Zuby is joined by Marcos Schotgues, Latin America correspondent for The Epoch Times and editor in chief of Epoch Times Brazil. Marcos spent seven days reporting from inside Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro was captured by the United States. The resulting documentary, Venezuela After Maduro, has just won Best Documentary at the New York Film Awards.

The conversation covers how one of the richest countries in Latin America became the source of the largest refugee exodus in modern history, why Venezuela became a national security threat to the US through its links to Iran, Russia and China, and the cartel that ran the government itself. Plus, much more—enjoy!

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(06:14) How Venezuela collapsed

(07:37) The Iran, Russia and China hub

(09:32) The cartel of the suns

(12:42) First impressions on the ground

(15:24) Every regime has a wealth bubble

(20:03) Too scared to celebrate

(20:46) Welfare as a weapon

(27:04) The three step US plan

(31:56) Why Brazil’s election matters

(36:39) Rare earths and China

(40:36) Why Latin America swings so hard

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#437 Marcos Schotgues - I Went Inside Venezuela After Maduro Fell. Here’s What I Saw

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#437 Marcos Schotgues - I Went Inside Venezuela After Maduro Fell. Here’s What I Saw