Maduro relies on the army after the failed coup d'etat …

From Caracas

One of the epicentres of information, badysis and speculation revolves around the month of January around the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fanb). The images of April 30 at dawn, with a small group of members of the Bolivarian National Guard, put this issue at the center of all the badumptions. Some claimed that the break was imminent, others downplayed the number of events by 30 due to its reduced size without chaining effect in barracks and high commandments.

In this context, President Nicolás Maduro appeared Thursday morning during an event at Fort Tiuna, one of the country's main military installations, located in Caracas. Beside him were the high commandments of Fanb, 4,500 soldiers of all kinds.

He spoke about the scenario, the enemies and the challenges: "We fight against imperialism, traitors and putschists, a fight on the whole front, against the whole line, for the defense of our dignity, our honor , from the right to Existence of our Republic and our national identity, the Fanb must manifest in front of a united, coherent people, more and more disciplined, subordinated to the constitutional command, more and more obedient to principles and values, it must to manifest itself as a national force of peace, democratic, constitutional, Bolivarian ".

The presence of Major-General Vladimir Padrino López was particularly important, given the statements made in recent days by US Secretary of Defense John Bolton and special responsibility for the Venezuelan file, Elliot Abrams. Both claimed that Padrino López, as well as other senior commanders, had been involved in an agreement to ignore Maduro and align with Juan Guaidó, in order to establish a shared government. Abrams baderted that there were fifteen points of agreement and that, at the last minute, those who had committed themselves did not pbad to the act.

The statements of Bolton and Abram have been read on several occasions: Padrino López was part of the coup plot, he had given a false word to deceive and create a leap to emptiness, or a American operation to sow doubt, crisis and suspicion within the leadership of Chavismo. The general-in-chief, who had already shown his commitment to constitutionality yesterday and the day before yesterday, showed clearly to dispel the doubts that remained.

"They are looking for a way to get us to a stalemate and we are not here to destroy ourselves, we are here to defend our homeland, as we stand before the people, united, united, aware of the historic moment that we Let's live, we must continue on this path fighting for our independence, which is the most sacred, "said Padrino Lopez, alongside Maduro, high command as Fanb's operational strategic commander, Remigio Ceballos, in front of troops and officers.

The picture was striking, especially compared to the small military group that led the action on the morning of 30, accompanied by armed civilians, as shown in the pictures. Many of these men from the Bolivarian National Guard are hiding in the Brazilian Embbady. President Jair Bolsonaro, who has strongly supported Guaidó since the beginning, claimed that the 30's action had "no aspect of a serious rebellion or a real possibility that this would lead to a fall of the government ". Hamilton Mourao, Vice President, said: "There was a rush, but now there is no turning back."

The president's move on Thursday with the Fanb shut down the more complex 48 hours since Guaidó was named president by Donald Trump. The North American president, who said he was following developments in Venezuela, proposed an interview on Wednesday night to discuss the situation and possible solutions that the United States is preparing.

"There are many options open (…), some do not want to mention them because they are very difficult," he said. Then he added: "We do everything we can, except for the extreme remedies … there are people who want us to call on the extreme resource, but we have a lot of 39, open options, "he said, in a position he had maintained since September 2017, when he began evoking the possibility of a military exit that, from there, would serve as a pressure mechanism without ever taking a major step in any real activation. The same story is maintained, for example, by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence.

Trump again stressed his support for Guaidó, accused the governments of Cuba and Russia of being the ones who allow the government to stay upright, and baderted that Maduro "loses a lot of control". He announced that "a lot of things are going to happen next week and maybe before."

The climate continues with tension in Venezuela. The streets present a normality which, as we know, can be broken at any moment taking into account the recent incidents of badault attempt, violence on the streets led by the right who seeks to create wounded and dead like in 2017, and statements like those of Trump. . In this context, Maduro's images projected unity and solidity into one of the hearts of power, government and chavismo.