concerts in struggle and call of the UN against the violence

The antagonism that divides the Venezuelans was exposed this Friday by a border bridge with Colombia, where Chavists and anti-behaviors attended music festivals in each of their extremes. In the midst of the call by the UN to prevent violence from declaring itself tomorrow, when Nicolás Maduro will attempt to block the entrance of humanitarian aid sent by countries that do not recognize it as president.

At 300 meters, some danced and sang during concerts without the media recording incidents or clashes until Friday night.

In contrast, two indigenous peoples died in the state of Bolívar, on the border with Brazil, as a result of a confrontation with members of the Bolivarian armed forces.

The wait is now centered on what could happen Saturday, when the anti-Chavez intends to send tons of humanitarian aid from the United States. and other countries that recognize as legitimate president Juan Guaidó, appointed on January 23 interim president on behalf of the National Assembly (AN-Parliament).

Maduro announced that it would prevent the entry of this merchandise with border blocks, because he considers this as an outside interference and hides a military invasion plan of Venezuela led by the US government of President Donald Trump.

The Russian Foreign Ministry, which supports Maduro, said that the United States planned to enter Venezuela with heavy weapons disguised as humanitarian aid in order to send them to anti-Chavists in several times from " early March".

Guaidó arrived in Cúcuta on Thursday, on the Colombian side of the bridge, where Colombian presidents Ivan Duque also arrived; from Paraguay, Abdo Benítez; and from Chile, Sebastián Piñera, all involved in the campaign for the entry of goods, mainly medicines and foodstuffs.

In this context, the UN called to avoid any violence during the day of Saturday.

UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said that the Secretary General, António Guterres, was following with "growing concern" the situation in Venezuela and would be very aware of what will happen tomorrow.

The greatest number of recitals took place today in the Colombian city of Cúcuta, the "Venezuela Aid Live", convened by the British billionaire Richard Branson.

More than 30 major Spanish-speaking stars have been invited to sing at the concert, including "El Puma": José Luis Rodríguez, Paulina Rubio, Carlos Baute, Ricardo Montaner, Diego Torres, Miguel Bosse, Maluma, Luis Fonsi, Carlos Vives, Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes, Maná and Alejandro Sanz.

"Enough leftist dictatorships in Latin America. To the Venezuelans who are there, I want to tell them that they do not faint because we will soon have the freedom we want so muchand I tell the soldiers that they are our brothers, do not shoot people, because that will happen and we will be reconciled. said "El Puma" Rodríguez in his speech.

On the other side of the bridge, the chavismo was launching its so-called "Concierto de la Paz", a three-day event with the promise of presenting the national characters of the song.

At the opening of this concert, the EFE agency reported that there were a "thousand" of people, including members of the armed forces and security forces.

To prevent the entry of humanitarian aid, Maduro ordered the closure of the borders with Brazil and three Caribbean islands, but until this evening, he had not crossed this stage in the border crossings with Colombia.

Violence at the border

Two natives killed and 15 wounded left Friday a clash with the Venezuelan army in the border region of Brazil, when they tried to prevent the soldiers from blocking a road to allow entry humanitarian aid, a human rights group reported.

"An indigenous woman and her husband were killed and at least 15 other members of the indigenous Pemón community of the municipality of Gran Sabana were injured after the attack of a convoy of the National Guard" in the # 39, state of Bolívar (south), reported the NGO Kapé Kapé.

The Pemón Indians tried to prevent a caravan of military vehicles from advancing towards the border with Brazil to block it, after President Nicolás Maduro ordered Thursday to close it before what he called "provocations" with humanitarian aid.

The leader of the opposition, Juan Guaidó, recognized interim president by 50 countries, has set Saturday for the entry of drugs and foodstuffs, sent for the most part by the United States, in collection centers in Colombia, Brazil and on the island of Curaçao.

Guaidó denounced on Twitter that two soldiers were dismissed "bursts against the pemons who were in the checkpoint ", and asked to be delivered or to be captured.

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, has condemned "vigorously" the attack on the indigenous community Kumarakapay. "We demand the cessation of attacks against the people," he said on Twitter.

US Senator Marco Rubio, another fierce opponent of Maduro, also echoed what had happened and said that natives had been injured.

The armed forces, whose leaders reaffirm their "unrestricted loyalty" to Maduro, have declared themselves "alert" in the border areas to prevent the "violation" of Venezuelan territory.

Guaidó is located in Táchira – on the border with Colombia – to direct the operation of admission of aid, although so far it has not been made public.

Maduro, under whose leadership Venezuela has fallen into the worst crisis in its contemporary history, has also ordered the suspension of flights and the departure of ships with Curacao, accusing his authorities of joining "provocations" to destabilize Venezuela. .

According to the government, humanitarian aid is a "show" intended to promote an invasion of the United States.

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