"This is a more serious effort, but it should have been done months or even years ago," said the AS/COA vice president.

"There is no way that anybody with an objective view would consider today's election exercise to be anything but a charade," said the AS/COA vice president.

The trip shows a desire to develop relations in a way "that helps sustain democracy in a region where it is increasingly troubled," said the AS/COA vice president.

"For the U.S., [USMCA] is right now pretty much the gold standard," says the head of the COA Trade Advisory Group.

"The more time passes from the pandemic and as people start feeling this recovery, we may see democracy still hold firm," said the AS/COA vice president.

"Creo que en lo humanitario puede haber algunas noticias positivas", dijo el jefe del grupo de trabajo de Venezuela.

"Todo indica que Bolsonaro está preparándose para un momento parecido al 6 de enero aquí en los Estados Unidos", dijo el vicepresidente de política de AS/COA.