Opposition leaders in Venezuela delivered a May 2016 petition to the National Electoral Council (CNE) calling for a recall referendum, with the populace to vote on whether to remove Maduro from office.[84] On 5 July 2016, the Venezuelan intelligence service detained five opposition activists involved with the recall referendum, with two other activ

A smooth Venezuelan election that would have led to greater economic opening also suited the country’s Latin American neighbors, including Mr. Maduro’s old allies, the leftist governments of Brazil and Colombia.Television screens up and down the country only showed jubilant crowds, draped in the Venezuelan flag, dancing and cheering on the pres

Maduro promoted a consultative referendum in Venezuela to support Venezuela's claim to the Essequibo region, which is disputed with, and controlled by, neighboring Guyana.Candidates must register by late March, giving Machado and other opposition factions less than three weeks to decide next steps.Not surprisingly, President Maduro did not take kin

Segundo a ministra, os atos colocaram em risco a normalidade e legitimidade do processo eleitoral e a própria democracia.After a campaign marked by intensifying efforts by Mr. Maduro’s allies to rein in the opposition — including arrests of opposition campaign workers, intimidation and vote suppression — the opposition bet heavily on an effo

The controls meant that many Venezuelan businesses stopped production because they no longer made a profit, eventually resulting in shortages.The company enjoyed another milestone moment in February 2018 with the successful test launch of the powerful Falcon Heavy rocket. Armed with additional Falcon nove boosters, the Falcon Heavy was designed to