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European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic (kleft) and Paraguay's Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano pose for pictures after signing documents as several regional leaders watch on during the signing ceremony of the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, at the Gran Teatro José Asunción Flores of Paraguay's Central Bank in Asuncion on January 17, 2026.

Brazil ratifies EU-Mercosur trade deal

Today 08:46 Brazil's Senate ratifies deal between the Mercosur bloc and the European Union; European Commission announced last week that it would provisionally implement the mammoth deal.

Argentine Border Guard officer Nahuel Agustin Gallo leaves after a press conference at the headquarters of the Argentine National Gendarmerie Command in Buenos Aires on March 4, 2026. Gallo, who had been imprisoned in Venezuela since December 2024, was released from Rodeo I, a feared political prison on the outskirts of Caracas.

FREED GENDARME

Freed Border Guard Nahuel Gallo alleges 'psychological torture' in Venezuelan prison

Today 08:21 Freed Border Guard Nahuel Gallo says he suffered ‘psychological torture’ while jailed in Venezuela.

FREED GENDARME

Nahuel Gallo: ‘I’m trying to rejoin society’

Yesterday 19:10 Security officer returns to Argentina after negotiations facilitated by AFA; Calls on Caracas to release of foreign political prisoners at press conference with Quirno and Monteoliva.

On Sunday night, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) published a photograph of Nahuel Gallo in front of an aircraft alongside one of the body’s officials, together with a brief statement

BORDER GUARD FREED

Venezuela releases Argentine border guard Nahuel Gallo

01-03-2026 21:32 Nahuel Gallo released and is travelling back to Argentina; Board Guard, who was imprisoned in Venezuela for some 450 days, was released on Sunday following a "humanitarian" intervention by AFA football association.

A demonstrator holds a sign that reads in Spanish 'The Glacier Law Is Not To Be Touched' during a protest against glacier law reform outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.

MINING & GLACIERS

US$40-billion copper boom hinges on revamped glacier law

27-02-2026 20:25 Argentina’s Senate voted on Thursday on Javier Milei's bill that would allow governors – many pro-mining – to overrule federal protections on glaciers and their surrounds, known as periglacial areas.

Fans of River Plate display a flag in honour of head coach Marcelo Gallardo during the Argentine Professional Football League 2026 Apertura Tournament match between River Plate and Banfield at the Mas Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires on February 26, 2026.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Stories that caught our eye: February 20 to 27

27-02-2026 18:21 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

A farmer prepares a combine harvester during a sunflower harvest on a farm in Droizy, France, on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU advances with Mercosur trade deal in ‘provisional’ step

27-02-2026 17:53 French President Emmanuel Macron, a critic of the EU-Mercosur deal, calls the decision a “bad surprise” at an event in Paris.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen makes a statement on the EU-Mercosur agreement at the European Commission In Brussels, on February 27, 2026.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU says it will provisionally apply contested Mercosur trade deal

27-02-2026 08:31 European Union announces it will implement provisionally its mammoth trade deal with the Mercosur trade bloc while waiting for a top court's ruling on its legality.

POLITICS IN BRAZIL

Flavio Bolsonaro’s rapid rise in Brazil presidential polls surprises sceptics

27-02-2026 08:12 Flavio Bolsonaro, who two months ago wasn’t considered a strong contender despite hailing from an influential family, has a real chance to become Brazil’s next leader.

latin america

IDB: Uber drivers in Latin America are educated men earning US$7/hour

26-02-2026 08:25 Uber drivers in Latin America and the Caribbean are overwhelmingly male, most have a high rate of university education and tend to take on the work part-time.

This photo released by Rio de Janeiro's Municipal Chamber shows Marielle Franco, leading a session at the Municipal Chamber in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 21, 2017. |

CRIME & INSECURITY

76 years in prison for alleged masterminds behind Marielle Franco’s murder

25-02-2026 18:14 Brazil Supreme Federal Court sentences Brazão brothers for ordering murder of councillor slain in 2018, a milestone of political violence and militia power in Rio de Janeiro.

Argentina’s Gabriela Cabezón Cámara and Brazil’s Ana Paula Maia were selected for the initial longlist of 13 titles in the running for the International Booker Prize.

LITERATURE

Argentine and Brazilian writers among finalists for International Booker Prize

25-02-2026 11:53 Gabriela Cabezón Cámara’s 'Las niñas del naranjel' (“We Are Green and Trembling”) nominated for slot on the 2026 shortlist; Chaco-based novel revisits colonial history through a bold and unsettling lens.

