Share

After Brazil, Will Venezuela Be Next to Remove Its President?

By Javier Corrales, Diego Recinos

Maduro’s ability to stack the courts may help him survive, despite economic chaos and his tumbling popularity.

Throughout Latin America, there is talk about presidential interruptions, again. In the last seven years, four presidents have left office prematurely – Manuel Zelaya in Honduras, Fernando Lugo in Paraguay, Otto Pérez Molina in Guatemala, and now Dilma Rousseff in Brazil. Many analysts think that Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro is next. However, there is good reason to think that Maduro might survive. 

At first sight, it appears that Venezuela has all...

Read this article on the Americas Quarterly website. | Subscribe to AQ.

Related

Explore