind in Venezuela exodus 21-02-2023 10:16 The CONVITE NGO is helping to take care of Venezuela's elderly – thousands of them abandoned amid an exodus of younger people seeking better lives elsewhere, with little help from the country's "precarious" elderly care system.
TRADE Colombia, Venezuela revive trade deal after four-year suspension 17-02-2023 10:54 Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro says he is committed to establishing a joint "economic zone" with specific conditions for trade.
HUMAN RIGHTS UN rights commissioner visits Venezuela for 'dialogue and action' 27-01-2023 14:05 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk visits Venezuela for meetings with authorities of the government of President Nicolás Maduro and civil society groups.
MADURO SKIPS CELAC ‘Democracy has won!’ – Opposition celebrates as Maduro’s skips summit 27-01-2023 13:28 Venezuelan leader pulls out of CELAC summit in Buenos Aires, blaming “the US Embassy with the rats of Macrismo, Patricia Bullrich and the judicial party” for his absence; PRO party figures link absence to drug-trafficking probe.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Maduro pulls out of Argentina-CELAC trip, citing 'aggression' 24-01-2023 00:11 Venezuelan leader cancels planned trip to Buenos Aires for CELAC summit, blaming "plan drawn up within the neo-fascist right wing" that he alleges would have carried out "aggressive actions" against his delegation.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Maduro's trip to Argentina in doubt as he pulls out of Lula meeting 23-01-2023 15:13 Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro pulls out of scheduled meeting with Lula in Buenos Aires, putting his planned trip to Buenos Aires for CELAC summit in doubt.
Foreign Policy & Diplomacy Venezuelans in Buenos Aires protest against planned Maduro visit 23-01-2023 11:24 Nicolás Maduro due to visit Argentina on Tuesday for CELAC summit, arousing anger amongst the local Venezuelan community and provoking opposition leaders to insist he be arrested for crimes against humanity.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Opposition demands Maduro’s arrest as he confirms CELAC attendance 19-01-2023 14:54 Key figures in Juntos por el Cambio call for Venezuelan “dictator” to be arrested if he sets foot in Argentina for upcoming CELAC summit; US President Joe Biden to skip event in Buenos Aires.
Miss Universe Upset 'We were robbed of Miss Universe,' complains Maduro after US wins crown 17-01-2023 13:03 Nicolás Maduro said on Monday that Venezuela was "robbed" of the Miss Universe crown, adding to the criticism from several contestants following the victory of the United States' R'Bonney Gabriel.
Venezuela Economy Maduro says Venezuela's economy grew 15% in 2022 13-01-2023 12:10 With informal dollarisation and easing of controls, Venezuela's economy has now recorded five quarters of growth between 2021 and 2022 after years of recession and hyperinflation.
Politics in Venezuela Maduro '100% defeatable' says Venezuela opposition leader Guaidó 10-01-2023 17:32 Venezuela's opposition replaced Juan Guaido as the head of a foreign-backed parallel congress, hammering the final nail in the coffin of his "interim government." Despite the setback, he says he's confident Nicolás Maduro can be defeated at the ballot box.
Politics in Venezuela Venezuelan opposition dissolves Guaido's 'interim government' 31-12-2022 09:08 Venezuelan opposition on Friday dissolved the "interim government" led by Juan Guaidó, once the popular and internationally recognized face of the drive to oust leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.
Political crisis in Venezuela Decision on future of Venezuela's opposition 'government' postponed 29-12-2022 14:14 Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó puts off decision on whether his "interim government" should be dissolved.
MARKETS Venezuela’s nine-cent bonds lure a distressed-debt veteran 28-12-2022 14:16 Trader raising money to buy defaulted Venezuelan bonds amid signs of easing tensions between President Nicolás Maduro, the political opposition and the United States.
LATIN AMERICA Lula, Maduro show solidarity with CFK after conviction 07-12-2022 18:53 "We express our firm rejection of the permanent media and political persecution to which the vice-president has been subjected," the Venezuelan leader wrote on Twitter.
