Nearly two weeks ago, Maduro took the oath of office and refused to submit to coercion from United States, Western countries, and Latin American countries, including Argentina and Brazil, that have formed coalition against his government.. ..…

Canada as well as Brazil, Colombia and several other Latin American nations followed suit in throwing their support behind Guaido. . ..…

Three South American nations are recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president. . The leaders of Brazil, Colombia and Paraguay all quickly expressed their support after Guaido took a symbolic oath before thousands of supporters. . ..…

Other members of Lima Group, including Brazil, Paraguay and Costa Rica, also recognized Guaido as Venezuela's new leader.. Also Organization of American States Secretary General Luis Almagro also recognized Guaido's self-proclaimed role as Venezuela's new leader.. ..…

But Germany sees an unprecedented opportunity to invest and exploit Brazil’s resources. . Brazil’s Crisis, Germany’s Chance . After Bolsonaro’s election in October, Andreas Renschler, chairman of the Latin American Committee of German Business, spoke of a “new beginning”..…

Millions of Venezuelans have fled the country, mostly to neighboring Colombia and Brazil and Ecuador, Peru and other Latin American countries. ... U.S., Brazil and Organization of American States had lent their backing to Venezuela's before Wednesday's protests, s. ..…

Even before Guaido’s announcement, he had been recognized by Brazil and the head of the Organization of American States as Venezuela’s rightful leader. ..…