The problem is that no Latin American government, with the exception of Panama, wants to dirty its hands. The three that count because of their size – Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico – are all frightened of the consequences: Brazil that its companies will lose contracts, Mexico that the Venezuelans will finance opposition to their energy reforms, and Argentina of losing an ally that knows too much.
问题在于，除了巴拿马以外，没有一个拉美国家政府愿意染指。三个有影响力的大国——阿根廷、巴西和墨西哥——都有各自担心的结果：巴西担心其公司会失去合同；墨西哥担心委内瑞拉会为其能源改革反对者提供融资；而阿根廷担心失去知道得太多的盟友。