Tag: Juan Guaido

Wednesday, May 15th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Venezuelan forces impede opposition lawmakers from entering parliament

Venezuelan security forces prevented opposition lawmakers from entering the parliament building for a session on Tuesday, a week after the top court stripped several lawmakers of their immunity amid a political crisis in the South American country.
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Wednesday, May 15th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Brazilian General: Venezuelans military oust Maduro and lead a transition, or divisions risk a civil war

Venezuela’s armed forces will either depose President Nicolas Maduro and lead a transition to democratic rule or face divisions that risk a civil war, the Brazilian government’s top security adviser said on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, May 14th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Venezuela reacts with outrage after Guaidó asked for US military support to oust Maduro

Venezuela reacted with outrage on Monday after the opposition openly courted US military support, with the regime denouncing what it called a “repugnant” attempt to plot an armed intervention in the crisis-torn country.
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Saturday, May 11th 2019 - 23:50 UTC
Venezuela denounces US provocation in national waters when Guaidó announces contacts with the Southern Command

The president of the Venezuelan Parliament, Juan Guaidó, asked on Saturday his diplomatic representative in the US, Carlos Vecchio, to meet with the leaders of the Southern Command of that country to coordinate possible military cooperation in the face of the Venezuelan crisis. Meanwhile, the minister of defense of the administration of Nicolás Maduro, Vladimir Padrino López, warned on the same day “a provocation” of a US Coast Guard vessel that sailed 20 kilometers away from La Guaira, the main port of Venezuela.
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Saturday, May 11th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
US imposes more sanctions on Venezuelan defense and security services

The Trump administration on Friday expanded the scope of its Venezuela sanctions to the defense and security services sectors to try to crank up economic pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Maduro's police arrest the Venezuelan Parliament vice president after the failed military uprising

The intelligence of Nicolás Maduro's regime detained Edgar Zambrano, vice president of the National Assembly (AN) of Venezuela, on Wednesday, after having supported the military uprising on April 30 against the authoritarian mandatory in the framework of the final phase of Operation Freedom, led by Parliament’s president, Juan Guaidó.
Wednesday, May 8th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan general who broke ranks from Maduro's regime

The US has lifted sanctions on a Venezuelan general who broke ranks from the Nicolás Maduro regime, saying it hoped it would push others to follow. Vice-President Mike Pence on Tuesday said the US would “consider sanctions relief for all those who step up”.
Tuesday, May 7th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Five dead and 233 arrests, the official result of Venezuela's failed uprising

Five people died and 233 were arrested in protests sparked by a failed military uprising against Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro last week, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said on Monday. “All those cases are being investigated,” Mr Saab said in a television interview.
Tuesday, May 7th 2019 - 07:52 UTC
Pence is to announce more incentives for the military to turn against Maduro

US vice-president Mike Pence is set on Tuesday to offer new incentives to Venezuela's military to turn against President Nicolas Maduro, responding to an attempted uprising that fizzled out last week, a senior administration official told Reuters.
Monday, May 6th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Guaidó considering asking Trump to launch a military intervention in Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has said he is considering asking the US to launch a military intervention in the embattled country. Speaking to the BBC's Nick Bryant, he said he would “evaluate all options” to oust President Nicolás Maduro.