Crowds have waited to glimpse Chávez’ body for nine consecutive days (slideshow).

“President Hugo Chávez left Venezuela burdened with a huge amount of debt which is going to be difficult to service” by his next successor, points out AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.

In El Tiempo, AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth writes that interim leader Nicolás Maduro will focus on solidifying his political position while seeking to fix the economy.

El líder interino Nicolás Maduro reforzará su legitimidad política como defensor del legado chavista y continuará manteniendo a Estados Unidos a distancia, escribe Eric Farnsworth para El Tiempo de Colombia.

AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth says “it’s a revolution of the mind” as President Hugo Chávez’s death raises questions about the future of a populist economic model in Latin America.

A necessidade de investimentos na indústria petrolífera venezuelana, poder resultar numa reaproximação aos Estados Unidos depois da morte do Presidente Hugo Chávez, comenta Christopher Sabatini da AS/COA.

AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth explains that President Hugo Chávez “moved Venezuela toward a greater sensitivity to social issues” while creating an increasingly polarized society.