The interim leader is known for hewing to left-wing ideals, facing sanctions by the U.S. and European Union and building bridges with Venezuela’s business community.

NPR international correspondent Eyder Peralta joins NPR's Daniel Estrin to discuss reaction from Venezuela and other countries in the region.

CULIACÁN, Mexico. — As President Donald Trump has blown up one boat after another off Venezuela’s coast and declared an “armed conflict” against drug cartels, a question with stark consequences has arisen much closer to the United States.

Mexico will take over as host of the Caribbean Series because of uncertainty about whether the baseball tournament could be held in Venezuela as planned, given the geopolitical tensions in that country.

Leaders around the world react to the U.S. operation in Venezuela.