Container ships at the Port of Arica in Arica, Chile.

ANALYSIS

Trump takes anti-China crusade to Chile ahead of Latin America summit

23-02-2026 17:35 Chile for decades finessed the geopolitical rivalry between China, its top trading partner, and the US, its leading foreign investor. Those days seem to be over.

This image shows El Helicoide -a facility and prison owned by the Venezuelan government and used for both regular and political prisoners of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN)- in Caracas on January 8, 2026.

HUMAN RIGHTS

More than 200 political prisoners in Venezuela launch hunger strike

22-02-2026 22:59 More than 200 Venezuelan political prisoners go on hunger strike to demand their release under a new amnesty law that excludes many of them.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Hidrovía – time and tide

21-02-2026 06:05 A pro-market government keener on export-led than consumer-led growth and committed to opening up Argentina is nevertheless singularly indifferent to the infrastructural pillars of growth, sacrificed to an obsessive fiscal surplus.

by Michael Soltys

EU-MERCOSUR AGREEMENT

EU-Mercosur deal: Europe puts brakes on, Argentina pushes pedal to the metal

20-02-2026 19:29 Europe claims to defend free trade but is legislating automatic braking mechanisms for its ill-at-ease farming sector. European multilateralism has a rhetorical conviction but also electoral memory.

by Eduardo Reina

INTERVIEW

Paraguay’s Peña backs Trump’s new Monroe Doctrine in Latin America

20-02-2026 01:03 Latin America stands to benefit from Donald Trump’s greater involvement in the region, says Paraguayan leader.

The Nicos I.V. oil tanker, sailing under the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, is seen alongside other tanker vessels in the port of Matanzas, Cuba, on February 17, 2026.

CUBA CRISIS

How Latin American countries are responding to Cuba's oil crisis

19-02-2026 00:01 US oil embargo on Cuba has drawn varied responses across Latin America, ranging from offers of aid and political support to silence.

Peru's impeached interim President José Jeri gestures with his Cabinet in the background as they walk out of the Government Palace in Lima on February 17, 2026.

UNREST IN PERU

Peru set for eighth president in a decade after fresh impeachment

18-02-2026 18:32 Congress impeaches interim president after four months in office; José Jeri accused of irregular hiring; Motion to oust him on claims of influence-peddling received the backing of dozens of lawmakers.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Open skies policy lifts Argentina to top of regional air traffic rankings

18-02-2026 17:52 Country records region’s fastest growth as passenger numbers jump 13.2 percent; Passenger numbers hit 33.3 million last year amid expanded international routes.

PRESIDENT ON TOUR

Milei travels to US for Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ meeting

18-02-2026 17:47 President will attend the first edition of new Trump-led council that aims to resolve conflict in the Middle East.

A demonstrator calls for a general strike in Argentina in response to President Javier Milei's labour reform bill.

The Week in Review

Stories that caught our eye: February 6 to 13

13-02-2026 21:16 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Lower House Speaker Martín Menem oversees a session of the Chamber of Deputies.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Peronism split as lower house backs EU-Mercosur deal

13-02-2026 16:28 Ruling party secures lower house backing for sweeping trade deal between Mercosur and European Union; La Libertad Avanza wins approval with support from allied blocs and dissident Peronist deputies.

MEDIA IN LATIN AMERICA

Argentine media magnate enters Ecuador with 'El Universo' deal

12-02-2026 18:49 Florida-led group backed by former Menem minister José Luis Manzano acquires Ecuador’s largest daily, ending more than a century of Pérez family control dating back to 1921.

US President Donald Trump and Argentina's President Javier Milei at the White House.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Trump to host Latin American leaders, including Milei, in Miami on March 7

12-02-2026 14:57 Trump to host the leaders of Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Honduras and other Latin American nations in Miami for a March 7 summit.

Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva talks tough in a new campaign against illegal immigrants.

SECURITY & IMMIGRATION

Milei government steps up rhetoric against illegal immigrants

11-02-2026 22:38 Echoing the rhetoric of the Trump administration, Argentina’s Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva announces tougher immigration controls nationwide, warning that anybody committing crimes or trying to enter/stay illegally will be expelled.

A firefighter works to extinguish a forest fire burning in the mountains of the rural area of Epuyén, in the Patagonian region of Chubut Province, Argentina, on February 2, 2026. Argentina's government on January 29, 2026.

