VENEZUELA
Rubio lays out Venezuela control plan
Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez holds a copy of the new oil law reform. Photo: Gaby Oraa/Reuters/Folhapress
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined an unprecedented arrangement for managing Venezuela's finances during testimony before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, detailing how Washington will oversee oil revenues from the South American nation following the January 3 capture of former President Nicolás Maduro.
Under the plan, proceeds from Venezuelan oil sales will flow into an account initially controlled by Qatar, then transferred to the US Treasury. The framework requires Acting President Delcy Rodríguez's government to …
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