US officials met secretly with Maduro administration officials in Mexico City on Tuesday as a deadline to reinstate oil sanctions nears. The same day, Colombian President Gustavo Petro flew to Caracas with US backing: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… exclusive by Andreina Itriago A. Eric Martin

Viviendas están en mal estado en áreas populares de Caracas, donde los residentes de toda la vida no tienen los medios para comprar en tiendas y restaurantes locales mientras el aumento del dólar alimenta la desigualdad. trib.al/AK2NbQ4

Los vecinos de los Palos Grandes y el Hatillo ya no salen: “Hace años en esta calle teníamos abastos, una marquetería. Ahora lo único que ponen son sitios caros.” La clase media de Venezuela ya no tiene cabida en Caracas, por Camille Rodriguez M: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Venezuela’s vanishing middle class is being priced out of trendy Caracas neighborhoods, where longtime residents are now surrounded by new high end shops and restaurants they can’t afford: bloomberg.com/news/features/… by Camille Rodriguez M

🇻🇪 Venezuela detuvo a los ex ministros de Petróleo y Economía a más de un año de una investigación sobre miles de millones en ingresos perdidos de PDVSA que motivó una purga del círculo interno de la élite gobernante.

Patricia Laya nos cuenta 👇🏻 trib.al/nzDtL4Q

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#Venezuela detuvo a los ex ministros de Petróleo y de Economía y Finanzas Tareck El Aissami y Simón Zerpa más de un año después de una investigación sobre miles de millones en ingresos perdidos de #PDVSA . Reportan Patricia Laya y Andreina Itriago A.

Detienen a Tareck El Aissami y otros por traición a la patria en un momento crucial para Maduro, quien se enfrenta a críticas antes de las presidenciales de julio y al deadline del 18 de abril impuesto por los EEUU bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Patricia Laya Fabiola Zerpa via Bloomberg Politics

Venezuela detained former oil and finance ministers Tareck El Aissami and Simón Zerpa more than a year after an investigation into billions of lost PDVSA revenue that’s led to a purge of the ruling elite’s inner circle: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Venezuela está discutiendo una indemnización con al menos dos empresas colombianas cuyos activos fueron confiscados durante el Gobierno de Chávez, nos dice Germán Umaña, ministro colombiano de Comercio: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Venezuela is discussing compensation with at least two Colombian companies whose assets were seized under Chávez, Commerce Minister Umaña told Nicolle Yapur Oscar Medina C.. Cementos Argos and a subsidiary of Ciamsa are two companies currently in talks: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

'In many ways, this has been the most dangerous assignment or environment that we have seen for journalists.”

On the unprecedented dangers journalists face in Gaza 🔽
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Aid groups say there is an extraordinary rise in sexual violence in the Darién. Panama officials cast doubt on this. We spoke with 70 ppl who said they had been robbed by armed men in the jungle — and 14 who said they had experienced sexual violence. nytimes.com/2024/04/04/wor…

Venezuela will grant safe passage to six aides to opposition leader María Corina Machado who are seeking asylum in Argentina: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… by Fabiola Zerpa Manuela Tobías

Colombia is seeking to boost competition in a $9 billion financial market notorious for astronomical fees. trib.al/it5PcAl

As Maduro speaks of prohibiting contracts or agreements with legal entities that are operating in the #Esequibo , or in associated disputed waters, it is worth recalling that one of those trying to muscle in on Guyana’s oil bonanza right now is Chevron. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

President Gustavo Petro’s decision to take control of a top Colombian health insurer sets a dangerous precedent for the industry and its patients: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… by Andrea Jaramillo Oscar Medina C.

Gustavo Petro’s government has started asserting control over EPS Sanitas, one of Colombia’s biggest private insurers, as his attempt to overhaul the health system bogs down in Congress bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics w/ Oscar Medina C. Stephen Wicary Patricia Laya

Venezuela’s government sent an “anti-fascism” bill to congress that will tighten the crackdown on its opponents ahead of elections this year bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics Patricia Laya Matthew Bristow

Colombia issued a rare warning that statements by the government of President Gustavo Petro risk undermining investor confidence, according to the minutes of last month’s central bank meeting bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics

While a map of SpaceX’s Starlink coverage areas shows Venezuela blacked out, social media ads promote kits for sale in the country, where it's widely available and admired for its reliability and portability in a country of isolated ranches and gold mines:
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