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Scientists say climate change fuelled conditions for Chile, Argentina wildfires

11-02-2026 08:37 Scientific study finds human-driven climate change and La Niña combined to create unusually dry conditions.

Chile's Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation Minister Aldo Valle speaks during an interview with AFP ahead of the launch of the new Latam-GPT platform scheduled for February 10, in Santiago, on February 6, 2026.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Latam-GPT: a Latin American AI to combat US-centric bias

10-02-2026 07:39 Chile set to launch Latam-GPT, an open-source artificial intelligence model designed to combat biases built by the primarily US-centric industry.

POLITICS & IMMIGRATION

Argentina’s ICE? Milei government advances immigration agency plans

07-02-2026 06:22 President Javier Milei’s government is moving forward with its plan for a new national immigration agency with expanded powers, despite internal disputes, a shift in rhetoric and false data circulating on social media.

by Giselle Leclercq

People take part in a protest to demand more help to combat wildfires in Patagonia from Argentina's President Javier Milei government in Buenos Aires on January 30, 2026.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Stories that caught our eye: January 31 to February 6

06-02-2026 18:00 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Members of Venezuela's National Assembly vote to approve the amnesty bill proposed by Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, in Caracas, on February 5, 2026.

POLITICS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela amnesty bill excludes gross rights abuses under Chávez, Maduro

06-02-2026 11:26 Venezuela's National Assembly starts weighing amnesty law; Bill is an initiative by interim president Delcy Rodríguez, who stepped into the shoes of Nicolas Maduro after he was deposed in US military operation one month ago.

A photograph posted on social media by US President Donald Trump showing Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro under US custody.

COURTS & HUMAN RIGHTS

Argentine court requests Maduro’s extradition from the United States

04-02-2026 15:57 Court seeks extradition of Venezuela ex-president over crimes against humanity, using principle of universal jurisdiction.

Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, pictured in custody.

CRIME & SECURITY

Peru agrees to extradite main suspect in triple homicide case

03-02-2026 23:17 Peruvian government greenlights transfer of Tony 'Pequeño J' Janzen Valverde Victoriano, who will face trial in Argentina for the brutal murder of three young girls in Greater Buenos Aires last September.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, welcomes Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

GEOPOLITICS IN AMERICAS

China courts Uruguay as Argentina’s Milei embraces Trump

03-02-2026 16:12 Uruguay and China signed more than dozen agreements in areas such as investment, trade, and scientific cooperation following Beijing meeting between Yamandú Orsi and Xi Jinping.

A general view of the El Helicoide building, headquarters of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) in Caracas, taken on July 28, 2023.

REGIME CHANGE IN VENEZUELA

Venezuelan interim president announces mass amnesty push

31-01-2026 09:03 Delcy Rodríguez says said she will propose a "general amnesty law covering the entire period of political violence from 1999 to the present."

Analysing Argentina

Between a Rocca and a hard place

31-01-2026 06:34 Screaming that a company should go bankrupt because its quotation was 40% higher than an Indian firm’s is wonky politics for a president.

by Marcelo J. García

Vehicles wait in line to refuel at a petrol station in Havana on January 30, 2026.

FOREIGN POLICY

Argentina advises against travel to Cuba due to ‘deteriorating conditions’

30-01-2026 18:03 “In view of the deterioration in living conditions in Cuba, Argentine citizens are advised to avoid or postpone tourist travel to the island,” says Foreign Ministry.

Milei the rockstar – Argentina's President onstage with Fátima Florez.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Stories that caught our eye: January 23 to 30

30-01-2026 17:00 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez holds a copy of the Reform of the Organic Law on Hydrocarbons outside the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on January 29, 2026.

VENEZUELA OIL INDUSTRY

US eases Venezuela sanctions after oil sector reforms

30-01-2026 09:11 Venezuela adopts reform package that will open up its nationalised oil sector to private investment; Delcy Rodríguez moves to appease the United States and Donald Trump following the toppling of leader Nicolas Maduro.

BANKING & FINANCE

Nubank gets first green light for US bank, to launch in 2027

30-01-2026 09:00 Brazilian digital banking giant Nubank receives initial approval to operate as a bank in the US

Ushuaia, the capital of Tierra del Fuego Province.

TROUBLE DOWN SOUTH

Governor cries foul as Milei puts Ushuaia port under trusteeship

28-01-2026 23:05 Tierra del Fuego Governor Gustavo Melella links move to “geopolitical factors”; Operating licence suspended and port placed under trusteeship for year as federal agency cites mismanagement at country’s southernmost port.

