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The Corrupt Venezuelan Regime, according to the United States Department of Justice. Corruption in Venezuela is extremely severe and permeates all aspects of politics, business, and law enforcement. [1] The discovery of oil in Venezuela in the early 20th century worsened political corruption. [2]
An April 2019 report by Mark Weisbrot and Jeffrey Sachs claimed that a 31% rise in deaths between 2017 and 2018 was due to the 2017 sanctions, and that 40,000 people in Venezuela may have died as a result; [310] [311] Weisbrot stated that he "could not prove those excess deaths were the result of sanctions, but said the increase ran parallel to ...
In Venezuela, this isn’t a debate about political ideologies; it’s about the survival (or revival) of democracy. The current moment is an opportunity to turn the page on the failed promises of ...
Puerto Rico’s new Republican governor is drawing attention to Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro’s military threats against the U.S. island in the wake of President-elect Trump’s calls for ...
Obama issued a presidential order on 9 March 2015 declaring Venezuela a "threat to [U.S.] national security", and ordered the Treasury Department to freeze property and assets of seven Venezuelan officials [21] [22] it held responsible for human rights abuses, repression and at least 43 deaths during demonstrations. [23]
The governor of Puerto Rico pleaded for President-elect Trump to intervene after Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro threatened to invade the U.S. island territory. In a letter addressed to Trump ...
Here are some reasons why the election matters to the world: Migration impact. The election will impact migration flows regardless of the winner. The instability in Venezuela for the past decade has pushed more than 7.7 million people to migrate, which the U.N.'s refugee agency describes as the largest exodus in Latin America’s recent history ...
The Venezuelan presidential crisis was a political crisis concerning the leadership and the legitimate president of Venezuela between 2019 and 2023, with the nation and the world divided in support for Nicolás Maduro or Juan Guaidó.