Venezuela: Maduro ensures that the army maintains …

Page / 12 in Venezuela. From Caracas. The weather has further accelerated in Venezuela. Again, after weeks of tense calm, the right again tried to overthrow her attempt to overthrow Nicolás Maduro. This time, it was a military action that began at 4 am at the La Carlota military base, the main one in Caracas. An action led by a group of about one hundred members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fanb) belonging to the body of the Bolivarian National Guard was registered.

The fact in the military base was controlled in the morning hours. The main point was the appearance on this site of Juan Guaidó with Leopoldo López, leader of the party – the popular will – to which Guaidó belongs – who had escaped his house arrest. Guaidó said in a video posted on his social networks that it was the final phase of what he called "the operation of freedom", launched since April. In his appeal, he claimed to have the support of the Fanb and called down the street.

The coup d'etat benefited from the international public support of the North American government, through its Vice President Mike Pence, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the President Colombian Iván Duque, of the Argentine government, through Chancellor Jorge Faurie, Secretary of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, among others. The Spanish government for its part rejected this violent attempt: "It should be clear that Spain does not support any coup d'etat" military.

With the pbadage of the morning, the center of concentration of the coup d'etat operations moved from the military base – where they managed to shoot down a door but did not enter – at the Altamira distributor, where part of the soldiers raised with stolen tanks came together. the opposition like Guaidó and María Corina Machado, street confrontation groups on the right, as well as protesters in favor of the coup d'etat.

"Most of the targets for the distributor were disappointed – it's a cowardly act, a terrorist and a very small coup attempt … 80% of the soldiers who took part in this call were been deceived, "said Padrino Lopez in a Fanb statement at noon. "We are responsible for all the blood shed by fascist and anti-patriotic leaders," Padrino López said.

President Maduro said: "I have spoken to the commanders of all regions of REDI and ZODI – integral defense – of the country, who have demonstrated their total loyalty to the people, the constitution and the homeland. "The version of Guaidó claiming to have Fanb support was false.

The operation started at dawn did not achieve one of its objectives was to spread from one barracks to another to build a climb to the center of power. With regard to the media effect, the plan has been realized, as well as the creation of a new scenario of violence, destabilization and the construction of an essential hub in Altamira, which should be able to be developed and extended to various locations in the city and country. The latter has not arrived and Caracas, as well as the different states of the country, offers tranquility with a lot of tension. As for Chavismo, I found myself mobilized in front of the Miraflores Palace.

Violent actions have already been presented, such as the one denounced by Padrino López: "I denounce the violent attack of which Colonel Yerzon Jiménez Baez, chief of operations of CZGNB-43, was wounded by a bullet at the level of the neck on the road Francisco Fajarado At the moment of entering the operating room ". At the same time, an unresolved fact was recorded: a tank crushed some protesters.

The right of Altamira showed signs of resumption of the belligerent capacity, parallel to this disorientation in front of an accelerated image, but without real force for major objectives: Guaidó called to mobilize towards the west, that is to say say to the political center, then go back and insist on the authorities. call for mobilization already planned for tomorrow, May 1st. As for the real support on the streets, he did not manage to get bigger because they were taken into account in their climbing plan. In this context, violent actions should take place, as evidenced by the fire of a bus in the vicinity of Altamira and the decision not to withdraw from the streets.

This image of the rushing river with shots and gunshots is a scenario sought by the right, as part of the escalation plan aimed at seeking the break-up of the balance of power or to get a greater ability to win in a difficult time to maintain the expectation generated by Guaidó. Direct support from the United States seals the action. Several countries have spoken out against the coup attempt and support democracy and dialogue, such as the governments of Bolivia, Russia and Iran.