Venezuelan News Roundup January 6-8, 2020

[TomSea]

Special Envoy Elliot Abrams did give a press conference in DC, he puts a positive spin on things:


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World News
January 6, 2020 / 1:42 PM / Updated 19 hours ago
U.S. considering more sanctions to ratchet up pressure on Venezuela: special envoy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is looking at additional sanctions to step up pressure on the Venezuelan government, the U.S. special envoy for the country said on Monday, after Venezuela’s ruling Socialist party moved forcefully to install a new head of Congress.

Special envoy Elliott Abrams spoke to reporters at the U.S. State Department a day after armed troops blocked Venezuelan opposition legislators, including their leader Juan Guaido, from entering parliament.

“We are looking at additional sanctions - personal sanctions, economic sanctions - that we think will bring more pressure yet on the regime,” Abrams said.

Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa-idUSKBN1Z51YP

Venezuela opposition leader enters congress amid standoff
by AP News    January 7, 2020

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó made his way into the legislative building on Tuesday following a standoff with security forces.

The opposition leader recognized by the U.S. as Venezuela’s rightful president led lawmakers in singing the national anthem.

Guaidó was initially blocked by dozens of national guardsmen from entering.

Read more at: https://wtmj.com/national/2020/01/07/venezuela-opposition-leader-enters-congress-amid-standoff/

[TomSea]

Videos showing up on twitter, the legislators (deputies) break through to the National Assembly - congress, they really storm the halls if one sees this. Pretty amazing footage.

https://twitter.com/ConflictsW/status/1214568345527173121


More, real action down there, here is when they broke through:

CNW
@ConflictsW
The moment opposition deputies and the press were able to break past the GNB and enter the National Assembly
#Venezuela

https://twitter.com/ConflictsW/status/1214564296195051520

Yes, Juan Guiado made his way to the chair of the legislature and led the delegates-deputies in singing the Venezuelan national anthem:

https://twitter.com/la_patilla/status/1214576624777269249

Some of these reports say he has been sworn in... conflicting reports:

Ana Vanessa Herrero
@AnaVHerrero
#Breaking #Venezuela @jguaido
 was just swore in as interim president of Venezuela

https://twitter.com/AnaVHerrero/status/1214574050128941057

[TomSea]

World News
January 8, 2020 / 2:29 PM / Updated 2 hours ago
Twitter suspends over a dozen Venezuelan government, military accounts

CARACAS (Reuters) - Twitter Inc has suspended more than a dozen accounts associated with Venezuela’s government and military, including the OPEC nation’s oil ministry and the armed forces’ operational command.

Officials criticized the move shortly after the accounts were first suspended on Tuesday, without explanation or any announcement from Twitter. Some of the accounts initially suspended, including those of the central bank and finance ministry, were later restored.

“Alert! People of Venezuela, the oppressive government of the USA blocked the Twitter account for CEOFANB and others,” military commander Remigio Ceballos wrote on Twitter, referring to the Bolivarian Armed Forces’ Strategic Operational command.

More at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-twitter/twitter-suspends-over-a-dozen-venezuelan-government-military-accounts-idUSKBN1Z72SG