Hugo Chávez

The opposition leader discusses with EL PAÍS why he withdrew as a candidate in the upcoming primaries

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

A company controlled by Rocío del Valle Maneiro signed a contract worth more than $14 million with a group of Venezuelan politicians, who are being investigated for corruption. The plot also had a former senior security official from Caracas on the payroll: it paid him $1.6 million

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 Chavista regime waged a crusade to dominate mass media. Political censorship has alienated audiences from the small screen

Churches and political groups are opposing women’s rights and the LGBTQ+ community with the government’s approval

The New York Prosecutor’s Office accuses ex-general Hugo Armando ‘El Pollo’ Carvajal of being a leading member of the Cartel of the Suns, run by military officers and organized crime groups

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

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

Claudia Diaz was found guilty in December by a jury of five of the six counts detailed in a 2020 indictment accusing her of taking millions of dollars in bribes

Staunch heirs of the Hugo Chávez movement aim to recapture legitimacy through a radical public house cleaning

In the 1990s, PDVSA was a model state enterprise, but its politicization has become an albatross around the country’s neck

Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems argued that Fox recklessly repeated false accusations from supporters of former President Donald Trump

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

As the nation reflects on Chávez’s death a decade ago, Venezuelans recognize that Maduro’s approach to running the oil-rich South American country is unlike his mentor’s

Many children have grown up being forced to eat nutrient-deficient food or skip meals, wave goodbye to migrating parents and sit in crumbling classrooms

As people continue to migrate, mostly to elsewhere in Latin America, there’s an increasing divide between those who stayed and those who left. These are some of their stories

The politician, from the most radical wing of her country’s right, is leading the polls for the upcoming primaries

Miguel Rodríguez Torres departed his homeland Saturday to live in exile in Spain

Rafael Lacava, governor of Carabobo, published a montage of himself, Nicolás Maduro, Chávez and Diego Maradona in a parody of the ‘Avengers’ series

Favored by the international context, the Bolivarian leader is being courted again after three years of harsh criticism. At the Egypt gathering, he exchanged words with Emmanuel Macron, John Kerry and Gustavo Petro

Diego Salazar, cousin to former minister Rafael Ramírez, shelled out $610,000 at the Ritz and $806,630 on watches while looting PDVSA between 2007 and 2012

“Your dead, your tortured men and women and your battles are ours, too,” the Nobel laureate said during a visit to Venezuela