Latest Venezuela government News

What to know about Venezuela's upcoming presidential inauguration

Jan. 06, 2025 01:11 AM EST

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The next presidential term in Venezuela is set to begin Friday, when the ruling party-controlled congress hosts a swearing-in ceremony for President Nicolás Maduro, despite serious doubts about the validity of last year’s official election results. ...

Venezuelan opposition leader urges supporters to demonstrate to force Maduro to leave office

Jan. 05, 2025 18:33 PM EST

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Sunday urged supporters to demonstrate across the country, saying in a video message that President Nicolás Maduro will not step down on his own and they “must make him leave.” Machado instructed...

Venezuela opposition leader recognized by US as election victor embarks on international tour

Jan. 04, 2025 13:17 PM EST

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, who the United States recognized as the winner of last year's presidential election, kicked off an international tour on Saturday that will take him to Washington just days before President Nicolás Maduro is set to be...

Venezuela's government offers $100K reward for whereabouts of opposition's presidential candidate

Jan. 02, 2025 18:01 PM EST

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's government on Thursday announced a $100,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of Edmundo González, the opposition candidate who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year's election. The announcement came eight days...

Venezuela's top court issues a $10 million fine for TikTok over allegedly deadly video challenges

Dec. 30, 2024 20:05 PM EST

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Monday issued a $10 million fine against TikTok for “not implementing measures” to prevent viral video challenges that have allegedly led to the deaths of three Venezuelan children recently. Judge Tania D’Amelio said...

Venezuela accuses an Argentine officer of terrorism as relations deteriorate

Dec. 27, 2024 15:41 PM EST

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — An Argentine military officer who was arrested in Venezuela earlier this month has been charged with terrorism, Venezuela’s attorney general said Friday. In a statement published on Instagram, Attorney General Tarek William Saab accused the officer,...

Tensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base

Dec. 21, 2024 13:49 PM EST

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government Saturday formally protested to Venezuela following the completion by Venezuela's armed forces of a bridge built on a remote river island shared by both countries. Work on the bridge, which links Venezuela’s mainland to a military base, has caused...

Venezuelan opposition politician met with prosecutors after leaving Argentine diplomatic compound

Dec. 20, 2024 12:11 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela's attorney general said Friday an opposition politician met with prosecutors after leaving the Argentine diplomatic compound in the capital, Caracas, where he had sheltered for nine months to avoid arrest. Attorney General Tarek William Saab said in a...

Venezuelan opposition member leaves Argentine diplomatic compound after sheltering for 9 months

Dec. 19, 2024 22:42 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of the six members of Venezuela’s political opposition who have been sheltering for nine months in the Argentine diplomatic compound in the capital, Caracas, abandoned the premises Thursday. Two people familiar with the situation at the facility confirmed...

New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

Dec. 18, 2024 16:18 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — A federal grand jury in Washington has returned an indictment against former Congressman David Rivera for failing to register as a foreign agent of a sanctioned Venezuelan media tycoon on whose behalf the Miami Republican allegedly lobbied the Trump administration. The...