Brazil’s Lula says Maduro should face trial in Venezuela, not US

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro should face trial, but that ...
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The Criminal Portfolio Sustaining Military Loyalty in Venezuela

For members of Venezuela’s armed forces, drug trafficking, illegal mining, and other criminal rents have become a parallel source of income.
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Venezuela’s oil industry has flailed under government control – Mexico and Brazil have had more success with nationalizing

U.S. President Donald Trump has ignited a contentious debate over who has the right to control Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. Speaking on Jan. 3, 2026, after the U.S. military seized Venezuelan ...
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Lula requested a scenario analysis after Maduro’s capture, and the military listed air vulnerabilities.

The capture of Nicolás Maduro by United States forces led the Lula (PT) government to conduct a broad recalculation of routes and scenario analyses in the military field. The Brazilian president ...