As I said in my remarks, sir, you could look at some indicators in Venezuela in a positive light. There have been reductions in the level of poverty, and an increased availability of housing. Again, this is a country with severe inequities in income. Some of that has been diminished.
At the same time, on the human rights side, we see a tightening of space. We saw domination, for example, by the president of his media outlets during the election. There wasn't a level playing field.
We do recognize that some gains have been made, but one would expect some gains to be made, given the $60 billion in oil revenues annually. You should be able to develop better housing and such for people. Sadly, though, there are still many issues. Security is a major concern, as is crime. They have one of the highest murder rates per capita in the world.
There are many challenges ahead, but one has to recognize that there have been some advances. That's not unique to Venezuela. Brazil had 30 million people lifted out of extreme poverty in the last two terms of President Lula. We're seeing a trend, in Colombia as well, of a lifting up of the poorest of the poor, which is a very good thing.
In Venezuela, that lifting up is driven purely by oil revenues.