LatamPolitik: Venezuela Violence, Mexico and Cuba Relations, and more Bolsonaro

Same Old Venezuela

What’s old: An overlooked consequence of Venezuela’s political and economic deterioration is the proliferation of crime, particularly violent crime. Venezuela’s murder rate ranks third in the world at 56.33 per 100,000 inhabitants. Since Hugo Chávez’s dismal rule, gangs and paramilitary groups called colectivos have operated with relat…