VENEZUELA Shunned over war, Russians holiday on Venezuelan resort island 07-12-2022 15:06 For thousands of Russians seeking sun-soaked holidays, but faced with visa and flight restrictions over the Ukraine war, it is a match made in Caribbean heaven.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Maduro administration to resume talks with Venezuelan opposition 24-11-2022 01:27 Negotiations between the two sides last took place in October 2021 in Mexico, and international efforts have mounted in recent months to get the talks back on track.
LITERATURE Venezuelan poet Rafael Cadenas wins 2022 Cervantes Prize 10-11-2022 18:45 Venezuelan poet Rafael Cadenas celebrated with most prestigious award in Spanish literature, announced this Thursday in Madrid by Spain’s Minister of Culture, Miquel Iceta.
FOREIGN POLICY Colombia leader in rift-healing visit to Venezuela after nine-year pause 02-11-2022 13:13 Meeting in Caracas between Colombia's Gustavo Petro and Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro marks a watershed warming between the once-estranged neighbours.
Grounded plane at Ezeiza Final few of grounded plane’s crew end fourth-month stopover in Argentina 20-10-2022 01:04 Five remaining crew members – three Iranian, two Venezuelan – of the Emtrasur cargo plane detained at Ezeiza International Airport since June given permission to depart by judge.
Grounded plane row Judge allows five crew-members of detained Venezuelan plane to depart 15-10-2022 08:14 The five remaining crew members of a Venezuelan cargo plane detained since June in Argentina have been granted permission to leave the country.
Grounded plane row Judge takes statements from five crew-members of grounded Venezuela plane 30-09-2022 16:53 Judge Federico Villena has taken preliminary statements from five crew members from a Venezuelan cargo plane grounded at Ezeiza International Airport since June.
Human rights Venezuela rejects UN report alleging crimes against humanity 26-09-2022 21:31 UN's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela said last week that military and state intelligence services were part of a scheme "supported by senior authorities" to stifle opposition dissent.
HUMAN RIGHTS & VENEZUELA UN committee releases damning report on human rights abuses in Venezuela 24-09-2022 08:00 Human rights watchdogs call for increased international pressure on government in Caracas following damning United Nations report; Pressure grows on Argentina to revise relations with Maduro administration. by Sam Forster
latin america Twelve crew-members from Venezuela plane held in Argentina arrive home 16-09-2022 22:28 Some of the crew from Venezuelan cargo plane detained at Ezeiza for more than three months are released and welcomed home at an airport near Caracas; Seven still remain in Argentina under banning orders.
Detained plane at Ezeiza Appeals Court rules crew of grounded Venezuela plane can leave Argentina 13-09-2022 20:44 Appeals Court approves departure of 12 of the 19 crew-members of Venezuelan cargo plane that has been held at Ezeiza Airport for last three months.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Andean leaders want Argentina, Chile, Venezuela to join regional bloc 30-08-2022 17:04 Colombian President Gustavo Petro makes his international debut at Andean Community of Nations (CAN) summit in Lima; Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru call for Argentina, Chile and Venezuela to join the bloc.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY Argentina’s ambassador in Venezuela slams ‘hijacking’ of aircraft by courts 17-08-2022 17:48 “There is a feeling of injustice in the Venezuelan people," declares Oscar Laborde, Buenos Aires’ envoy in Caracas, prompting opposition criticism.
Latin America Venezuela and Colombia name ambassadors in step toward normalisation 12-08-2022 21:56 Venezuela and Colombia both named new ambassadors to the other country on Thursday, a first step in normalising diplomatic relations after the recent inauguration of Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
Grounded plane row March in Caracas protests against detained plane in Argentina 10-08-2022 23:33 #DevuelvanElAvión rally lashes out at Argentina’s retention of a Venezuelan freight plane with Iranian crew.