Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva returned to power vowing to revive South American political and economic unity. A regional event this week shows he’s now fighting to maintain clout in his own backyard. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/world/politics/davos-latin-america-lula/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #luizinacioluladasilva #brazil #latinamerica #panama
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"... as long as US economy is based on oil and coal - 70% of its energy sources, that's enormous - it will tend to seek wars over oil and coal. The Venezuelan issue is about this.
In my opinion, if US ... were aligned with the Paris Agreement - that is if they were to completely replace that 70% of its energy with clean energy - there would be no wars."
#GustavoPetro, President of Colombia 2026
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8c49
#podcasts #BBC #TheInterview #USForeignPolicy #LatinAmerica #Colombia #war
"... as long as US economy is based on oil and coal - 70% of its energy sources, that's enormous - it will tend to seek wars over oil and coal. The Venezuelan issue is about this.
In my opinion, if US ... were aligned with the Paris Agreement - that is if they were to completely replace that 70% of its energy with clean energy - there would be no wars."
#GustavoPetro, President of Colombia 2026
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8c49
#podcasts #BBC #TheInterview #USForeignPolicy #LatinAmerica #Colombia #war
Some Venezuelans say they are weighing whether to plot a future back home, as the U.S. ouster of longtime leader Nicolas Maduro raises cautious hopes for democratic elections and a way out of economic collapse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/world/venezuelans-latin-america-home/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #venezuela #latinamerica #us #colombia
Claudius Link
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It's time for #Europe, #Africa, #LatinAmerica, #Asia, #Canada and the other participant nations, many of whom have already been refused entry to the #US anyway, to #boycott the #WorldCup. Time to show this orange-faced shitgibbon that we won't be bullied. #America - you now need to stand up to #pedo47 because your legislature won't. Demand they publish the #EpsteinFiles and prosecute those who are complicit in covering up. He's going to try to stop the #midterms from taking place. Don't be caught in the headlights. You already don't have healthcare, you won't have a voice either if you allow this to continue.
It's time for #Europe, #Africa, #LatinAmerica, #Asia, #Canada and the other participant nations, many of whom have already been refused entry to the #US anyway, to #boycott the #WorldCup. Time to show this orange-faced shitgibbon that we won't be bullied. #America - you now need to stand up to #pedo47 because your legislature won't. Demand they publish the #EpsteinFiles and prosecute those who are complicit in covering up. He's going to try to stop the #midterms from taking place. Don't be caught in the headlights. You already don't have healthcare, you won't have a voice either if you allow this to continue.
The U.S. seizure of Venezuela’s leader shows that Washington is not retreating into a tidy world of spheres of influence but is instead using raw power to challenge rivals and weaken the rules-based order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/13/world/us-sphere-of-influence-is-big/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #venezuela #nicolasmaduro #us #russia #china #taiwan #ukraine #donroedoctrine #monroedoctrine #vladimirputin #latinamerica
Cuba faces a possible humanitarian crisis and a chaotic collapse of its government as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to starve the communist-run island of critical fuel and financing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/13/world/politics/european-diplomats-cuba-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #eu #europe #cuba #us #donaldtrump #venezuela #oil #latinamerica
In ousting and arresting Nicolas Maduro, U.S., President Donald Trump wants the political gains of fighting a war without actually having to fight one. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/11/world/venezuela-coup-precedents/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #venezuela #oil #nicolasmaduro #us #donaldtrump #mariacorinamachado #latinamerica #colonialism #iraq
Aral Balkan
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Slovenia's objektiv magazine cover
#usa #donaldtrump #venezuela #oil #americanattack #maduro #slovenia #latinamerica #world #freedom #democracy
Dane 🇮🇪🇺🇦🇻🇪🖖⚛️☮️☸️🕉️
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AFL-CIO #union federation in #USA opposes #US military aggression against #Venezuela
from Instagram
Jan. 3, 2026
#HandsOffVenezuela #ReleaseMaduroNow
#VenezuelanOilBelongsToVenezuela
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #NicolásMaduro
#news #politics #USpol #Workers #Unions #Labor #LaborMovement #LaborUnions #TradeUnions
@unions
![Main graphic text on left:
[Venezuela flag icon] : @ituc and @CSA_TUCA strongly
condemn the US military aggression against
Venezuela and the violation of its sovereignty.
We call for respect for the Venezuelan people’s
right to self-determination, the immediate
release of all those detained, and a return to
peaceful and democratic dialogue.
Peace and international law must prevail.
Comment text by aflcio on right:
We join the international labor community in condemning President Trump's unconstitutional acts in Venezuela.](https://media.expressional.social/media_attachments/files/115/834/831/099/350/342/original/fd4fa9a7cb238c91.png)
Latin America’s political mood is moving right as voters punish governments that fail to deliver, but local contexts and individual leaders shape how this trend plays out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/09/world/year-of-the-right-looms-for-latin-america/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #latinamerica #joseantoniokast #javiermilei #nicolasmaduro #donaldtrump #nayibbukele #gustavopetro #luizinacioluladasilva #sebastianpinera #claudiasheinbaum #chile #argentina #venezuela #elsalvador #ecuador #honduras #costarica #peru #colombia #brazil #mexico
Slovenia's objektiv magazine cover
#usa #donaldtrump #venezuela #oil #americanattack #maduro #slovenia #latinamerica #world #freedom #democracy
Leo
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Mexico to associates in #LatinAmerica, Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. With them she found strength and #solidarity in shared struggles against poverty, racism, and imperialism.
3 - "Central America Says No!" (1986), #linocut. Catlett repeatedly expressed outrage against #imperialism and US interventions around the world. This piece combines several printing blocks that Catlett used for earlier #prints. "Chile I" and "Chile Il" are powerful statements condemning the atrocities committed
and raising three sons with her second husband, Mexican artist Francisco Mora. Aware of her Communist affiliations, the United States government began surveilling Catlett. When she became a Mexican citizen in 1962, the US immediately deemed her an "undesirable alien" and barred her from entering the country until nearly a decade later. As a political exile, Catlett brought a global perspective to her work. She immersed herself in international cultural networks that extended beyond the US and
Mexico to associates in #LatinAmerica, Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. With them she found strength and #solidarity in shared struggles against poverty, racism, and imperialism.
3 - "Central America Says No!" (1986), #linocut. Catlett repeatedly expressed outrage against #imperialism and US interventions around the world. This piece combines several printing blocks that Catlett used for earlier #prints. "Chile I" and "Chile Il" are powerful statements condemning the atrocities committed
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio seizes a long-awaited chance to try to shape Latin America in Washington’s favor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/world/politics/rubio-remake-latin-america-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #marcorubio #venezuela #us #donaldtrump #latinamerica
With Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro in U.S. custody, Cuba is left without its principal global ally as its economy careens deeper into the abyss. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/world/politics/maduro-cuba-oil-benefactor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #cuba #caribbean #latinamerica #southamerica #nicolasmaduro #us #donaldtrump
joene 🏴🍉
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Zohran #Mamdani makes statement against the seizure of #Maduro by #US forces
from #NewYorkTimes
Jan. 3, 2026
In his first public break with President Trump since taking office two days ago, Mayor #ZohranMamdani of New York City, condemned the capture of President #NicolásMaduro and his wife, calling it “an act of war” and “violation of federal and international law.”
“This blatant pursuit of regime change doesn’t just affect those abroad, it directly impacts New Yorkers, including tens of thousands of Venezuelans who call this city home,” the mayor said in a statement posted on social media.
#HandsOffVenezuela #ReleaseMaduroNow
#VenezuelanOilBelongsToVenezuela
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #Venezuela
#news #politics #USpol