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has been able to achieve levels of success in carrying out
the country team strategy in Venezuela. These successes have
come with increasing opposition by different sectors of
Venezuelan society and the Venezuelan government. Should
Chavez win the December 3rd presidential elections, OTI
expects the atmosphere for our work in Venezuela to become
more complicated.
BROWNFIELD"
OTI funded over 50 projects. They aimed to foster "confusion within the Bolivarian ranks, and pushe(d) back at the attempt of Chavez to use the United States as a unifying enemy."
In 2010, Venezuela closed OTI's office. It did so for good reason. Chavez knew what he faced. So does acting president/United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro. Elections are scheduled for Sunday, April 14.
He's odds on favored to win. Polls show him way ahead. He's concerned about internal subversion and sabotage. On April 4, he ordered Venezuela's military to protect power plants just in case.
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