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A Tiny Pin Stokes High-Stakes Rift Between Venezuela, Guyana

Delcy Rodríguez’s brooch is stoking a more than century-old dispute over resource-rich territory. — Delcy Rodríguez’s brooch is stoking a more than century-old dispute over resource-rich territory.Photographer: Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images

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By Denis Chabrol

April 29, 2026 at 3:08 PM UTC

Updated on

April 29, 2026 at 5:57 PM UTC

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A tiny brooch worn by Venezuela’s new US-supported leader Delcy Rodríguez has become a diplomatic lightning rod.