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  • Sunday, 3 January, 2021
    The Big Read
    Venezuela: Maduro strengthens his grip on power

    After failed efforts to dislodge the regime, the country will present Joe Biden with one of his biggest diplomatic challenges

  • Monday, 7 December, 2020
    Venezuela
    Maduro claims victory in Venezuela election boycotted by opposition

    US secretary of state Mike Pompeo condemns the vote for the National Assembly as a ‘fraud and a sham’

  • Sunday, 6 December, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The people of Venezuela have suffered enough

    Ending the country’s agony should be a priority for Joe Biden

  • Sunday, 6 December, 2020
    News in-depthVenezuela
    Maduro set to cement power in Venezuela’s election

    Control of congress would hand last independent institution to the authoritarian government

  • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
    Venezuela
    Venezuelan opposition envoy quits as anti-Maduro coalition frays

    Vanessa Neumann resigns as Juan Guaidó’s representative to the UK after setbacks

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    Venezuela
    ‘Citgo 6’ oil executives found guilty in Venezuela

    US citizens sentenced to jail in case that has worsened tensions between Washington and Caracas

  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    Venezuela
    ‘We want him home’: Citgo 6 face uncertain wait for verdict in Venezuela

    Defendants remain mired in murky legal proceedings three years after they were first detained

  • Saturday, 24 October, 2020
    Americas politics & policy
    Venezuela’s opposition leader flees the country

    Leopoldo López had been holed up at Spanish ambassador’s residence after a failed uprising

  • Monday, 5 October, 2020
    Venezuela
    Venezuela’s Maduro wins appeal over $1bn of gold at Bank of England

    Strongman president inches closer to gaining control of disputed gold in central bank’s reserves

  • Promoted Content
  • Monday, 14 September, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    What Venezuela’s opposition can learn from Belarus

    Despite the risks, taking part in even a sham election can serve a purpose

  • Monday, 7 September, 2020
    News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
    No gloves, no masks: Venezuela’s exposed health workers

    Medics are dying in large numbers from Covid-19 as they work with minimal protective equipment

  • Sunday, 6 September, 2020
    Americas politics & policy
    Venezuela’s Maduro tightens grip after dividing opposition

    US and EU at odds over how to restore democracy as elections loom

  • Monday, 31 August, 2020
    Venezuela
    Maduro pardons over 100 political opponents in Venezuela

    Motives behind move unclear as divided opposition debates whether to contest elections

  • Saturday, 8 August, 2020
    Venezuela
    Ex-Green Berets jailed for 20 years for Venezuela ‘plot’

    Two men were among a group captured while trying to land on the coast in small boats

  • Wednesday, 8 July, 2020
    Venezuela
    Venezuela opposition cries foul as Maduro takes over political parties

    Government-controlled court forces new leader on Juan Guaidó’s party

  • Thursday, 2 July, 2020
    Venezuela
    UK court rejects Maduro’s claim on $1bn of gold held by BoE

    High Court says opposition leader Juan Guaidó is ‘unequivocally’ recognised as legitimate president

  • Tuesday, 30 June, 2020
    Venezuela
    Maduro orders EU’s ambassador to leave Venezuela

    Latest move by president to silence international criticism of his regime and weaken the opposition

  • Sunday, 28 June, 2020
    Venezuela
    ‘He’s the go-to guy’: Venezuelan dealmaker Alex Saab arrested

    President Nicolás Maduro’s fixer at centre of tug of war between Washington and Caracas

  • Tuesday, 2 June, 2020
    Venezuela
    Maduro risks backlash by increasing Venezuela’s petrol prices

    Pricing regime implemented in response to fuel shortages in the oil-rich nation

  • Sunday, 31 May, 2020
    Venezuela
    UK would ‘finance torture’ by giving gold to Venezuela, warns Guaidó

    Cash-strapped Maduro regime tries to seize $1bn in bullion from Bank of England

  • Wednesday, 27 May, 2020
    Americas society
    Poor Venezuelans protest as shortages stoke anger at Maduro

    Lack of water and electricity adds to misery in slums caused by coronavirus

  • Sunday, 24 May, 2020
    Venezuela
    Iranian petrol tanker arrives in Venezuela in defiance of US

    Caracas desperately needs fuel as sanctions worsen economic crisis

  • Monday, 11 May, 2020
    Venezuela
    Aides to Venezuela’s Guaidó quit over plan to topple Maduro

    Failed operation has been an embarrassment for the struggling opposition leader

  • Monday, 11 May, 2020
    Global InsightMichael Stott
    Botched overthrow attempt is least of Maduro’s problems

    Petrol, food and currency shortages are the real challenge for the Venezuelan president

  • Saturday, 9 May, 2020
    Venezuela
    How a plot to overthrow Venezuela’s Maduro ran aground

    Former Navy Seal who trained some of ragtag crew tells FT plan was ‘half-cocked’ and ‘inept’

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