Juan Guaidó Defied Nicolás Maduro and Returned to Venezuela

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After his unsuccessful attempt to bring humanitarian aid into Venezuela on February 23, 2019, self-declared Interim President Juan Guaidó went on a trip to visit his regional supporters in Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Ecuador. In doing so, he further defied the ban on leaving the country imposed by the Venezuelan Supreme Court on February 22, when he traveled to Colombia to attend a concert supporting the entry of humanitarian aid that he had promised Venezuelans. Despite threats by President Nicolás Maduro that he would be arrested, Guaidó returned to Caracas on March 4, 2019, where he was met by large crowds of supporters and a troop of foreign diplomats. He immediately called for a strike and a new massive demonstration, to which Maduro responded by calling for his own demonstration to show support for his government. Observers see Guaidó’s reappearance in Venezuela as a direct and dangerous challenge to Maduro, though no one is sure how it will play out.

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