Latin America Advisor 2024-08-14 – Inter-American Dialogue

LATIN AMERICA ADVISOR

A daily publication Of the dialogue

August 14, 2024

Can International Talks Solve the Crisis in Venezuela?

Brazil, Colombia and Mexico are reportedly talking to the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo González (L-R), seeking a solution to the country’s disputed election. // File Photo: @NicolasMaduro and @EdmundoGU via X.

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Officials of the governments of Brazil, Colombia and Mexico are reportedly in contact with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government and representatives of opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González in an effort to seek a solution to the country’s disputed election. While several countries have recognized either Maduro or González as the winner of the election, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico are among the nations that have not yet recognized either. What are the prospects for Latin America’s three largest leftist governments finding a resolution to the political crisis in Venezuela? Do formal legal mechanisms in Venezuela stand a chance of satisfying the opposition’s concerns? What can the international community at large do to restore peace in Venezuela?

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Tamara Taraciuk Broner, director of the Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program at the Inter-American Dialogue: “Latin American governments, particularly left-wing ones, have generally failed to have a consistent foreign policy when it comes to democracy and human rights, with the notable exception of President Boric in Chile. Today, the Lula, Petro and López Obrador administrations have the responsibility and opportunity to stop using euphemisms when talking about Venezuela. They recently called for the respect of human rights—they should go a step further and ask the Maduro regime to stop the spiraling repression that has left more than 20 people killed, over 2,000 in jail according to authorities, social media blockages and the intimidation campaign to curb dissent. They have asked for…”

Top News

Venezuela Election Lacked Integrity: U.N. Panel

Venezuela’s presidential election last month lacked “basic transparency and integrity,” a U.N. panel of experts said Tuesday in a report. The panel spent a month in Caracas in the run-up to the July 28 vote.

Calleja Tapped to Head Mexico’s State Power Company CFE

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum tapped Emilia Calleja, an electrical engineer, to head state power company, Comisión Federal de Electricidad, or CFE.

Nubank’s Profit More Than Doubles in Q2

Brazilian digital bank Nubank, led by CEO David Vélez, on Tuesday reported that its profit for the second quarter more than doubled, to $487 million, beating analysts’ estimates. // File Photo: LinkedIn Profile of David Vélez.

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Diego Arria
Director,
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Merike Blofield
Professor of Political Science,
University of Hamburg

Devry Boughner Vorwerk
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DevryBV Sustainable Strategies

Joyce Chang
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James R. Jones
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Craig Kelly
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Int’l Gov’t Relations,
Exxon Mobil

Barbara Kotschwar
Professor of Political Economy,
Georgetown University

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US Education Finance Group

Nicolas Mariscal
Chairman,
Grupo Marhnos

Thomas F. McLarty III
Chairman,
McLarty Associates

Beatrice Rangel
Director,
AMLA Consulting

Ernesto Revilla
Head of Latin American Economics, Citi

Gustavo Roosen
President,
IESA

Andrés Rozental
President, Rozental &
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Shelly Shetty
Managing Director,
Sovereigns, Fitch

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