Brazil billionaire Batista met with Venezuela's Rodriguez, US officials
Brazilian billionaire Joesley Batista holds talks with Venezuela’s interim president and U.S. officials as energy investment prospects in Venezuela’s oil and gas sector emerge.
Reuters
January 14, 2026
Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez and Head of the European Union Delegation in Venezuela, Maria Antonia Calvo Puerta, shake hands during a meeting with heads of mission from the European Union, United Kingdom, and Switzerland, in Caracas, Venezuela January 12, 2026.
Reuters
Brazilian billionaire Joesley Batista met with Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez on Friday and met with U.S. officials before and after, reassuring them that she seems ready to open her nation's oil and gas industry to investment, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The Batista family's oil and gas company Fluxus, which has consolidated South American energy assets since they acquired it in 2023, is evaluating business opportunities in Venezuela, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
-Luciana Magalhaes/Reuters
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