Venezuela’s Juan Guaido visits Brazil in bid to keep pressure on Maduro
Opposition leader, who will also meet diplomats of countries that have recognised him as interim leader, to discuss crisis with President Bolsonaro
Brasilia/Geneva — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was due to meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as part of a tour of several nations to ratchet up international pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to step down. Guaido in January invoked constitutional provisions to assume an interim presidency, arguing Maduro’s re-election was fraudulent. He has since been recognised by most Western nations — including Brazil — as Venezuela’s rightful leader. The congress chief has organised nationwide protests over the past month while the US has imposed crippling sanctions on Venezuela’s key oil industry and the government officials. Yet Maduro retains control of state institutions, leaving the two sides locked in a stalemate. Guaido will travel to Brasilia for a two-day visit from Bogota, where he attended a meeting with US Vice-President Mike Pence and the regional Lima Group about how to resolve the political and economic crisis in Venezuela. “The interim president of Venezu...
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