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Weekly Report - 05 February 2026 (WR-26-05)
VENEZUELA: Rodríguez meets key opposition demand with amnesty bill
The steady release of political prisoners in Venezuela since 8 January could soon become a flood, after President Delcy Rodríguez announced plans for a general amnesty bill. Opposition leader María Corina Machado expressed hope that this would embolden critics of the regime and mark a tipping point leading to Venezuela’s democratisation. However, a transition to democracy will depend to a large extent on the amount of pressure applied from Washington via its new envoy to Venezuela, Laura Dogu, who met Rodríguez on 2 February.
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- ECUADOR: Correísmo hit with campaign finance investigation
- VENEZUELA: Rodríguez meets key opposition demand with amnesty bill
- BRAZIL: Lula seeks reset as congress returns from recess
- ARGENTINA: Political battle over inflation stats
- TRACKING TRENDS
- MEXICO: Violence surges in Sinaloa
- MEXICO: Shake-up for Morena in the senate
- TRACKING TRENDS
- PANAMA: China blasts court ruling striking down key ports concession
- CUBA: Washington tightens the screws
- TRACKING TRENDS
- Kast foreign visits focused on migration and security
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