Hugo Chavez may have cost leftist candidates in Peru and Mexico their elections by offering them overt support, which some voters interpreted as meddling in their countries' affairs. He met with--although has not explicitly endorsed--leftists candidates in Ecuador and Nicaragua. As he gains influence in Latin America, "traditional regional heavyweights such as Mexico and Brazil" may ally themselves more closely with the US.
Oct 02, 2006
May 29, 2019
Venezuela