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María Corina Machado

What's on María Corina Machado's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
30%20%14%11%25%
no right to sign 30% yes to Washington, no to these terms 20% the anger at the deal 14% · new'more than money' 11% everything else 25%
#1
Nobody in Miraflores Had the Right to Sign That

The Nobel laureate says an 'illegitimate' interim government has no authority to strike a massive US oil deal.

Nobel laureate Machado: ‘Illegitimate’ Venezuela regime has no right to strike US oil deal

The Guardian · 2026-09-03
our translation

she can't stop the barrels, so she's attacking the signature instead — if the deal is illegitimate today, every contract needs her blessing tomorrow

Wire copy ran in four papers Sept 4very sure · 3 sources
#2
Yes to America. No to This Contract.
Bloomberg, Reuters and IndexBox all carried itvery sure · 3 sources
#3
Caracas Is Furious, and She's Holding the Microphone
new — Caracas rally Sept 4; FT and CBC followedpretty sure · 3 sources
#4
Oil Money Alone Won't Rebuild a Country
Same interview, fewer new outlets todaypretty sure · 3 sources
sunday, september 6
Say 'illegitimate' again, on the record, to a wire reporter(safe bet)
Take another foreign-desk call: Reuters, FT or Bloomberg(safe bet)
Press for the deal's terms in writing, not just barrels(reported)
Thank the Caracas crowd and quietly ask them back(reported)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Say 'illegitimate' again, on the record, to a wire reporter

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