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A court in Argentina orders the arrest of Venezuela's president and his right-hand man
Read full article: A court in Argentina orders the arrest of Venezuela's president and his right-hand manA federal court in Argentina has ordered the “immediate” arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello for alleged crimes against humanity committed against dissidents.
Venezuela's government says fourth US citizen was detained in alleged plot to kill President Maduro
Read full article: Venezuela's government says fourth US citizen was detained in alleged plot to kill President MaduroVenezuela’s government has announced the arrest of a fourth U.S. citizen in connection with an alleged plot to kill President Nicolás Maduro.
Maduro taps a hard-line loyalist to oversee Venezuela's police, raising fears of a further crackdown
Read full article: Maduro taps a hard-line loyalist to oversee Venezuela's police, raising fears of a further crackdownVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has named the ruling socialist party boss to oversee the country’s police forces.
UN expert panel sent to Venezuela blasts lack of transparency in presidential elections
Read full article: UN expert panel sent to Venezuela blasts lack of transparency in presidential electionsA panel of experts from the United Nations said Venezuela’s recent presidential elections lacked “basic transparency and integrity."
An aid worker's airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election
Read full article: An aid worker's airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela electionA Venezuelan aid worker’s arrest while catching an international flight has cast a spotlight on the climate of fear and repression engulfing the South American nation in the wake of its disputed presidential election.
AP Exclusive: Venezuela jails 3 Americans amid US outreach
Read full article: AP Exclusive: Venezuela jails 3 Americans amid US outreachThree Americans were quietly jailed in Venezuela earlier this year for allegedly trying to enter the country illegally and now face long prison sentences in the politically turbulent nation.
Venezuelan opposition to file complaint for attack on leader
Read full article: Venezuelan opposition to file complaint for attack on leaderThe Venezuelan opposition group backed by the United States will file a formal complaint with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for the physical attack its leader suffered over the weekend during a visit to a rural community.
Venezuela's socialists take control of once-defiant congress
Read full article: Venezuela's socialists take control of once-defiant congressThe ruling socialist party assumed the leadership of Venezuela's congress on Tuesday, the last institution in the country it didn't already control. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)CARACAS – Parading giant portraits of Hugo Chavez and independence hero Simon Bolivar, allies of President Nicolas Maduro retook control of Venezuela's congress Tuesday, the last institution in the country it didn’t already control. “They are trying to annihilate Venezuela’s democratic force,” Guaidó said in his online address, which was overshadowed by the government’s celebratory session in the legislature downtown. Rodriguez emphasized that urgent work would be needed to mitigate the fallout from U.S. sanctions, which have exacerbated Venezuela's many homespun economic problems. He also reiterated a desire for dialogue with the opposition at the same time that Maduro and others have threatened arrest for Guaidó.
COVID hits dozens of Latin leaders, including presidents
Read full article: COVID hits dozens of Latin leaders, including presidentsFILE - In this May 25, 2020, file photo, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic, stands among supporters as he leaves his official residence of Alvorada palace in Brasilia, Brazil. Bolsonaro said Tuesday, July 7, he tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus's severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
COVID hits dozens of Latin leaders, including presidents
Read full article: COVID hits dozens of Latin leaders, including presidentsBolsonaro said Tuesday, July 7, he tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus's severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country. And in Venezuela, 57-year-old socialist party chief Diosdado Cabello said Thursday on Twitter that he, too, had tested positive, at least temporarily sidelining a larger-than-life figure considered the second-most-powerful person in the country. An Associated Press review of official statements from public officials across Latin America found at least 49 confirmed cases of new coronavirus in leaders ranging from presidents to mayors of large cities, along with dozens, likely hundreds, of officials from smaller cities and towns. Many leaders have used their diagnoses to call on the public to heighten precautions like social distancing and mask wearing. They have to be responsible.Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei placed his entire Cabinet and their staff in quarantine Thursday after one of his ministers tested positive.