Venezuela

Sociedad Media covers Venezuela’s historic political transition with original English-language reporting from Miami—home to one of the largest Venezuelan diaspora communities in the world. From Maduro’s capture and the U.S. embassy reopening in Caracas, to oil deals, political prisoner releases, and Delcy Rodríguez’s interim government, we track every development in the story that matters most to the Venezuelan community in Miami

Venezuela’s Money is Being Freed — But its People Are Not

Venezuela’s financial rehabilitation moved faster this week than at any point since January. The IMF is back. Sanctions on state banks were lifted. Rodríguez thanked Trump by name. And a man with a $15 million U.S. bounty was quietly installed in the Cabinet. Here’s a complete breakdown

By Dionys Duroc

/ 19 Apr 2026

Venezuela’s Money is Being Freed — But its People Are Not

María Corina Machado Holds Rally in Madrid — Snubs Meet With Spain’s Prime Minister

Thousands of Venezuelans packed Madrid’s Puerta del Sol on Saturday as Machado received the city’s Gold Medal and delivered a direct message to the world’s progressive leaders: Venezuela is ready for democracy

By Dionys Duroc

/ 18 Apr 2026

María Corina Machado Holds Rally in Madrid — Snubs Meet With Spain’s Prime Minister

The Central Bank of Venezuela Has a New President — and the Timing is No Coincidence

In 48 hours, U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s banks were lifted, the IMF restored relations & Central Bank got new leadership. Delcy Rodríguez is rebuilding Venezuela’s financial architecture — and she thanked Donald Trump by name while doing it

By Dionys Duroc

/ 17 Apr 2026

The Central Bank of Venezuela Has a New President — and the Timing is No Coincidence

The IMF Restores Relations With Venezuela After Seven-Year Freeze. What’s This Mean?

Venezuela joined the IMF in 1946. For most of the past two decades, it could not access its own money held there. That changes now — and Washington made it happen

By Dionys Duroc

/ 16 Apr 2026

The IMF Restores Relations With Venezuela After Seven-Year Freeze. What’s This Mean?

U.S. Diplomat Laura Dogu Says Goodbye After Reopening U.S. Embassy in Venezuela

Laura Dogu spent 100 days as the face of U.S. policy in Venezuela. Her departure and replacement by an economics-focused diplomat tells you exactly where Washington thinks the transition is headed

By Dionys Duroc

/ 15 Apr 2026

U.S. Diplomat Laura Dogu Says Goodbye After Reopening U.S. Embassy in Venezuela

Chevron Signs at Miraflores — Shell is Next — Washington’s Venezuela Oil Deal is Now in Action

The ceremony that took place Monday at the presidential palace in Caracas was not just a business transaction. It was the clearest statement yet of what the U.S.-Venezuela relationship has actually become — and what it has not

By Dionys Duroc

/ 14 Apr 2026

Chevron Signs at Miraflores — Shell is Next — Washington’s Venezuela Oil Deal is Now in Action

Delcy Rodríguez Appoints Padrino López as Minister of Agriculture as Part of Ongoing Leadership Shuffle

Venezuela’s most powerful general for over a decade has been moved to agriculture. Padrino López commanded the military that kept Maduro in power. Now he oversees crop yields

By Dionys Duroc

/ 13 Apr 2026

Delcy Rodríguez Appoints Padrino López as Minister of Agriculture as Part of Ongoing Leadership Shuffle

Machado is Coming Back. She Survived Maduro — Now Rodríguez Says She Must Answer for Treason

María Corina Machado survived 16 months in hiding and collected a Nobel Prize. Now she is coming home. But Rodríguez says she has “questions to answer”

By Dionys Duroc

/ 13 Apr 2026

Machado is Coming Back. She Survived Maduro — Now Rodríguez Says She Must Answer for Treason

Slow Walk to Democracy: March on Miraflores, 90-Day Mandate Expires & Islamabad Talks

Workers marched on Miraflores. Rodríguez exceeds 90-day constitutional mandate with no election announced. And the collapse of the Islamabad talks has direct consequences for Venezuela’s oil future. Here’s what to watch for next

By Dionys Duroc

/ 12 Apr 2026

Slow Walk to Democracy: March on Miraflores, 90-Day Mandate Expires & Islamabad Talks

Venezuela Oil Production 2026: Output Hits 1.09 Million Barrels Per Day as Chevron Expands

Venezuela’s oil exports surged to 1.09 million barrels per day in March, marking the highest monthly total in six months as international trading partnerships and sanctions relief drive the energy sector’s dramatic recovery

By Dionys Duroc

/ 4 Apr 2026

Venezuela Oil Production 2026: Output Hits 1.09 Million Barrels Per Day as Chevron Expands

U.S. Treasury Removes Delcy Rodríguez from Sanctions List as Washington-Caracas Ties Deepen

The Rodríguez removal from Washington’s naughty list marks the latest milestone in a rapidly evolving relationship between the Trump administration and Venezuela’s interim government, following the reopening of embassies in both capitals

By Dionys Duroc

/ 2 Apr 2026

U.S. Treasury Removes Delcy Rodríguez from Sanctions List as Washington-Caracas Ties Deepen

Maduro in a Brooklyn Jail, on Trial in Manhattan: What Happened in Court on March 26

Nicolás Maduro returned to a Manhattan federal courtroom on March 26 for the second time since his capture—and left with his drug trafficking charges firmly intact, a legal fees dispute unresolved, and a president publicly promising that more trials are on the way

By Dionys Duroc

/ 30 Mar 2026

Maduro in a Brooklyn Jail, on Trial in Manhattan: What Happened in Court on March 26