Aurora Macro Strategies

D.C.’s Deafening Silence on Citgo

October 19, 2026

Public DebtLatin AmericaVenezuela

Washington’s refusal to support a stay of the Citgo sale has blindsided Caracas and weakened a strategy built around U.S. backing for Venezuela’s interim authorities. Aurora assesses what the silence means for the Third Circuit litigation, the sale process and the prospects for a broader Venezuelan debt restructuring.

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D.C.’s Deafening Silence on Citgo