Brazil Eyes Venezuela’s Oil Reset as Lula Reopens Caracas Trade
Brazil Venezuela trade is reopening: Lula sent a commercial envoy to Caracas and plans a business mission, as J&F eyes...
May 20, 2026Section
Venezuela News in English
Venezuela news in English from The Rio Times — Caracas politics, economy, oil and migration.
Latin American Pulse for Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Bolivia's COB chief flees an arrest order, Chile votes on Kast's reconstruction law, Flávio Bolsonaro admits a...
May 20, 2026
PDVSA’s 90-Page Contract Lands on Big Oil’s Desk, Terms Favour Caracas
Venezuela’s PDVSA has issued a 90-page draft operating contract that shifts bargaining power toward the state, reshaping arbitration, taxation, and...
May 18, 2026
Coinbase Founder Bets on Venezuela as Silicon Valley Eyes Caracas
Fred Ehrsam, the Coinbase cofounder now investing via Paradigm, has reportedly held high-level meetings in Caracas to discuss stablecoins, blockchain-based…
May 18, 2026
Trump Tells Brazil and Paraguay to Bring Venezuela Back Into Mercosur
US president Donald Trump sent a private message to Paraguayan president Santiago Peña Palacios asking him to initiate Mercosur
May 18, 2026
Venezuela Deports Maduro’s Top Financier Alex Saab to the U.S.
Venezuela deported Alex Saab, Maduro's longtime financier, to Miami on Saturday. He may now testify against Maduro in his New...
May 17, 2026
Venezuela Pitches Drilling Contract to Restart Oil Sector
Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) began circulating a model contract late last week to oil executives, advisers, and industry players
May 15, 2026
Thiel-Backed Bank Offers Venezuela a US Banking Lifeline
Erebor Bank, the Peter Thiel-backed US digital bank that received its national charter only three months ago, has pitched senior...
May 15, 2026
US-Venezuela Trade Surges 22.7% to $3.29 Billion as Oil Reopens
Bilateral trade between the United States and Venezuela grew 22.78% year-on-year in Q1 2026, reaching $3.293 billion versus $2.682 billion
May 14, 2026