FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Venezuelan oil used as a carrot for Trump’s intervention
An oil tanker chartered by US company Chevron departs after loading heavy crude for export at the port of Bajo Grande, in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Photo: Isaac Urrutia/Reuters/Folhapress
Before its brutal economic crisis, Venezuela was often described as the Saudi Arabia of the Caribbean, and its oil resources would be featured in any discussion about its political affairs. Now, as the US military buildup near the country’s coast continues, the debate about Venezuela’s oil is inevitably resurfacing.
Recent reports from the US press say that President Nicolás Maduro offered Donald Trump a…
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