Press Mentions

The thinking in D.C. is, Maduro is on the ropes; one final punch and he’s out.

In Washington, there is this scenario that all of this [in Venezuela] is going to end up in a transitional government and that the regime will somehow collapse. I think there has to be a bridge to get from one side of the river to the other; they’re making a leap that is not entirely clear.

The track record of Chavez and Maduro in dividing the opposition has been pretty good, but we're at a different moment now and it's very hard to know what will happen.

[Guaido] has legitimacy on his side, he has legality on his side, but he doesn't have power. The question is how does he get power.

[Juan Guaido] is a very appealing figure of the opposition. He's emerged, he was totally unknown just two weeks ago and he has emerged as a very interesting figure. Whether he is going to be the savior of Venezuela remains to be seen.

There is no doubt that this new leadership of the Brazilian government on Venezuelan issues will be well seen in the US, as this is the US priority for the region. It remains to be seen what Brazil will do about this proximity between Brasilia and Washington. So far it is not clear what the strategy of the new government is.

Não há dúvidas de que essa nova liderança do governo brasileiro em temas da Venezuela será bem vista nos EUA, pois essa é a prioridade americana para a região. Resta saber o que o Brasil fará desta proximidade entre Brasília e Washington. Até agora não está claro qual é a estratégia do novo governo.

Aunque Maduro tiene algunos aliados, tanto en América Latina como a nivel mundial, la mayor parte de la comunidad internacional aclamaría una transición democrática en Venezuela.

Lo que está pasando en Venezuela no es un golpe de Estado. La Asamblea Nacional y su actual líder Guaidó son totalmente legítimos, y tienen la ley y la Constitución de su lado. Lo que está menos claro, sin embargo, es cuánto poder tienen realmente. En las próximas semanas, eso se pondrá a prueba.

Hoy hay señales prometedoras para una transición democrática en Venezuela.

Both [Bolsonaro and Macri] agree that Mercosur should be a more flexible bloc, where countries have the freedom to negotiate free trade agreements with third countries instead of negotiating together as they have done so far, despite the resistance of industries in both countries.

Lo que dejó la nueva investidura de Maduro es una percepción de que una solución política a la crisis democrática e institucional en Venezuela está cada vez más lejos.

Vamos a ver si los países que desconocieron el nuevo mandato de Maduro también reconocen al presidente de la Asamblea Nacional y comienzan a tratarlo como tal.

It's likely the meeting [between Bolsonaro and Macri] will focus on trade issues, because politically the differences between the ultra-conservative Bolsonaro and the liberal Macri are huge.

We’re at a low point for Latin American integration. The region is more fragmented than ever. It’s not that countries are going to the left or to the right. They’re just going the wrong way. The problem is, as multilateralism weakens, so does Latin America.