The Latest Breaking News from Hugo Chávez

Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López emphasized the "absolute loyalty and unconditional support" to Maduro from the Armed Forces. Here is a breakdown of the Venezuelan military.

Leader says ‘perverse and macabre’ electoral rivals are stoking protests as US official calls for governments to acknowledge Edmundo González Urrutia as election winner

Post-election protests are far from uncommon in Venezuela. In 2018, people took to the streets to contest President Nicolás Maduro’s reelection; they did so again in 2019 when the Venezuelan opposition proclaimed National Assembly representative Juan Guaidó as interim president in defiance of a vote they said was rigged.

Cuban American House Republicans criticize Biden's Supreme Court reform proposal, drawing parallels to Latin American autocrats.

Opposition supporters shout government ‘is going to fall’ while tearing down monuments of Maduro’s mentor

Protesters in Venezuela are tearing down statues of Hugo Chávez in response to alleged election fraud, sparking government condemnation and arrests.

Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chávez to express their anger over the alleged stealing of elections by the late president’s handpicked successor, Nicolás Maduro

María Corina Machado says president should understand he lost vote, amid international doubts over victory claim

From tearing down posters of Maduro's presidential campaign to tumbling down statues of Chávez, protesters unloaded their frustration throughout the day

Pot-banging protests erupt in Caracas after opposition claims chavista leader’s presidential re-election was rigged

Protests seen around country after results appear to dash opposition hopes of ending quarter century of chavista rule