Venezuela’s ‘chief torturer’ takes over the military
Longtime spy chief promoted to defence minister as interim president Delcy Rodríguez consolidates power
Longtime spy chief promoted to defence minister as interim president Delcy Rodríguez consolidates power

Interim President Delcy Rodríguez removes Vladimir Padrino as she consolidates power

US-backed interim president replaces slogans, colours and faces of Chavismo movement as she consolidates power

Washington has built its transition plans around vice-president Delcy Rodríguez, a canny operator close to the oil industry

Regime forces focus not on defence but on quashing dissent, analysts and opposition figures say

Move is a hopeful sign in repressive nation weeks after US toppled former leader Nicolás Maduro

Nicolás Maduro uses US action to deploy paramilitaries and step up arrests of suspected dissidents