The governor of Florida supported Juan Guaidó and expressed his solidarity with the people of Venezuela

The governor of Florida, the republican Ron DeSantis, announced today its support for "acting president" of Venezuela Juan Guaidó as the "only person with the legitimate capacity to restore peace, stability and democracy at the present time" in your country.

In a statement issued on the occasion of his participation in a meeting of the Vice President Mike Pence with community leaders and Venezuelan exiles in Doral (Miami-Dade), DeSantis expresses its solidarity with the people of Venezuela who demand "the return of democracy and freedoms".

The governor remembers that "Florida is home to thousands of Venezuelans who have been forced to flee their country because of the threat of persecution" and that the citizens of this state "support democracy".

DeSantis urged the Florida Legislature to recognize Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela as soon as possible.

In recitals supporting Guaidó, DeSantis said that the "military dictatorship" led by Nicolás Maduro "usurps" power and violates human rights with the "arbitrary detention of political dissidents and protesters" and the The ban on the release of the press.

In addition, he indicates that Maduro has squandered the rich natural resources of his country and his economic policy, based on the "socialist experiment" failed. He plunged Venezuela "in despair" and leads to "a humanitarian crisis" that "negatively affects all of South America".

The governor repeatedly mentions the democratic principles of the Organization of American States (OAS), to which Venezuela belongs, and stresses that the "significant" efforts to badociate Maduro with a dialogue with pro-democracy groups n & # 39 were not resumed.

It also refers to the recognition of Guaidó by the United States. and other nations and US sanctions against those who rule the country of South America.