In the midst of the massive blackout in Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro called Chavez's collectives to "active resistance"

Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro warned that "the time of active resistance" had arrived, for which he sought the support of all his popular organizations, after a blackout that lasted four days and is attributable to an attack by the United States.

"I appeal to the collectives, at all, the time of the active resistance has arrived"Maduro said in a radio and television show Monday night.

The collectives are community organizations that According to the opposition, some were armed by the government and act as paramilitary militias.

According to opponents of Maduro and human rights NGOsThese groups are behind the deaths of seven people at the frustrated entry of donations from the United Stateson the borders with Colombia and Brazil on 23 February.

Maduro broadened its appeal to grbadroots organizations that coordinate the government's social missions and those that support the activities of the ruling party, the latter being compared by opponents of the defense committees of the Cuban revolution.

"The time has come for active resistance in the community, to inform, help, promote solidarity actions between families and communities", said the socialist leader.

His call comes one day before protests organized across the country by opposition leader Juan Guaidó, interim president of Venezuela by more than 50 countries presided over by the United States, to express his dissatisfaction the most serious breakdown that the country has suffered.

"You, puppets, clowns, we will take away our peace, hope we can move forward resolutely in the next few hours and at dawn tomorrow" in the recovery of the electrical system, said Maduro, referring indirectly to Guaidó, who also blames the electrical collapse.

According to the dictator, The blackout was caused by a "cybernetic and electromagnetic" attack by the United States against the country's main source of production.

Maduro said that behind this "aggression" lies a strategy of "despairing" people and reactivating the revenues of "humanitarian aid", and thus justify an American invasion.

He also reported the capture of two people preparing another "sabotage" at the Guri hydropower plant. (south), at the root of the problem, and baderted that there is already a "high percentage of the country integrated into the national electricity system ".

The outage affected 22 of the 23 states, in addition to Caracas. The service is intermittent in several areas, such as the capital, while some areas remain dark in the interior of the country.