"Maduro is highly unlikely to hold free and fair elections this year," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the Miami Herald.

The art website writes that artists like Carlos Motta and Mathias Goeritz are part of the show, which explores the foundational myth of the Americas.

"E a razão tem a ver com algumas diferenças muito importantes entre os dois países", disse Brian Winter da AS/COA à BBC News Brasil.

"China is taking advantage of our absence and that's a real problem," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Reuters.

"I’m not sure we’ve seen anything like this since the bad old days of Pablo Escobar," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to The Christian Science Monitor.

If ties between Mercosur countries loosen, the U.S. could have a "huge opportunity," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Inside U.S. Trade.

"Qualquer invasão teria que passar pelo território brasileiro", disse Brian Winter da AS/COA à BBC News Brasil.