Venezuela

• Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 09:19 UTC

  Five cases of covid-19 among Venezuela's team leads Conmebol to change rules for Copa America

  

  Five players from Venezuela's national team due to face hosts Brazil in the opening game of the Copa America tournament this coming Sunday tested positive for covid-19, posing new troubles to the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol).

• Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  UN concerned over deportation of 56 Venezuelan migrants from Chile

  

  The United Nations (UN) Tuesday voiced their concern about Sunday's deportation of 56 Venezuelan migrants from Chile despite legal actions taken against such a measure.

• Tuesday, June 8th 2021 - 09:04 UTC

  Chile continues with deportation of Venezuelan migrants

  

  The Government of Chile has deported on a plane to Caracas a total of 56 Venezuelan citizens who were allegedly involved in trafficking of minors, drugs, robberies or simply entered the country irregularly, it was reported.

• Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Argentina withdraws from lawsuit against Maduro before the International Criminal Court

  

  The Government of Argentina Wednesday withdrew from a joint lawsuit filed against the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro before the International Criminal Court (ICC) brought forward by the previous administration of President Mauricio Macri.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Bolsonaro critical of Lula, Venezuela, Argentina, Communism and lockdowns

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has had words of anything but praise regarding former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Argentina, Venezuela and Communism.

• Friday, May 21st 2021 - 08:51 UTC

  Biden picks for Western Hemisphere career diplomat who favors sanctions against Venezuela

  

  US President Joseph Biden's candidate for the office of Undersecretary of the State Department for the Western Hemisphere, Brian A. Nichols, has said sanctions against the Nicolás Maduro regime must continue.

• Thursday, May 20th 2021 - 08:57 UTC

  Brazil: Breweries fined heavily for employing undocumented Venezuelan migrants whom they deprived of basic rights

  

  The breweries Ambev and Heineken have been fined heavily in Brazil for the illegal employment in slavery-like conditions of Venezuelan migrants, who will now receive about R $ 657,270 (the US $ 125,000) in compensation.

• Wednesday, May 19th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentine President Fernández says human rights issue in Venezuela is “disappearing little by little”

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday said the “problem” of human rights in Venezuela “disappearing” and insisted there was no need for blockades when the way to solve these issues is through dialogue.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2021 - 09:57 UTC

  Amnesty International against deportation of migrants in Chile

  

  Amnesty International's office in Chile Tuesday “repudiated” the wave of arrests and deportations of migrants after the enactment of the new immigration law promoted by the administration of President Sebastián Piñera, it was announced.

• Monday, April 26th 2021 - 09:03 UTC

  Venezuela remains the most “miserable” country - Argentina not far behind

  

  Venezuela easily held to the dubious honour of being at the top of the list of the 2020 Global Economic Misery Index, while Argentina was merely seven notches behind.