The vote in favor of extending sovereignty over the oil- and mineral-rich area was 90% with a turnout close to 50%, according to the electoral authorities
Rafael Lacava, a close ally of the Venezuelan president, met with leaders and businessmen in an official effort to realign Caracas’ interests with Beijing
The intelligence services arrested Nelson Piñero at his home on accusations of incitement to hatred
The announcement of international investments in the oil sector by companies such as Repsol, Ecopetrol, China Petroleum, and Indian Oil will mean economic expansion by 2024
The government is assuring the public that the country’s prisons — where criminal groups have planned kidnappings, extortion and murders — are now under its control
Once a solitary politician whose outspoken views left her on the fringe, her overwhelming victory at the Sunday primary shows how many Venezuelans now see her as their best hope to defeat Nicolás Maduro in 2024
The vote to nominate someone to run against President Nicolás Maduro moves forward despite efforts to undermine its credibility
The politician — who currently leads the opposition primary polls in Venezuela — defends privatization policies and the reduction of the size of the state. However, she’s tolerant and flexible on issues such as abortion and gay marriage
Several agents have undertaken the journey through the Darién Gap to reach the United States. They have left their jobs in law enforcement, disappointed by low wages, politicization and job instability
The Maduro government is facing serious obstacles in selling its oil and accessing international credit, blaming restrictions for the economic crisis, but experts point out the collapse predates them
The attorney general’s office argues that the leaders — sentenced to 16 years in prison after demanding wage increases — planned subversive acts
The Venezuelan president was given a scale model of a jail that doubles as the headquarters of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service as a gift during a police promotion ceremony
The stance comes after the European Parliament condemned the ban on María Corina Machado, a frontrunner in the polls, from public office
The expansion of multinational licenses for oil exploration have brought much-needed funds to the bankrupt Venezuelan treasury. However, serious bottlenecks persist, due to international sanctions and the collapse of the credit system
The businessman and preacher – a political unknown – is going to court in an attempt to challenge the opposition’s primaries in the lead-up to the 2024 Venezuela presidential elections
There are doubts about the participation of the National Electoral Council — a Chavista-controlled institution — in the organization of primary elections. Many fear the that it won’t be possible to present a candidate of consensus
Allies since Hugo Chávez was elected in 1999, the relationship has always been fragile
Staunch heirs of the Hugo Chávez movement aim to recapture legitimacy through a radical public house cleaning
Fuel supply issues are affecting the agricultural heartland and other areas, with lines to refill in some places so long that motorists are forced to sleep in their cars
The Venezuelan Minister of Petroleum resigned on Monday over a corruption scandal at the state-owned oil company PDVSA after the arrest of senior officials linked to him
The US and a study by ‘Insight Crime’ maintain that under Nicolás Maduro’s administration, illicit crops and processing laboratories have increased in scope
National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez says it is ‘immoral’ for those who demanded punitive measures to now call for free and fair elections
The politician, from the most radical wing of her country’s right, is leading the polls for the upcoming primaries
Rafael Lacava, governor of Carabobo, published a montage of himself, Nicolás Maduro, Chávez and Diego Maradona in a parody of the ‘Avengers’ series
The Chavista president clearly stated his demands for making progress at ongoing talks with the opposition in Mexico
With gas prices rising and winter coming, the Biden administration is reaching out to the Maduro regime, in hopes that the Venezuelan leader will partner with private multinational energy companies to increase output
Without the support of the other opposition parties and with Washington becoming increasingly distant, the days appear numbered for Venezuela’s interim government