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Montevideo, June 2nd 2026 - 17:06 UTC

Tag: chavismo

  • Tuesday, May 19th 2026 - 01:37 UTC

    Alex Saab appears in Miami charged with money laundering tied to bribery in Chavismo's food programs

    Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello declared that Saab's Venezuelan identity documents are fraudulent and that his nationality was never valid, despite defending him during years

    Colombian-Venezuelan businessman Alex Saab, regarded for years as the main financial frontman of former president Nicolás Maduro, appeared on Monday before a federal court in Miami, where he was formally charged with one count of money laundering linked to a bribery scheme used to enrich himself through contracts of Venezuela's state food import program. The hearing took place two days after acting President Delcy Rodríguez handed him over to the United States in what the Venezuelan government described as a deportation but which, in legal terms, amounts to an extradition.

  • Wednesday, January 13th 2021 - 18:40 UTC

    According to Maduro, extreme poverty in Venezuela reaches 4%; experts place it at 79.3%

    The National Assembly attended by Maduro, composed of 92% of representatives of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela, is not recognized by dozens of countries

    After greeting his cabinet, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday “we are back” to the legislative body that he did not attend in 4 years, a period in which the opposition-controlled the National Assembly. In a special session of a parliament now controlled by chavismo, Maduro offered his first annual message in four years. Among the figures he gave during his speech, the poverty indicators managed by the State standout: 4% of extreme poverty and 17% of “general” poverty.

  • Friday, April 26th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

    US Envoy sees a role for Chavismo in a Democratic Venezuela

    “The Maduro regime must come to an end for Venezuela to recover democracy and prosperity,” Abrams said, adding “but like all of the country’s citizens, the PSUV is entitled to a role in rebuilding the

    Supporters of the late Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez, should have a place at the table in a democratic Venezuela, US Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams said at the Atlantic Council in Washington this week.

  • Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 14:28 UTC

    Guaidó on military option in Venezuela: All options are on the table

    The ruling party called on Monday supporters to resist “military intervention”. Photo: Militia in an official act.

    Consulted on possible military option in Venezuela, the declared interim President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, told the CNN channel that all the options are on the table “to achieve the cessation of the usurpation”.