Yesterday, the streets were filled with hope, real (from a president that stands on the future) and feigned (from a president that stands on fear). Alleged loyalists to Maduro keep making the jump and the international community is hellbent on helping us through this process.
Guaidó presented Plan País and then calmly tackled a little FAES-in-his-home issue. Nicolás keeps doing his videos for social media while Venezuelans are presented with actual solutions.
EU Parliament agreed to hold vote to recognize Guaidó, Maduro makes ridiculous videos to display the power of the Armed Forces and addressing the American people, his response to the crisis is the Venezuela Bella mission. Foreign reporters are detained and deported.
TSJ issues order against Juan Guaidó. Bolton retorts. AN appoints new Venezuelan representatives abroad. Regime forces jail teenagers. Guaidó gains control of key bank accounts in the U.S. PDVSA almost out of gasoline and diluents as Russia's Lukoil deserts Maduro. BCV acknowledges hyperinflation.
U.S. imposes sanctions on PDVSA assets. Maduro lashes out against Caribbean Series suspension. John Bolton shares some interesting notes. NGOs report severe human rights abuses and mass arrests in protests. Censorship hits journalist César Miguel Rondón. The bolivar depreciates again.
Foro Penal reports 791 people have been arrested this week for protesting. Guaidó asked Bachelet to come to Venezuela and see for herself. Israel, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, recognized Guaidó. Nicolás posted a lot on social media this weekend, but everyone laughed at him.
Guaidó talks about the Amnesty Law. At the UN Security Council Meeting, EU demands Maduro hold free elections in eight days or they'll recognize Guaidó's Presidency. Dozens killed and hundreds jailed since January 23 in regime's new repressive streak. Venezuela extends U.S. Embassy ultimatum for 30 days. BCV creates new exchange platform.
Nicolás ‘clarified’ that he didn’t break relations with the U.S., but with Trump. The 72-hour deadline for the U.S. Embassy approaches. #GuaidóChallenge made the rounds on social media. The Bank of England denied Nicolás’s request to get his hands on Venezuelan gold.
Newspapers all around the world headlined with the news about an Interim President in Venezuela. Pompeo said that Venezuela will get $20 million in humanitarian aid. Prominent chavistas mentioned dialogue and Nicolás “joked” about having Guaidó killed.
Juan Guaidó swore his oath of office before thousands of people at Francisco de Miranda Ave., USA was the first country to recognize him and many followed shortly after, Nicolás didn’t attend his rally, they had to walk to Miraflores to see him ramble. Diosdado lied on TV, again.
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