BBC Brasil Interview: Venezuela: 5 factors that explain Maduro's stay in power

Military support, control of institutions and repression, alliances, a disunited opposition and the Latin American left all contributed to Maduro remaining in power.

Despite not having the popularity of his predecessor and political godfather, Hugo Chávez (1954-2013), and governing in the midst of an unprecedented economic, political and humanitarian crisis, Nicolás Maduro has remained in power for 11 years and has just been re-elected president of Venezuela , in an election contested by the opposition and much of the international community.

In this interview with Luís Barrucho for BBC News Brasil I discuss some of the main factors that explain Maduro's longevity in power. Access the full piece published on 8/08/2024 on BBC News Brasil (in Portuguese)