Maduro Steps From Chavez’s Shadow and Builds a Family Power Base

Long derided as a bumbling seat-warmer, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is emerging as a ruthless strongman — deflecting U.S. pressure, purging rivals, empowering his son, wife and trusted aides, and letting dollars flow to keep his battered economy from collapse. The result is that the man thought to be the wan face of Chavismo — the movement named for his magnetic predecessor, Hugo Chavez — is now the robust head of what is increasingly called Madurismo. By Alex Vasquez and Patricia Laya. Full Text -> Blommberg

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