Venezuela: Indigenous people challenge Maduro and seek humanitarian aid

The Pemones of Venezuela, an indigenous people living on the border with Brazil, are determined to allow the arrival of humanitarian aid in the country if it is sent near its territory, even if it involves a confrontation with the forces security and the government of the country. President Nicolás Maduro. This is described in a report from the Reuters agency.

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó said last week that a global coalition comprising the United States was sending food and medicine to collection points in Colombia, Brazil and on an island of Caribbean before delivering them to Venezuela.

Maduro, who even denies the existence of a humanitarian crisis, says that he will not allow this "broadcast" that he describes as part of a state-led plan. To undermine and overthrow his government.

Six leaders of the Pemón community living in the municipality of Gran Sabana, on the border with Brazil, told Reuters that the urgent needs of the population should overcome any politicization of humanitarian aid.

The Gran Sabana, a plain covered with grbad and huge mountains in the state of Bolívar, in the south of the country, has the only paved road between Venezuela and Brazil.

"We are physically ready, unarmed, to open the border to receive humanitarian aid," said the mayor of La Gran Sabana, Emilio González told Reuters. "It will not paralyze either the Guard or the government, we are ready to wait for help."

Hundreds of Venezuelans organize the eventual distribution of aid

As announced by the President of the National Assembly (AN, Parliament), Juan Guaidó, appointed president on January 23 and recognized by fifty countries, today launched the organization of people interested in working for free in the distribution of food and medicine.

Although the bademblies convened by Guaidó were not registered in the east of Caracas, they took place in other parts of the capital and in several states of the South American country, according to the political parties of the Venezuelan opposition. social networks.

"Today, in all the states of the country that we organize to require the entry of humanitarian aid, it is a great gesture that we will make possible through the union of all Venezuelans and the solidarity of the world, "he said on his Twitter account. he did not have a public appearance during the day.

The chairman of the parliamentary humanitarian aid monitoring committee, Miguel Pizarro, explained that the first batch of donations collected in the Colombian city of Cucuta, on the border with Venezuela, will be used to cope with emergencies.

The member pointed out on Twitter that these donations made by governments and businesses do not constitute foreign interference or interference, but "the opportunity to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people who are at risk of dying because of their". a dictatorship that destroyed the country ". ", in reference to the Chavez government.

The organizing phase of the volunteers, who will work in the service of non-governmental organizations and the Catholic Church, will continue this Sunday without it being known until now the date on which the Parliament, with a majority majority of the opposition, plans to provide this aid. despite the rejection of Maduro.

At the same time, Maduro supporters also held Saturday street acts to reiterate their support for the head of state, said the EFE news agency.