A former fighter pilot jailed in Venezuela in February for his ties to a prominent human rights attorney is an employee of U.S. oil firm Chevron, The Associated Press has learned, an arrest that combined with other recent repressive acts by Nicolás Maduro’s government is straining efforts by the Biden administration to pave the way for free and fair elections in the South American country. Alejandro González was taken into custody Feb.
started easing oil sanctions, allowing Chevron to conduct more fuel swaps with PDVSA to recover some of the unpaid loans it has made to the company as part of their joint ventures developing oil fields. But hopes for a more level playing field appear to be fading fast. In addition to San Miguel’s arrest, the country's top court, stacked with Maduro loyalists, has blocked the president's chief rival, María Corina Machado, from running for office.
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