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.
Mike Pence released a video, declaring his support for the Venezuelan people and calling Nicolás Maduro a dictator. Senator Rubio tweeted directly to SEBIN and warned that what "the SEBIN" was planning to do would "trigger a response". The AN approved a draft for the Amnesty Law and named Gustavo Tarre as Venezuela's special representative before the OAS.
Western Caracas protested yesterday night, not a single mention of bonuses, pork or CLAP in their protest chants. TSJ justices ruled, as they always do, against the AN and AN deputies simply disregarded it and focused on going to open assemblies and talking about the importance of the protest tomorrow.
GNB officers rebelling against Maduro on Monday morning surprised most of the country, but Cotiza neighbors joining the protest and standing by the officers was the real news. Cantv blocked social media so no one would know about these events and Guaidó sent a message to military officers across the country.
Radical members of the opposition on Twitter make so little sense about 23E, they sound like chavista bots, Kirchner and Chávez were corrupt, Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno irresponsibly pins a femicide on the Venezuelan community in Ecuador.
Open assemblies have spread quickly all over the country and thankfully, some humanitarian aid made it to the country, proving once and for all, that there's no economic blockade but chavista inefficiency.
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