Crime
After Maduro’s capture, armed paramilitary groups patrol Caracas, search phones and restrict press
ADN América spoke with a Venezuelan man in Caracas who was held for several hours after armed groups searched his mobile phone.
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Politics
Peru will not recognize Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's "democratically elected president"
Ecuador has formally recognized Edmundo González as the elected president of Venezuela
Politics
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro indicted for allegedly attempting coup after 2022 election
The Brazilian police said the charges against the former president were part of a criminal conspiracy designed to keep the former general in office after he narrowly lost the election to leftist President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva
Politics
Nicaraguan dictator reforms constitution to appoint wife as co-president and usurp power of local governments
Ortega, 79, has asked to reform the Constitution on 12 occasions since 2007, including a reform that allows him to be re-elected indefinitely
Politics
U.S. refers to opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as Venezuela’s "president-elect"
The Biden Administration recognized González Urrutia as the winner of the elections on Aug. 1, but until now had avoided declaring him "elected president" of the nation
Human Rights
Inter-American Court condemns Nicaragua for "damage to communities" after commissioning China to build interoceanic canal project
The Inter-American Court said that the regime “injured the rights of the communities concerned over their territory” by not taking them into account when planning to build an interoceanic canal “without a prior, free and informed consultation process.”
Climate
Alert: New storm system brewing in Caribbean could become hurricane heading toward Cuba, Florida
Meteorologists give an 80% chance that the low pressure system will become a hurricane in the coming days
Human Rights
Nicaraguan Ortega regime bans priests from public hospitals
Opposition denounces dictatorship, says Ortega regime is determined to “continue a policy of indoctrination” to “exterminate” churches and “make Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo the only leaders in the country”
Politics
Maduro seeks "new beginning" with U.S. after Trump takes office, invites Americans to visit Venezuela
Maduro said his regime is willing to work together with anyone who wants to invest in Venezuela, urging “all Americans” to visit the South American country
Crime
Alert: Cuban doctor kidnapped in Tapachula, Mexico, ransomed for $10,000
ADN spoke with Iván Maceo Silva, a childhood friend of the abducted Cuban doctor and resident in Texas, who explained that the young man was kidnapped on Nov. 5
Climate
Hurricane Rafael leaves western Cuba dark with "severe effects"
The meteorological phenomenon crossed the Caribbean country this Wednesday, leaving destruction and floods in its wake
