News of venezuela

Venezuela's Maduro hopes for 'better relations' with US under Biden

21-01-2021 15:22 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says he hopes for better relations with Washington under US President Joe Biden.

Evo Morales: Fernández offered Covid-19 treatment in Argentina

14-01-2021 23:50 Former Bolivia president Evo Morales, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, said on Thursday he has received treatment offers from allies Argentina, Venezuela and Cuba.

UN slashes LatAm economic slowdown projection

16-12-2020 16:06 Executive secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Alicia Bárcena predicts the region will experience growth of 3.7 percent in 2021.

'Distrust' of Brazil stalls EU-Mercosur trade deal

13-12-2020 19:45 Concerns over Amazon deforestation under Bolsonaro are delaying the ratification of a two-decades long negotiated trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur.

Leading poll boycott, Venezuela's Guaidó seeks more sanctions on Maduro

02-12-2020 00:12 Opposition leader Juan Guaidó is leading a boycott of Venezuela's legislative elections on Sunday and, despite losing political momentum, says he is still the person the international community needs to oust Nicolás Maduro's regime.

Biden heralds shift in Washington's strategy toward Venezuela

15-11-2020 08:03 Democratic leader's arrival in the White House could help pave the way for a political solution to crisis in Venezuela, with use of sanctions against social administration in Caracas likely to be more targeted.

Evo Morales leaves Argentina for Venezuela

23-10-2020 22:51 Bolivia's former president Evo Morales left Argentina for Caracas late Friday in an official Venezuelan aircraft, state news agency Télam reported.

In thrall to an abject failure

10-10-2020 10:21 Like many others, the Kirchnerites put their own ideological hang-ups first and human rights a long way second.

by James Neilson

Venezuela: Argentina's old/new problem

10-10-2020 09:07 It doesn’t really matter whether Cristina is calling the shots, whether her henchmen are acting independently, or if Alberto is acting out of his own accord, trying to please his vice-president and keep his coalition united. The end result is the same: increased uncertainty, which ultimately feeds Argentina’s risk thermometer: the dollar-peso exchange rate.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

UN extends Venezuela human rights violations probe

07-10-2020 18:05 UN Human Rights Council slams "widespread" political persecution in Venezuela and votes to extend its fact-finding mission for another two years, a decision that sparks immediate repercussions in Argentina.

Venezuela's oil revenue collapses 99% in six years, says Maduro

30-09-2020 09:31 Venezuela's oil revenue has collapsed 99% over the last six years, President Nicolás Maduro said, blaming financial sanctions put in place by the US for much of the loss.

Juan Guaidó’s R2P bet: all bark, no bite?

26-09-2020 10:19 While it may seem unlikely, a global pandemic can sometimes be an opportunity. This seems to be the case for Juan Guaidó.

by Andrei Serbin Pont

Venezuela's Maduro pardons dozens of political opponents

31-08-2020 23:11 Venezuelan government pardons more than 100 people, including dozens of political opponents who are in prison, have taken refuge in foreign embassies in Caracas or fled the country.

Virus rages in South America as governments grasp for clues

18-08-2020 15:38 From incoherent mask rules to inconsistent social distancing, South America’s response to the novel coronavirus has been all over the map – here's a look at how each nation is doing.

A refugee crisis is the last thing Latin America needs

29-07-2020 15:55 Latin America is already confronting a public health calamity, an unprecedented economic collapse and incipient social unrest. The last thing it needs is a refugee crisis, as well.

by Mac Margolis

Brazil says it’s prepared to deal with Biden

28-07-2020 22:36 Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo says Brasilia would have no problem dealing with Joe Biden, should he defeat Donald Trump in this year's US election.

Government calls for 'inclusive, transparent and credible' elections in Venezuela

16-07-2020 02:24 Argentina shifts stance on Venezuela, expressing "deep concern" over alleged human rights violations in troubled nation and calling for "inclusive, transparent and credible" elections.

Venezuela's fuel shortages persist despite Iran deliveries

14-07-2020 14:59 Venezuela citizens are still forced to line up for gasoline, sometimes for days, despite Iran's major fuel shipment last month.

Disease that began among rich shifts to Latin America's poor

29-05-2020 13:04 The virus, initially brought to the region largely by wealthy citizens or visitors coming from Europe and the United States, is now increasingly concentrated in poorer neighbourhoods, where residents have few means of protecting themselves.

As virus swamps Peru, Venezuelan migrants collect the dead

22-05-2020 13:30 Despite strict measures to control the coronavirus, Peru has become one of the countries worst hit by the Covid-19 disease. With more than 104,000 cases and 3,000 deaths, Peru was 12th in the world in numbers of confirmed diagnoses Wednesday, more than reported by China and just behind India.