Strong support of Maduro by the armed forces. Venezuelan E …

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 from April 30 to dawn, with a small group of members of the Bolivarian National Guard side by side, 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 Maduro appeared Thursday morning at an event in Fort Tiuna, one of the country's major military installations, located in Caracas. Beside him were the high command of the FANB and 4500 military of all the components.

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 before a people united, coherent, 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, along with Maduro, high command as FANB's strategic operational 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 has been rainfall, but there is no turning back."

Thursday's president's act with the FANB has had the effect of closing 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 are doing everything we can, except for the extreme resource (…) there are people who want us to use the extreme resource, but we have a lot open options, "he said, in a position he had maintained since September 2017 evoke the possibility of a military exit that, from there, be used as a pressure mechanism without never take a major step in any real activation. Trump stressed his support for Guaidó, accusing the governments of Cuba and Russia of allowing the government to stand, and saying that Maduro "loses a lot of control". He announced that "many things will happen next week and maybe sooner".

Maduro's images projected unity and solidity.