"No need to take advance on the tanks"

At a ceremony on May 1, a reporter asked the Uruguayan President, José "Pepe" Mujica, what he thought were pictures that were seen Tuesday when a National Guard float from Venezuela attacked a column of protesters and crashed several people

"It's not necessary to stand in front of the tanks," Mujica said, adding, "It's outrageous".

Since the last outbreak of the revolts in Venezuela at the beginning of the year, Mujica avoided criticizing Chavez and was close to the position of the European Union, so that a peaceful solution could be found through free elections.

"How is the situation (in Venezuela), as absurd as is the proposal for full elections made by Europe, recognizing that it goes against the sovereignty and the 39, self-determination – but in today's world, this does not exist for countries that have a lot of oil – the call would give a way out, "said Mujica in January, still very close to the late Hugo Chávez.

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