The Guardian ran a pros-and-cons comparison previously of the various options Snowden might have (Venezuela and Ecuador at that time IIRC). One of the downsides

The Guardian ran a pros-and-cons comparison previously of the various options Snowden might have (Venezuela and Ecuador at that time IIRC). One of the downsides of Venezuela was that the violent crime is so bad it would be relatively easy to have him killed and make it look like a robbery.