Pedestrians walk through Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

BONDS & MARKETS

Argentina’s global debt hopes get boost from Ecuador’s bond success

28-01-2026 22:44 Ecuador’s return to global credit markets is being seen as a good portent among investors who are eagerly awaiting Argentina’s comeback.

Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY

‘Davos of Latin America’ tests Lula’s regional clout

28-01-2026 21:30 First gathering of regional heads of state since the United States captured Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, sparking outrage from Lula but praise from other leaders.

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and France's President Emmanuel Macron pose for a picture during a bilateral agreement signing ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasília on March 28, 2024.

GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Lula, Macron push for stronger UN to face Trump 'Board of Peace'

28-01-2026 10:07 Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and France's Emmanuel Macron call for "strengthening of the United Nations" in the wake of US President Donald Trump's creation of a "Board of Peace."

Carabineri stand guard with a background view of St Peter's Basilica of The Vatican where the late Pope lies in state, in Rome on April 24, 2025. The Vatican on April 24 said some 61,000 people had already paid their respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state in St Peter's Basilica ahead of his funeral.

FAITH AND RELIGION

The eclipse of traditional faith? The religious shift redefining Argentina and Latin America

27-01-2026 19:35 Catholic believers in the region are falling as those with no religious affiliation grow; Argentina has recorded one of the most significant falls in the last decade.

Argentine lawyer Germán Giuliani seen in a video recorded from his prison cell.

Jailed Argentine in Venezuela

‘I fear for my life’ – Video released of Argentine lawyer detained in Venezuela

26-01-2026 08:08 Argentine lawyer Germán Giuliani seen in a video recorded from his prison cell; 49-year-old denies allegations against him and appeals for intervention from Milei government and international human rights bodies.

Giorgia Meloni and Friedrich Merz in Rome on January 23, 2026.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Merz says EU-Mercosur trade deal should take effect provisionally

24-01-2026 09:28 “Democratic legitimacy” of the EU’s Mercosur deal with Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay is beyond doubt, German chancellor declares as he calls for its implementation.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

The Davos rapture and Milei’s Nobel pitch

24-01-2026 07:38 The contours of a new world order are beginning to express themselves...

by Agustino Fontevecchia

As I see it

Europe hit by a butterfly’s wings

24-01-2026 07:09 Trump’s pathetic desire to win a prize that is awarded by people who despise him is reshaping geopolitics.

by James Neilson

Venezuelan political scientist Benigno Alarcón Deza.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Benigno Alarcón Deza: ‘Over 80% of Venezuelans are clamouring for political change’

24-01-2026 07:08 Venezuelan political scientist, resident in Caracas, on the drift towards authoritarian government under Hugo Chávez, the impact of oil and the 2024 election, the strength of its opposition leaders and a potential return to democracy.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

The waxing crescent moon is seen above buildings in Buenos Aires on January 21, 2026.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Stories that caught our eye: January 16 to 23

23-01-2026 17:09 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Argentina's President Javier Milei (left) and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hold a signed founding charter as US President Donald Trump reacts at the "Board of Peace" meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026.

GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Only Trump superfans come onboard for ‘Board of Peace’ signing in Davos

22-01-2026 16:08 The list of invitations for Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' inauguration ceremony was long but the more notable list was the excuses made to avoid the event altogether.

Fishing boats near the Chancay Port in Peru, which was built with the aim of slashing shipping times between South America and China.

GEOPOLITICS

Latin America rides out Trump’s trade storm with help from China

22-01-2026 00:31 At a time when regions like Europe are grappling with Trump’s renewed tariff threats, Latin America is heading into 2026 even better positioned to withstand any trade shocks from Washington.

José Antonio Kast speaks while deaparting the Casa Rosada after meeting with Javier Milei, not pictured, in Buenos Aires on December 16, 2025.

Politics in Chile

Chile president picks Pinochet lawyers as ministers of human rights, defence

21-01-2026 11:24 Chile's right-wing president-elect names two ex-lawyers of former dictator Augusto Pinochet to lead the ministries of defence and human rights.

Members of the European Parliament take part in a voting session during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on January 21, 2026.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU Parliament refers Mercosur trade deal to bloc's top court

21-01-2026 11:16 The European Union's parliament votes in favour of asking top court to determine whether the deal is compatible with the bloc's rules.

Delcy Rodríguez looks on after being sworn in as Acting President of Venezuela at Palacio Federal Legislativo in Caracas on January 5, 2026.

