As the military deployment of US warships, fighter jets and Marines in the Caribbean grows, Maduro appears to be left increasingly alone in the face of an uncertain fate.
In the midst of the escalation of the conflict between the United States and Venezuela, the support that Nicolás Maduro could count on is an important card on the table.
Unlike his mentor – the late Hugo Chávez – who had a long list of allies in the region, Maduro has not had as much luck – or ability – to forge alliances and build support.
In a report published by CNN it is explained how many Latin American countries have turned to the right in their last elections presidential. He cites the case of Argentina, with Javier Milei; Ecuador, with Daniel Noboa; El Salvador, with Nayib Bukele and, this week, Bolivia, with Rodrigo Paz. That quickly places them at the antipodes of 21st Century Socialism, founded by Chávez in Venezuela.
The North American media highlights that support for Maduro is on a tightrope even in countries governed by the left or the center left. Mentions the case of Brazil, with Lula da Silva; Chile, with Gabriel Boric; Mexico, with Claudia Sheinbaum and even Colombia, with Gustavo Petro, whose leaders have marked distance and limits in their relationship with Maduro’s Venezuela, especially after the 2024 elections in which the opposition denounced fraud and the National Electoral Council did not show the electoral records that validated the result awarded to Nicolás Maduro.
As the military deployment of US warships, fighter jets and Marines to the Caribbean grows, Maduro seems to be left increasingly alone in the face of an uncertain destiny.
In the region, Maduro has only two permanent allies: Cuba and Nicaragua.
Cuba, a historical enemy of the United States, has been a faithful ally of Venezuela since Chávez came to power, which meant a break in relations between Caracas and Washington.
Venezuela’s other friend is the little Nicaragua of Daniel Ortega, the questioned and sanctioned president who began his fifth term in 2022 amid arrests of opponents and human rights violations.
Washington assures that its war operation is against drug trafficking, and accuses the Venezuelan Government of being co-opted by the cartels. Caracas rejects these accusations, and assures that the US deployment seeks nothing other than Maduro’s departure from power.
Read the full report at cnn
*Journalism in Venezuela is carried out in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments in place to punish the word, especially the laws “against hate”, “against fascism” and “against the blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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