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    • Thursday, 2 November, 2023
      Venezuelan opposition leader vows to contest election despite ban

      Biden administration likely to be angered by ruling against María Corina Machado after US eased sanctions

      María Corina Machado pictured last month
    • Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Biden’s gamble on Venezuela has misfired

      Washington should reimpose sanctions swiftly if Maduro fails to budge

      Nicolás Maduro
    • Monday, 30 October, 2023
      Venezuela court suspends results of opposition’s primary election

      Move undermines electoral deal ahead of 2024 poll that allowed Washington to grant sanctions relief

      María Corina Machado
    • Friday, 27 October, 2023
      Biden’s big Venezuela bet is already in trouble

      Banned candidate’s triumph in opposition primary adds to hurdles after sanctions eased

      María Corina Machado smiles as she leaves the room after speaking to the press in Caracas, Venezuela
    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
      Machado claims win in Venezuela presidential primary despite ban

      Opposition economic liberal banned from running for public office by Maduro government she hopes to unseat in election next year

      María Corina Machado
    • Thursday, 19 October, 2023
      Venezuelan bond prices soar after US lifts trading ban

      Easing of sanctions hands windfall to hedge funds that bought Caracas’s debt at knockdown prices

      A woman walks past a sculpture depicting an oil derrick in a hand, outside the PDVSA headquarters in Caracas
    • Thursday, 19 October, 2023
      US eases sanctions on Venezuela following election deal

      Washington says it would reinstate oil and mining restrictions if promises to opposition are not met

      Workers of state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela march in support of President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas last year
    • Thursday, 19 October, 2023
      Sovereign debt
      The big Venezuelan bond bet is ON

      Veni Vidi Venny?

    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      Venezuela government and political opposition to revive talks

      Deal to hold presidential elections next year could lead to easing of US-led oil sanctions

      Jorge Rodríguez arrives in Barbados
    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
      Americas companies
      How Venezuela lost Citgo

      It didn’t have to happen this way

    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Venezuelan bonds rally as investors bet on detente with Washington

      Funds hope an easing of US sanctions will trigger big gains for bonds trading at fraction of face value

      Nicolás Maduro
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
      India shines at G20 summit

      PwC is planning to give up millions of dollars of consulting work for its US audit clients

    • Friday, 28 July, 2023
      News in-depth
      Venezuelan spymaster ‘El Pollo’ accused of flooding US with cocaine

      Hugo Carvajal is alleged to have been part of a state-backed cartel trafficking drugs into America for two decades

      Hugo Carvajal
    • Saturday, 1 July, 2023
      US condemns disqualification of Venezuelan opposition frontrunner

      María Corina Machado was poised to challenge Nicolás Maduro in 2024 election

    • Thursday, 29 June, 2023
      News in-depth
      Venezuela’s opposition frontrunner warns of further turmoil

      Maduro victory in upcoming elections would lead to further suffering and outward migration, says María Corina Machado

      María Corina Machado
    • Sunday, 4 June, 2023
      Venezuela’s Maduro sidesteps US pressure to bask in regional limelight

      Latin American leaders’ embrace of authoritarian president curtails west’s ability to press for free and fair elections

      Nicolás Maduro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
    • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
      Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaidó arrives in US after fleeing

      Politician once recognised by west as country’s legitimate leader had warned of imminent arrest

      Juan Guaidó
    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Venezuela oil minister resigns as Maduro cracks down on corruption

      Tareck El Aissami played key role in helping South American nation evade US sanctions

      Tareck El Aissami
    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Deepfake ‘news’ videos ramp up misinformation in Venezuela

      UK tech company developed software used in fake news videos promoted by authoritarian government

      Montage of Nicolás Maduro and the ‘House of News’ YouTube channel
    • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
      The Big Read
      How Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro outfoxed the west

      The repressive leader has weathered an economic crisis, sanctions and an uprising. What should the US do with him now?

      Montage of images with cutout of Nicolás Maduro in the foreground and smaller cutouts of Juan Guaidó and Joe Biden in the background, against squares coloured dark blue, red and yellow respectively
    • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
      Maduro strengthens his hand as Venezuela’s opposition government crumbles

      US wants to see Caracas make political concessions before agreeing to further sanctions relief

      Nicolás Maduro
    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Eased US sanctions on Venezuelan oil provide weak supply boost

      Shift in policy towards Maduro government comes amid talks with opposition and global energy crunch

      Nicolás Maduro
    • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
      Talks to resume between Venezuela government and opposition

      Norway to mediate fresh round of discussions in Mexico over political settlement

      Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro at a party rally in Caracas
    • Sunday, 6 November, 2022
      Latin America moves to bring Venezuela’s Maduro in from the cold

      Countries are warming to a leader the US considers a dictator as the region shifts leftward

      Colombian president Gustavo Petro, left, meets Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas in November
    • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
      OutlookMichael Stott
      Venezuela scare tactics fail to win votes for Latin America’s populist right

      Brazil’s Bolsonaro is not the only leader to warn of the evils of a socialist regime but it’s a ploy that’s had little success

      Venezuelans queue for food in the Brazilian city of Boa Vista. Voters in several Latin American nations have ignored hyperbolic warnings about Venezuela and voted for leftwing leaders
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