Isabella Lapadula

2 weeks ago | latinamericareports.com | Isabella Lapadula |Sophie Foggin

On April 3, the Principal Rector of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE), Conrado Pérez, announced that a computer hack that the electoral body has been undergoing since the presidential election in July 2024, has been resolved. In an interview with Globovision, Pérez said that the hack was “practically solved” and that all political organizations will receive a link to apply candidates for the upcoming regional and legislative elections set to be held on May 25, 2025.

1 month ago | latinamericareports.com | Isabella Lapadula

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) announced that it would postpone legislative and regional elections from April 27 to May 25, 2025. During these elections, voters will elect 277 seats in the National Assembly and 23 governorships across the country whose terms will begin in January 2026. The election was called in January, six months after the presidential election and shortly after Nicolás Maduro was controversially sworn in for a third term as president.

1 month ago | latinamericareports.com | Isabella Lapadula |Frances Jenner

United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans to revoke oil concessions granted to Venezuela under his predecessor Joe Biden. The decision is a major blow to the government of Nicolás Maduro, as the license provided crucial income through joint ventures between state-owned oil company PDVSA and U.S. oil and gas transnational Chevron.

1 month ago | latinamericareports.com | Isabella Lapadula |Salomé Beyer Vélez

Upon taking office on January 20, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order which immediately halted all United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programs.

2 months ago | latintimes.com | Isabella Lapadula

U.S. President Donald Trump inflamed trade tensions when he signed executive orders imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff on imports from China. Trump invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to justify the measure, claiming that the countries were not doing enough to stop the "extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl," according to the White House's statement.