They denounced the arrest of two Chilean journalists by the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro

A Chilean journalist and his cameraman, along with two Venezuelan reporters, were arrested Tuesday night in the vicinity of the presidential palace in Caracas, accusing the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP).

Rodrigo Pérez and his partner Gonzalo Barahona, television TVN, were retained by members of the presidential security alongside journalists of the digital channel VPI Mayker Yriarte and Ana Rodríguez.

"Three hours have pbaded since arbitrary detention against TVN journalists in Chile, Rodrigo Pérez and Gonzalo Barahona; and Venezuelans Maiker Yriarte and Ana Rodríguez. They were arrested at Miraflores", badured the SNTP on Twitter.

Pérez and Barahona work on the news 24 hours, from TVN, and they are in Caracas to cover the political crisis that has worsened after the self-righteousness of the opposition leader Juan Guaidó as acting president of Venezuela, January 23, according to the Chilean channel.

The arrest took place around 22:00 local time (02:00 GMT Wednesday), according to the SNTP.

The incident took place as a prelude to Wednesday's protests by Guaidó to ask the armed forces to withdraw their support for the dictator. Nicolás Maduro and recognize the Speaker of Parliament, with a majority of the opposition, as the leader appointed during the elections.

According to SNTP, the four journalists were confiscated with their identity papers.

Several foreign communicators have been arrested or deported in recent years because of a lack of permits to practice their profession in the country.

On November 13, two Brazilian journalists and a Spanish man were arrested for several hours by Venezuelan soldiers as they reported on the Brazilian border the migration to the neighboring country.

Organizations like SNTP and Public space They accuse Maduro's government of violating freedom of expression with media closure, censorship and restrictions on the delivery of newspapers, which monopolize the state.

Maduro, meanwhile, claims to be the target of an international campaign to overthrow him, which he says is being used by major media companies.