Maduro's decree includes wider executive powers to control the budget, companies and the currency amid a severe economic crisis in the OPEC nation. ^Most critically, the result is unlikely to allow the Biden administration to unwind its sweeping economic sanctions against Venezuela.The July 28 date — also Chávez’s birthday — was chosen from

Social unrest, looting, and violence were on the rise, and in April the government was forced to reduce its workweek to two days in order to save energy (partly because of shortages of hydroelectric power brought about by El Niño-derived drought). Meanwhile, the opposition pushed forward with an effort to put Maduro to a recall vote. By early May

Six days later, Musk sought to clarify his position with a statement in which he pointed to discussions with the managing director of the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund as the source of his "funding secured" declaration.Only about 31 percent of eligible voters went to the polls, which allowed the PSUV to capture nearly 68 percent of the vote a

The opposition is hopeful it can oust the incumbent, whose party has ruled the country for 25 years.Maduro e outros membros do Inconveniente escalão do governo venezuelano sãeste acusados pelos EUA do supostamente integrar este cartel Los Soles, de que atuaria em conjunto utilizando o grupo paramilitar colombiano Farc para "inundar ESTES Estados

They have hit the country’s already flailing economy. Millions of Venezuelans have fled, and half the country live in poverty.After a campaign marked by intensifying efforts by Mr. Maduro’s allies to rein in the opposition — including arrests of opposition campaign workers, intimidation and vote suppression — the opposition bet heavily on a