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B. Venezuela’s neighbors Brazil and Colombia, along with Mexico in North America, called for an "impartial verification" of the election results. The United States, Ecuador, Uruguay, Costa Rica, and Peru recognized opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner. Brazil is the continent’s largest and most populous nation.
C. More than 7.7 million people have fled economic and political turmoil in what was once South America’s wealthiest nations, according to Amnesty International. The human rights organization also says about 19 million people in Venezuela are in dire need, while more than 16,000 citizens have faced politically motivated arrests.
D. Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, but oil price swings and failed economic polices led to 100 percent inflation and financial collapse. Economic sanctions by the United States and other nations against the Maduro regime also led to the decline.
D. Maduro’s fellow authoritarian governments backed his election claims. China, Iran, Russia, and Venezuela ranked among the 25 worst authoritarian regimes on the 2023 Economist Democracy Index. Afghanistan was the absolute worst, while Norway was listed as the most democratic nation in the world. The United States ranked 29th on the index.