It wasn’t the worst Plan, the Juan Guiadó for making it such a memorable 23. February thought. With the support of international partners, and the largest part of the Venezuelan people, the self – appointed interim President-ton auxiliary wanted to let goods into the country, and, as he again and again announced, in a peaceful way.

In case of success he would have achieved two goals, a humanitarian and a political one. On the one hand, the food, medicines and hygiene items, which are used here, in Venezuela, urgently. On the other hand, Guaidó had decided, most likely, the power struggle to Caracas.

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The autocratic head of state Nicolás Maduro rejects humanitarian aid from abroad, categorically, therefore, went on Saturday, not least the question of who controls the borders and therefore the country. Guiadó (35) put everything on a map, he called for a “day of decision” and promised that the help will arrive “definitely” to Venezuela. His strategy, however, had a weak point: He apparently had no Plan B in case Plan A comes up. This case is now entered.

Apart from some small, perhaps symbolic exceptions, on Saturday, there was no way Through for the aid convoys. Both the Colombian and the Brazilian border locked regime troops loyal to the way. They went with brute force. There were Dead and wounded.

Meeting with Pence in the city of Bogotá

On the Santander bridge between the Colombian city of Cúcuta and the Venezuelan border town of Unreña the situation, as the two trucks caught fire, the car escalated. According to witnesses, Maduros, national reports, guards the cargo doused with gasoline and set on fire. In the Videos, which were widely used in the network, was to see how dozens of desperate people trying to save boxes with food and medicines from the flames. The Colombian government, which had supported Guaidó in his Plan, ordered it to be given to these scenes the withdrawal of the convoys.

Guaidó was noted a certain degree of perplexity, when he came on Saturday night in Cúcuta in front of the cameras. Except for slogans, he had little to offer. Approximately 60 Venezuelan soldiers and national guardsmen had changed in the course of the day, the pages of Maduro seceded – a tiny part of an army, in which there are 1500 generals.

In the coming days it will go for Guaidó now is to go back to Venezuela. He had appeared on Friday, surprisingly, in Colombia. Should not succeed, that would be the end of his meteoric rise, probably rapidly. Allegedly the return to Caracas is scheduled for “Tuesday or Wednesday”. On Monday, he wants to meet in Bogotá with the Latin American foreign Ministers of the Lima group, as well as with US Vice-President Mike Pence, to the other procedures. There will be much to discuss.

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two trucks, which sought to bring Brazil out of humanitarian goods across the border, to be returned to hour-long Blockade by Venezuelan border guards. A supply ship from the Caribbean, U.S. foreign territory Puerto Rico was stung out in the lake, was forced by the Venezuelan Navy on the reverse.

Maduro’s strength is that he has nothing to lose, except his tottering Power. Their own people will leave, and by an Alliance of Colombia, Brazil and the USA, surrounded, he determined to go to the aid of conflict up to the Extreme. According to the authorities in Bogotá were injured on Saturday in the Colombian border 255 Venezuelans and 30 Colombians. On the Brazilian border rights organization Foro Penal died, according to the people at least two people by the shots of the Venezuelan army, including a 14-Year-old.

Tricky situation for Brazil

In the Venezuelan state television, was to see nothing of all this. Since Maduro was dancing with his wife, the Salsa, while on the Santander bridge in front of the eyes of the hungry Venezuelans food burned. At a rally in Caracas, Maduro said the proud winner of the day. The coup against him had failed miserably. His opponent Guaidó he described as a “puppet of US imperialism”.

Where he was going, he broke off the diplomatic relations with the “fascist government of Colombia”. However, under the right-wing conservative government in Bogotá holds no Embassy in Caracas, and does not recognise Maduro.

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Delicate is the situation for Brazil. The ultra-right President Jair Bolsonaro can’t actually afford to cut off all ties to Venezuela, because of the extremely remote Brazilian state of Roraima is not connected to the national power supply network, it draws its power largely from a Venezuelan power plant. Maduro has it in Hand, whether in Roraima, the lights go out.

This also explains why the play otherwise not a threat of violence embarrassed Bolsonaro-government, the scenario of a war conflict more likely, while Juan Guaidó radicalized all of a sudden his rhetoric. So far, he’s always in favour of a peaceful solution. On Saturday night, he waved to the highly controversial position of the USA, what you need to keep in the power struggle with Maduro “all options” open.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 24.02.2019, 20:17 PM