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Brazil left calls protests over bid to cut Bolsonaro jail time
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) – Brazilian leftists, including iconic singer Caetano Veloso, called for nationwide protests this Sunday against efforts by Congress to reduce the jail term of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted over a botched coup plot.
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U.S. Coast Guard pursuing oil tanker it accuses of helping Venezuela skirt sanctions: official
Trump cites U.S. investments for pressure tactics on Venezuela and its leader Maduro
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Maduro urges Trump to abandon ‘illegal warmongering’ and start ‘serious talks’
Venezuelan president warns of a ‘forever war’ similar to Iraq after US counterpart claims first land strike on dock
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U.S. Captures Venezuela’s Maduro After ‘Large-Scale Strike’
U.S. attorney general says the Venezuelan president and his wife have been indicted in New York
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Venezuela attack: what we know so far as Trump claims Maduro captured
US president confirms attack on Venezuela and says Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores have been flown out of country
‘OUT OF THE COUNTRY’: Trump ‘captures’ nation’s president and wife
US President Donald Trump says US forces have captured Venezuela’s president, with the vice president now demanding “proof of life”.
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Maduro indicted in New York – US attorney general
The charges include narcotics trafficking and weapons possession, Pam Bondi has said
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Strikes on Venezuela were cover for Maduro’s capture – US senator
The country’s president is facing several charges related to narcotics trafficking and weapons on US soil
Inside Venezuela’s oil industry: World’s largest oil reserves, failing infrastructure
US President Donald Trump told Fox News on Saturday that the US was going to be "very strongly involved" in Venezuela's oil industry in the wake of the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Here are some key facts about Venezuela's oil industry.
Who is Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's recently captured president?
U.S. forces captured the president and his wife on Saturday after striking Caracas
In a Phone Interview, Trump Celebrated the Capture of Maduro
In a call with The New York Times, President Trump called the U.S. operation in Venezuela “brilliant” but did not address whether he had consulted Congress.
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Nicolás Maduro: from bus driver to Chávez successor to US detainee
As Maduro faces trial in New York on alleged involvement in narco-terrorism, how will Venezuelans judge their president?
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US will 'run' Venezuela and let in oil firms, Trump says
'We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,' Donald Trump said at a press conference following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.
Trump's vow to 'run' Venezuela, sell oil, part of plan to dominate Western Hemisphere
He said he was not "afraid" of using American troops on the ground in Venezuela.
Rubio Stresses U.S. Plan to Coerce Venezuela Rather Than Govern It
The secretary of state said that a military “quarantine” on some oil exports would stay in place to put pressure on the country’s acting leadership.
