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The Trump administration's abduction of Venezuela's president and a purported oil deal granting US control of reserves are exposed as imperialist plunder, with dubious legal footing and unrealistic economic promises.

The US Treasury expands Venezuela's mining licenses to include coal and gold, while retaining strict controls over payments, partners, and dispute resolution, deepening imperial tutelage over Venezuelan resources.

China demands protection of its investments in Venezuela as US-backed NABEP takes over oilfields, including joint ventures with Chinese firms, under a deal hailed by Washington as securing energy dominance.

Amid US sanctions and the kidnapping of Maduro, Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution makes tactical compromises.

Trump's boasts of massive foreign investment are fiction, and his deal to seize Venezuela's oil is similarly illusory, as it ignores production realities and the likelihood of reversal by a future Venezuelan government.

Venezuela and the US sign a major energy agreement, promising massive investments, job creation, and economic development, with officials highlighting mutual benefits and the role of companies like NABEP and Chevron.

Venezuelan grassroots organizations protest a new US-Venezuela oil agreement, denouncing it as US interference and an attempt to control the country's oil reserves, while calling for government transparency and national sovereignty.

Ten years after the parliamentary coup that removed Dilma Rousseff, Brazil reflects on her legacy as a resistance fighter and president, and her subsequent exoneration and leadership of the New Development Bank.

Trinidad and Tobago's prime minister has ceded energy sovereignty to the US, undermining gas negotiations with Venezuela and selling out national interests under the guise of security.

An economic analysis of a proposed US-Venezuela energy deal, weighing tax revenue projections, implementation risks, and potential spillovers for investment and infrastructure.

Stella Calloni denounces the January 2026 abduction of Venezuela's president as a US-backed operation enabled by leftist inaction, condemning the interim government's surrender of oil resources and the betrayal of Chávez's legacy.

Buenos Aires Governor Axel Kicillof criticizes President Milei's subordination of national interests to foreign powers, urging a sovereign development model that protects Argentina's strategic resources and industry.

Washington is negotiating a 100-year lease of Venezuelan oil fields to secure the world's largest crude reserves, while Caracas considers leaving OPEC following Maduro's capture and US control of its oil revenues.