Interim President Delcy Rodríguez removes Vladimir Padrino as she consolidates power

Licence allows nation’s state oil group to sell directly to American companies and on international market

Interim President Delcy Rodríguez removes Vladimir Padrino as she consolidates power

The reshuffle follows Delcy Rodríguez's appointment of a new defence minister, a move human rights groups described as a "recycling of impunity".