Who is Alejandro Betancourt, ex-Chavez ally now Trump’s Venezuela oil man?
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Source: Al Jazeera
Published: 2026-09-02 00:17 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Energy, Latin America, World News, US Politics
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Controversial Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, who amassed massive fortunes under former socialist President Hugo Chavez and who has faced investigations into alleged money laundering, has been tapped by the Trump administration to lead a new US-backed oil venture in the Latin American nation.
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