According to scholar Stephen Blank, Moscow's arms sales to Venezuela and Cuba are aimed at giving Chavez what he needs to promote the Bolivarian revolution throughout Latin America.

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In fact, local authorities have known for some time that Pizango and Aidesep are associated with the Congreso Bolivariano de los Pueblos (CBP), which was created in 2003 by Chavez to finance and promote his Bolivarian revolution together with the ALBA houses.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Zeroing in on Peru

In recent elections in Latin America, especially in Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Nicaragua, there have been allegations that the Chavez regime was directly intervening in the internal affairs of the above mentioned countries by allegedly financing and supporting candidates that would help him promote his Bolivarian Revolution, a plan of action that was concocted together with Fidel Castro.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Chavez's dangerous intervention in Peru