A scenario of intensifying conflict with Guyana over the contested area opens the door to declaring a state of emergency that would allow Nicolás Maduro’s government to postpone the 2024 vote
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
Officials argue the oil- and mineral-rich territory was stolen when the border was drawn more than a century ago. Guyana has characterized the referendum as a step toward annexation
The deal is part of an agreement signed in October between a U.S.-backed opposition group and the government of Nicolás Maduro on electoral conditions ahead of the 2024 presidential election
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
People who have suffered attacks because of their sexual or gender identity and were welcomed in Mexico see their stories reflected in the exhibition ‘Doors of Hope’
Washington’s decision to lift sanctions on Caribbean country’s oil sector has improved growth forecasts
The arrival of Venezuelans on the Honduran border has multiplied. So far this year, almost 500,000 people have crossed through the dense rainforest of the Colombia-Panama border, double the number from the previous number year
Father Juan Huerta Ibarra flees trial in Venezuela, accused of repeated child sexual abuse by José Leonardo Araujo, who was 13 at the time
The president of the Washington Office on Latin America notes that the strength of civil society and committed youth are encouraging signs in the region. This is despite the drop in the democratic model’s popularity, a trend that has been observed in numerous surveys
Given the saturation of the shelters, the parish church – one of the largest and oldest in the Mexican capital – has opened its doors to all those who are on their way to the United States
Human Rights Watch warns that the Colombia-Panama border situation stems from ineffective regional migration policies
After the protests in 2022 were violently put down, with some 355 people killed and hundreds imprisoned, the government silenced institutions he perceived as supporting the protesters
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
The International Criminal Court rejected claims by Caracas that it has not received sufficient details about the alleged violations. Judges in The Hague feel the Maduro government is dragging its feet on national probes
The winner of the primaries thinks that there is a sector of Chavismo that is willing to move towards an orderly transition and accept that they will not be in power
‘Nido,’ the new graphic novel by illustrator Laura Guarisco, presents a moving portrait of migration and diaspora
Chavismo has once again made a demonstration of its power and, through the judicial bodies it controls, issued an order to suspend the process of the opposition primary elections
More than 2.4 million Venezuelans in the country and abroad voted, including in areas once considered strongholds of the ruling party
With caution, the citizens of Venezuela hope for a resumption of negotiations between the government and the opposition, the easing of U.S. sanctions and the release of political prisoners. However, the Maduro regime has drawn a red line: it will not allow María Corina Machado to be a presidential candidate
The pandemic temporarily stemmed the exodus. Now emigration has resumed, with China’s economy struggling to rebound and youth unemployment high
The network that plundered the state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) used a series of shell companies to acquire 19 exclusive properties in the oil-rich South American country, along with iconic luxury units in Miami
An increase in Venezuelan oil production may open the door to a debt restructuring, according to the financial sector
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
Mexico’s president convenes 12 nations for talks on debt reduction and regional cooperation on trade, security and employment
