These events are a preamble to the massive march dubbed “The Taking of Venezuela” that the opposition is planning to hold today.
The latest attempt at dialogue between the Nicolás Maduro administration and the opposition has failed even before it began.
The political crisis in the country deepened after the administration stacked bureaucratic roadblocks to stall an opposition-led recall referendum to remove Maduro.
The political crisis, made worse by court decisions to nix the recall referendum, threatens to spiral into attacks and counterattacks between the government and the opposition.
Edwin Rojas, a fellow chavista, reminded the room of the Supreme Court ruling in September that held parliament in contempt, invalidating all moves by the National Assembly.
Fuente original: Latin America: Venezuela opposition rejects Vatican’s offer to mediate in talks | In English | EL PAÍS
