At Trump’s behest, Latin American countries invoke rarely used treaty against Venezuela

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At Trump’s behest, Latin American countries invoke rarely used treaty against Venezuela
By Tracy Wilkinson  Staff Writer
Sep. 23, 2019
NEW YORK —

At U.S. urging, leaders from numerous Latin American countries on Monday voted overwhelmingly to crack down on members of Venezuela’s socialist government who have committed acts of corruption, human rights abuse and drug trafficking.

Members of the so-called Rio Treaty — a rarely invoked mutual defense pact among the U.S., Canada and several Latin American and Caribbean nations — voted 16 to 1 to approve the measures. Uruguay opposed, Trinidad and Tobago abstained, and Cuba was absent.

Colombian Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo said the countries agreed to “all available measures” to pursue, prosecute and extradite suspects from the government of President Nicolas Maduro and to freeze the targeted individuals’ assets in any of the treaty countries.

Read more at: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-09-23/trump-south-american-countries-treaty-against-venezuela

Latin countries sanction Venezuela government with rarely used treaty
By   Darryl Coote
The United States is now applying pressure on the European Union to apply sanctions on Venezuela. File Photo by Miguel Gutiérrez/EPA-EFE

Sept. 23 (UPI) -- With the backing of the United States, more than 15 Latin American countries voted to increase pressure on the Venezuelan government, in a renewed push to force President Nicolas Maduro from the country's helm.

More: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/09/23/Latin-countries-sanction-Venezuela-government-with-rarely-used-treaty/1541569295411/?sl=10