4.21.2013 – 4.28.2013
Maduro Assumes Presidency. Man Wares Scary Mask
News From Venezuela…
Spectator Rushes Stage at Venezuela Inaugural Address (NYT)
Venezuelans are polarized in post-election crisis (WaPo)
Andres Oppenheimer: Venezuela’s Maduro off to a bad start (Miami Herald)
The election takes center stage at UNASUR (Updated) (Caracas Chronicles)
Rough Start to Post-Chavez Era Augurs Badly for Venezuela (Reuters)
Venezuelan Election Postmorten: Maduro Ain’t Chávez (Devil’s Excrement)
El Consejo electoral venezolano siembra dudas sobre el alcance del recuento (El Pais)
En la auditoría sí se cuentan los comprobantes de votación (El Universal, Venezuela)
…and elsewhere
Even Violent Drug Cartels Fear God (NYT)
Paraguay likely to return long-dominant conservative party (WaPo)
Another domino in Mexico’s collapsing drug prosecutions (LAT)
Guatemala war crimes trial rulings spur protests (LAT)
Stick-wielding schoolmasters pose a challenge to the new government (The Economist)
Guerrilla, rapper, gold miner…president? (The Economist)
Inflation in Brazil: Behind the curve (The Economist)
El viaje de Cristina Fernández a Perú y Venezuela en 118 tuits (El Pais)
Santos Reelección: Una propuesta desconcertante (Semana, Colombia)
Votaron los candidatos en unas elecciones clave en Paraguay (La Nacion, Argentina)
Crashing the Party: Maduro Interrupted