Today’s dramatic developments come ahead of protests against the Maduro presidency planned take place tomorrow.
Juan Guaido has said the protests would be “the largest march in Venezuela’s history” and part of the “definitive phase” of his effort to take office in order to call fresh elections.
In January Guaido, who is the leader of Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly, declared himself Venezuela’s interim president and said Maduro’s re-election in 2018 was illegitimate.
Around 50 countries including the United States have recognized Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president, but Maduro clung on the power since.
Guaido has been traveling outside the capital, Caracas, more and more in recent weeks to try to put pressure on him to step down.
Maduro calls Guaido a US-backed puppet who seeks to oust him in a coup. The government has arrested his top aide, stripped Guaido of his parliamentary immunity and opened multiple probes. It has also barred him from leaving the country, a ban Guaido openly violated earlier this year.
Last week, Guaido said his congressional ally – opposition politician Gilber Caro – had been detained, and that 11 members of his team had been summoned to appear before Venezuela’s Sebin intelligence agency.
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