Venezuela

• Thursday, November 18th 2021 - 18:34 UTC

  Venezuelan FM criticizes EU's decision to extend sanctions on gov't leaders

  

  Venezuela's Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia Thursday criticized the European Union's decision to uphold sanctions against over 50 officials of the Nicolás Maduro administration ahead of Sunday's elections.

• Wednesday, November 17th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Brazil rice exports in 2021 should reach 1,2 million tons

  

  Brazil's rice exports are expected to reach 1.2 million tons this year according to estimates from ABIARROZ (the Brazilian rice industry association), based on overseas sales between January and October which totalled 958,000 tons.

• Thursday, November 11th 2021 - 09:07 UTC

  Venezuelan workers demand better salaries

  

  Venezuelan workers Wednesday took to the streets Wednesday to demand a change in the country's policies together with better pay for them and their families.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Prominent Venezuelan politician warns EU's mission: The will of the people must be respected

  

  Venezuelan prominent political leader, Chavismo's number two, Diosdado Cabello, lashed out on Tuesday against the European Union's electoral mission that is in the country to supervise the upcoming legislative and regional elections.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 16:00 UTC

  Venezuela's inflation slowing down but still very high

  

  Inflation in Venezuela for October of 2021 was 8.1%, for a YoY record of 1,258%, according to a report from the Venezuelan Observatory of Finance (OVF) released Monday.

• Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Venezuelan aircraft banned in the US carries Evo Morales to Buenos Aires

  

  Former Bolivian President Evo Morales landed in Buenos Aires aboard a Venezuela-registered aircraft blacklisted by the United States Treasury Department.

• Sunday, October 31st 2021 - 08:52 UTC

  French President says he discussed crisis in Venezuela and Nicaragua with Alberto Fernández

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday admitted on Twitter that he had spoken with his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández about the crisis in Venezuela and Nicaragua on the sides of the G20 Summit in Rome. The issue had not been mentioned by the Argentine government.

• Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:32 UTC

  EU plans large scale observation of Venezuelan elections

  

  The European Union already has 11 electoral experts in Caracas for the upcoming Venezuelan elections. Then the number is to grow to 44 long-term observers while by Nov. 21 -voting day- the team is to surpass 100 members, the Electoral Observation Mission of the European bloc announced Tuesday.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  ICC Prosecutor on 10-day mission to Colombia and Venezuela

  

  Since Monday and until 3 November, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr Karim A.A. Khan QC, will undertake a 10-day mission to Latin America, which will include official visits to the Republic of Colombia and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The mission to the region builds upon the productive meetings the Prosecutor has already held, both in-person and virtually, with multiple stakeholders in relation to both situations.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Venezuelan children return to school after 19 months

  

  Over 11 million Venezuelan pupils have returned to their schools Monday after a 19-month pause due to COVID-19. The Government had delayed the restart of on-site schooling several times, amid recurrent peaks in infections in addition to vaccination delays.