Are 'the Crazies' Under Maduro's Control?
It's a tale as old as time. Is Diosdado Cabello sabotaging Maduro or is he playing a key part in the Chavista strategy to wear down its rivals? Luis dives into the former
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Is the Pax Bodegónica Coming to an End?
An organized and effective protest campaign in the public sector and the sudden rise of the street dollar are bursting the bubble of a very relative economic recovery and political peace in Venezuela
Madurismo Buried Classic Chavista Nationalism
Chávez used to say that true Venezuelans were chavistas. Now Maduro is relaunching the patriotic rhetoric blackmail around an economic recovery narrative
The Ultimate Political TikTok Handbook
After Rodolfo Hernández's successful TikTok strategy to get himself in the final showdown for the Colombian presidency, every Latin American politician has been looking at the platform for a political miracle. Here are some do's and don'ts, with examples
Chavismo Goes After the Caracas Lion
The City Council of Libertador municipality in Caracas, with a PSUV majority, approved a resolution to change our capital’s anthem, its coat of arms and flag. But it’s not the same as other examples of revising history.
How Internal Chavista Tensions Impact the Mexico Talks
Here's a comment from our PRR team extracted from last Friday's report
Julio Mayora and Another Victory for Chavismo
A Venezuelan weightlifter winning silver in Tokyo is the embodiment of the hardships to train, the vulnerability of the poor to the regime’s manipulation, and the lack of empathy in our public opinion
From ‘Red-Tiled-Roofs’ to ‘Gray Facade’ Caracas
The vice president of Citizen Safety ordered that all facades in downtown Caracas must be painted in a specific shade of gray to commemorate the Battle of Carabobo.
The Communal State: Maduro’s Inherited Social Control Machine
The PSUV-controlled parliament is going forward with a law to increase the existing influence of 45,000 Communal Councils and its related control structures
The Unthinkable Succession Talk
Our PRR Team takes a look at the latest moves in the power dynamics within chavismo and the opposition, including that which Chavez never dared consider (until it was too late): preparing for succession
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