A brewing standoff at Argentina's embassy in Caracas, where aides to Venezuela's opposition leader are holed up, threatens to further isolate authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro. Patrols of police vehicles have been encircling the embassy located…  | By diplomaticbriefing on July 31, 2024 | A brewing standoff at Argentina's embassy in Caracas, where aides to Venezuela's opposition leader are holed up, threatens to further isolate authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro. Patrols of police vehicles have been encircling the embassy located in a tony southeastern district of Caracas since Maduro's disputed presidential win over challenger Edmundo Gonzalez on Sunday night. The pressure forms part of a widening clampdown on dissent as opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who tapped Gonzalez to run in her place, tries to rally international support to claims that Maduro rigged the vote. Venezuela's government has responded by detaining hundreds of protesters and ordering the diplomatic staff of world leaders that question the victory to leave the country. Envoys from Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Panama, and the Dominican Republic have been given until Friday to leave the country. Machado allies who have taken refuge in the embassy say security forces are now trying to drive them out. "The lights have still been turned off, we are under siege," Pedro Urruchurtu, a senior member of Machado's political party, wrote on X Tuesday evening. "They cut our electric cables, even for the entire street."' (https://www.yahoo.com/news/maduro-risks-regional-rift-standoff-164013166.html) A spokesperson for Argentina's foreign ministry said patrols are currently limited to a single vehicle. | | | |  | You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. | | | | |
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