CHANGE IN VENEZUELA?

Venezuela looks to woo US oil majors with new US-educated investment czar

20-01-2026 18:34 Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez names US-educated banker Calixto Ortega Sánchez as new head of Venezuela's main investment agency, an apparent overture to US investors.

MILEI @ DAVOS

Milei's Davos agenda: Meetings with bank CEOs, WEF speech, interviews

20-01-2026 10:19 President travels to Zurich with delegation in tow, due to speak at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, where he is expected to back Trump, defend free-market reforms and remark on Venezuela.

(From L to R and top to bottom): US President Donald Trump, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US businessman Jared Kushner, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Geopolitics

Trump to charge US$1-billion for permanent 'board of peace' membership

19-01-2026 12:33 Member countries – represented on the board by their head of state – would be allowed to join for three years, or longer if they paid more than US$1 billion within the first year, Trump's charter says.

Wildfires in Latin America

Chile declares emergency after wildfires force 20,000 to evacuate

18-01-2026 10:00 Chile's government has not said whether the fires killed anyone or how many homes had been impacted.

Paraguay's President Santiago Peña (left) greets Argentina's President Javier Milei (centre) as Uruguay's President Yamandú Orsi looks on at the end of the signing ceremony of the free-trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, at the Gran Teatro Jose Asuncion Flores of Paraguay's Central Bank in Asuncion on January 17, 2026.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Milei welcomes EU trade deal but puts Mercosur on notice

17-01-2026 16:44 President Javier Milei hails trade pact at ceremony in Asunción; Argentina’s leader welcomes EU agreement but warned he will continue seeking trade deals with other countries that “support freedom.”

GLOBAL TRADE

EU, Mercosur bloc ink major trade deal, reject 'tariffs' and 'isolation'

17-01-2026 15:06 South American bloc and European Union finally signs major trade deal are quarter-century of torturous negotiations.

South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union signed a deal on January 17, 25 years in the making, to create one of the world's biggest free trade areas at a time of growing protectionism and volatility.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU inks South America trade deal after 25 years of negotiations

17-01-2026 14:46 Two blocs sign one of the world’s largest free-trade agreements, clinching a deal that has been in the works for more than two decades.

Workers set up the stage for the signing ceremony of the agreement between the European Union and Mercosur at the Gran Teatro José Asunción Flores of Paraguay's Central Bank in Asunción on January 16, 2026.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Mercosur to ink long-awaited trade deal with European Union

17-01-2026 09:34 South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union will sign a deal later today that has been 25 years in the making; It will create one of the world's biggest free-trade areas at a time of growing protectionism and volatility.

Analysing Argentina

LatAm on the run (from Trump)

17-01-2026 07:04 Latin American leaders are scrambling to adapt to the new reality in which the United States can impose its will on the hemisphere.

by Marcelo J. García

US President Donald Trump, photographed against the US flag.

GEOPOLITICS – ANALYSIS

Trump, the creator of chaos, takes the driver’s seat

17-01-2026 06:31 The might of the US military strength unleashed in Caracas serves as a powerful threat to Washington’s other geopolitical adversaries.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

As I see it

After Maduro, Trump takes on the ayatollahs

17-01-2026 05:32 Having pledged himself publicly to “protect” protesting Iranians, Trump has left himself with precious little room in which to manoeuvre.

by James Neilson

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Is Vaca Muerta now a dead cow – and EU-Mercosur deal a cherubic baby?

17-01-2026 00:12 Today will go down as a historic day with the world’s biggest free-trade area numbering over 700 million consumers signed into being in the Paraguayan capital of Asunción.

by Michael Soltys

A helicopter sprays water to extinguish a bushfire in Mount Pirque at El Hoyo, in the Patagonian region of Chubut province, Argentina on January 10, 2026

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Stories that caught our eye: January 9 to 16

16-01-2026 18:10 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva hug during a press conference after a meeting within the framework of the signing agreement between the European Union and Mercosur at Itamaraty Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 16, 2026.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Lula, Von der Leyen hail EU-Mercosur deal as key for prosperity, multilateralism

16-01-2026 17:42 Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen hail EU-Mercosur trade deal as key for prosperity and multilateralism.

US President Donald Trump meets with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in the Oval Office, on January 15, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

US-VENEZUELA RELATIONS

Machado vows to be Venezuela president 'when the right time comes'

16-01-2026 13:41 "I believe I will be elected when the right time comes as president of Venezuela, the first woman president," opposition leader tells right-wing news show.