Venezuelan government
Venezuelan military blocks bridge at Colombia border: opposition
A tanker truck and a huge cargo container barred access to the Tienditas bridge, which links Cucuta, Colombia to Urena, Venezuela.
Guaido thanked each EU country in turn on Twitter "for supporting all Venezuelans in this struggle we undertake to rescue our nation's democracy, freedom and justice."
More than a million Venezuelan migrants have entered Colombia over the last 15 months, according to official estimates, but Ecuador has also received many refugees until now.
In an interview, Salvatore Lucchese, a Venezuelan activist who was previously imprisoned for his role in past protests, told Reuters he orchestrated the attack.
Mike Pence is seeking to boost regional pressure on Venezuela following Maduro’s reelection in May in a vote that the United States said was fraudulent.
A group of 15 military officials, including two active generals, were detained around the time of Venezuela’s 20 May elections.
Venezuela’s larger formal opposition coalition is boycotting the 20 May presidential vote because many of its leading politicians are in jail, exiled or barred from standing.
He said President Nicolas Maduro’s government, faced with widespread discontent over hyperinflation and food shortages, was resorting to violence to intimidate its adversaries.
The main opposition coalition is boycotting the election on the grounds that the elections council has historically favoured the ruling Socialist Party.
Falcon defended his decision, saying he operates independently of the opposition coalition Democratic Unity.
Most economists say the government is in fact fomenting a vicious cycle in a country already wrestling with the world’s fastest inflation.
Oscar Perez claimed responsibility for the attack, which he called “Operation Genesis.”
The two sides in September held “exploratory meetings” with the backing of Dominican President Danilo Medina.
The US State Department said on Thursday that the United States will not recognise the constituent assembly.
The past 20 years act as a good laboratory to study the success of different economic models in Latin America.
On Sunday, 98% of opposition supporters in an unofficial vote rejected the proposed assembly.
The opposition said it brought 7.6 million people out on Sunday for an unofficial vote intended to de-legitimize a man they call a dictator.
The vote also included participation by swelling ranks of Venezuelans who have moved abroad, from Miami to Madrid, to escape the OPEC nation’s dire economy.
Reuters could not independently verify the content of the videos. The Information Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.