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Valter Pomar, former executive secretary of the São Paulo Forum: “we need a left-wing government, not just a progressive one”

October 22, 2026October 22, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Dialogues with Luis Bonilla-Molina, Gustavo Sefereian, and Israel Dutra Valter Pomar (São Paulo, 1966) is a historian, university professor, and leader of Brazil’s Workers’ Party (PT), with an extensive career in the Brazilian and Latin American left. The son of political activists who lived underground during Brazil’s military dictatorship, Pomar experienced political repression firsthand: in […]

Value of Venezuela’s exports to grow 17% in 2026, driven by higher prices

October 20, 2026October 20, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

ECLAC estimates that Venezuela’s goods exports will reach $29.146 billion, while imports will decline 11% in value. The country’s terms of trade are expected to improve by 23%, the second-largest increase in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Daily Journal — The value of Venezuela’s goods exports is expected to grow 17% in 2026, reaching […]

Venezuela to see one of Latin America’s largest improvements in terms of trade in 2026, ECLAC says

October 20, 2026October 20, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The organization forecasts a 23% increase for Venezuela, the second-highest in Latin America and the Caribbean, amid rising international commodity and hydrocarbon prices. The Daily Journal — Venezuela will record a 23% improvement in its terms of trade in 2026, one of the largest increases in Latin America and the Caribbean, driven by export price […]

Brazil and Venezuela drive oil demand growth in Latin America

October 13, 2026October 17, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Regional consumption increased by 170,000 barrels per day year over year in July, with both countries accounting for more than half of the growth, according to OPEC’s monthly report released Tuesday. The Daily Journal.- Brazil and Venezuela accounted for more than half of the year-over-year growth in Latin America’s oil demand in July, as regional […]

The reinvention of the conquest in Latin America

October 13, 2026October 13, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Héctor Sánchez On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on a Caribbean island, convinced—as official school history textbooks taught us—that he had reached the Indies. He brought glass necklaces and little mirrors, along with, of course, weapons and devastating diseases. In exchange for these trinkets, he seized the gold, the land, and the destiny of […]

CAF excludes Venezuela from $1 billion climate financing package for the region

October 2, 2026October 2, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- The Board of Directors of CAF — Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean — approved a $3.5 billion financing package comprising 15 operations across 10 countries in the region, with funds targeting infrastructure, sustainable mobility, energy transition, social development and climate action. Venezuela does not appear among the direct beneficiaries […]

U.S. says Trump-Rodríguez meeting does not legitimize Venezuelan government

September 24, 2026September 24, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- Natalia Molano, the U.S. State Department’s Spanish-language spokesperson, told EFE in an interview that the meeting between President Donald Trump and Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, does not legitimize the Venezuelan government. According to Molano, the meeting did not aim to confer legitimacy on Rodríguez, as the Venezuelan people have not elected […]

Pentagon intelligence chief makes official visit to Caracas

September 23, 2026September 23, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal. — Bradley Hansell, intelligence chief at the U.S. Department of War, made an official visit to Venezuela over the weekend as part of a regional security tour that also included Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson, Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs and senior adviser […]

Reuters: U.S. seeks access to Venezuela’s minerals after securing control of oil

September 8, 2026September 8, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.— President Donald Trump’s administration seeks greater U.S. access to Venezuela’s mineral resources, including gold, after securing control over 65 billion barrels of the South American country’s proven oil reserves. In that regard, the U.S. administration has expanded its efforts to gain influence over the Caribbean nation’s vast natural resources beyond hydrocarbons, according […]

Venezuela consolidates position as Latin America and the Caribbean’s Third-Largest oil producer

September 4, 2026September 4, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.— Venezuela ranked as the third-largest oil producer in Latin America and the Caribbean in April, accounting for 11% of the region’s crude output, according to the latest report from the Latin American Energy Organization (Olacde), cited by EFE. Regional oil production reached 318 million barrels in April, up 10% from the same […]