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Dionys Duroc

Miami, Florida, USA

Foreign Correspondent based in Latin America; Editor at Sociedad Media

Venezuela Formally Signs Oil Deals With Chevron & Eni as U.S. Energy Secretary Visits Caracas — President Delcy Rodríguez (center) and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright (left) in discussions at Miraflores Palace in Caracas on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Source: Palacio de Miraflores

Venezuela

Venezuela Formally Signs Oil Deals With Chevron & Eni as U.S. Energy Secretary Visits Caracas

Venezuela formally signs oil deals with Chevron & Eni. Chevron pledging $7 billion+ to double production, as Rodríguez promised elections “will happen” — without offering timeline

Chevron Moves In On Trump’s “Biggest Oil Deal in World History” With Venezuela

Venezuela

Chevron Moves In On Trump’s “Biggest Oil Deal in World History” With Venezuela

By Dionys Duroc Sep 1, 2026

“Too Few People Are in Prison”: Flávio Bolsonaro Embraces Bukele Model as Brazil Readies For Election

Democracy

“Too Few People Are in Prison”: Flávio Bolsonaro Embraces Bukele Model as Brazil Readies For Election

By Dionys Duroc Aug 31, 2026

Pentagon To Finance Purchase Of Key Brazilian Mineral Operation

Americas

Pentagon To Finance Purchase Of Key Brazilian Mineral Operation

By Dionys Duroc Aug 25, 2026

Water, Power & Bad Bunny: Inside Puerto Rico's Summer of Discontent

Democracy

Water, Power & Bad Bunny: Inside Puerto Rico's Summer of Discontent

By Dionys Duroc Aug 24, 2026

LATAM’S Most Developed Countries, Ranked: Chile Leads a Region of Contrasts

Society

LATAM’S Most Developed Countries, Ranked: Chile Leads a Region of Contrasts

By Dionys Duroc Aug 20, 2026

Hegseth Says U.S. Will Take Anti-Cartel Campaign From the Water Onto Latin American Soil

Security

Hegseth Says U.S. Will Take Anti-Cartel Campaign From the Water Onto Latin American Soil

By Dionys Duroc Aug 19, 2026

Cabello Calls Second Dialogue Round “Satisfactory,” Accuses Absent Opposition of Trying to “Implode” the Process

Venezuela

Cabello Calls Second Dialogue Round “Satisfactory,” Accuses Absent Opposition of Trying to “Implode” the Process

By Dionys Duroc Aug 18, 2026

Brazil’s Election Tightens Fast as The Region Watches How Washington Plays It

Democracy

Brazil’s Election Tightens Fast as The Region Watches How Washington Plays It

By Dionys Duroc Aug 17, 2026

Cuba’s Military Holds $18 Billion in Liquid Assets While Its People Endure Blackouts and Hunger

Cuba

Cuba’s Military Holds $18 Billion in Liquid Assets While Its People Endure Blackouts and Hunger

By Dionys Duroc Aug 14, 2026

Venezuela’s Government & Opposition Close First Dialogue — With No Electoral Timeline In Sight

Democracy

Venezuela’s Government & Opposition Close First Dialogue — With No Electoral Timeline In Sight

By Dionys Duroc Aug 13, 2026

FARC Dissidents Ambush Colombian Army Convoy in Huila, Killing Two, as Military Manages Two Crises at Once

South America

FARC Dissidents Ambush Colombian Army Convoy in Huila, Killing Two, as Military Manages Two Crises at Once

By Dionys Duroc Aug 12, 2026

U.S. Congress Moves to Reload the NICA Act After Ortega Declares the End of Elections

U.S. Politics

U.S. Congress Moves to Reload the NICA Act After Ortega Declares the End of Elections

By Dionys Duroc Aug 11, 2026

Miami Congressman Doctors Lula In Maduro Jumpsuit After Lula-Rubio Feud Escalates Before Brazil Elections

Americas

Miami Congressman Doctors Lula In Maduro Jumpsuit After Lula-Rubio Feud Escalates Before Brazil Elections

By Dionys Duroc Aug 10, 2026

The End of “Total Peace”: Inside Colombia’s Fracturing Guerrilla Landscape as De La Espriella Takes Power

Security

The End of “Total Peace”: Inside Colombia’s Fracturing Guerrilla Landscape as De La Espriella Takes Power

By Dionys Duroc Aug 8, 2026

Colombia Inaugurates a New President in Cali. Miami’s Colombian Community Has Been Celebrating Since June

Nuevo Miami

Colombia Inaugurates a New President in Cali. Miami’s Colombian Community Has Been Celebrating Since June

By Dionys Duroc Aug 7, 2026

From a Brooklyn Jail Cell, Maduro Endorses the Dialogue Process Unfolding Without Him

Democracy

From a Brooklyn Jail Cell, Maduro Endorses the Dialogue Process Unfolding Without Him

By Dionys Duroc Aug 3, 2026

The War Of The Triple Alliance: How One Line From Lula Reopened One Of South America’s Deepest Historical Wounds

Americas

The War Of The Triple Alliance: How One Line From Lula Reopened One Of South America’s Deepest Historical Wounds

By Dionys Duroc Aug 2, 2026

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