Brazil classifies data from Pompeo's visit to the border with Venezuela as "secret"
Folha de S.Paulo - Brazil - 30/10/2020
Diplomatic telegrams about the US Secretary of State’s trip to Boa Vista will remain confidential for 15 years, Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided
The Itamaraty imposed secrecy, until 2035, on the information exchanged by diplomatic posts regarding…
Venezuela to begin vaccination against Covid-19 between December and January
Istoé - Brasil - 21/10/2020
Venezuela will begin massive vaccination against the new coronavirus between December and January with vaccines from Russia and China, President Nicolás Maduro’s main international allies, the Venezuelan official said on Tuesday (20).
“The complete Russian…
Catholic Church says it is “immoral” to call elections in Venezuela
Lusa - Venezuela - 17/10/2020
Venezuelan bishops issued a statement yesterday saying that it is “immoral” to call elections in the country due to the Covid-19 crisis and pandemic, and denounce human rights violations of the population of Venezuela.
“It is immoral to hold elections…
Venezuela, a former oil giant, reaches the end of an era
Folha de S.Paulo - Brazil - 08/10/2020
Colossal sector that shaped the country almost stopped due to serious management errors and US sanctions.
For the first time in a century, there are no rigs looking for oil in Venezuela. Wells that previously exploited the largest reserves in the world are abandoned or…
UN extends Venezuela rights violations probe
AFP - Switzerland - 07/10/2020
The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday slammed “widespread” political persecution in Venezuela and voted to extend its fact-finding mission for another two years to probe alleged gross rights violations.
The mission produced a report at the council in…
Venezuela's Maduro says son to join virus vaccine trial
AFP - Venezuela - 05/10/2020
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday his son will join trials of Sputnik V, the coronavirus vaccine which was met with caution when Russia announced it was the world’s first to be approved.
An initial batch of the vaccine arrived in Venezuela on Friday…
Misses factory in Venezuela elects another beauty between the crisis and the pandemic
AFP - Venezuela - 25/09/2020
Amid recorded applause, Mariangel Villasmil, a 24-year-old psychology student, was awarded Miss Venezuela, on Thursday (25), in an austere, pre-recorded and unpopulated production contest due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Mariangel, a brunette with long blond hair, shed some…
US sanctions five Venezuelan politicians for "ruining democracy"
IstoÉ - Brazil - 23/09/2020
The United States sanctioned, on Tuesday (22), five politicians from Venezuela, accusing them of collaborating with the government of Nicolás Maduro to “ruin democracy” in the South American country, in a new measure of pressure against Caracas.
Miguel…
Maduro has to leave, says Pompeo on South America trip
AFP - United States - 18/09/2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used his visit to Guyana in South America on Friday to increase pressure on President NicolasMaduroto leave power in neighboring Venezuela.
“We know that the Maduro regime has decimated the people of Venezuela and…
US 'spy' to be charged with terrorism
AFP - International - 15/09/2020
An “American spy” arrested near Venezuelan oil installations last week will be charged with “terrorism,” Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced Monday.
Venezuela announced the arrest on Friday, saying a US citizen he identified as Matthew…
