Central and South Americans have had some real thugs in control.
The problem is when they throw them out they agree to even more government control. Rarely do they turn towards freedom.
Chile is the exception and had spectacular results but even now they are shifting left again.
The charitable impulse needs to be channeled towards the service of God. It’s the easiest thing in the world to say “we will set up a government program” — and then the easiest thing in the world to abuse it infinitely.
Remember, Pinochet had to kill several thousand Communists, and upwards of 200K fled the country, in order to settle things down enough for the economy to work.
With Venezuela, they don't have the ability to feed their underclass at current oil prices, so they will have to either export them or kill them.