WEB DESK
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro today called on the armed forces to oppose any coup plotter after a failed military uprising by forces supporting opposition leader Juan Guaido.
Maduro’s call comes after an uprising on Tuesday by a group of military personnel under the leadership of Guaido. But the military leadership ratified their support for the Maduro Government and 25 rebel soldiers sought asylum at the Brazilian Embassy.
Tensions in Venezuela have soared since Guaido, who heads the National Assembly legislature, invoked the constitution to declare himself acting President on January 23, claiming Maduro’s re-election last year was illegitimate. Juan Guaido has been recognized by more than 50 countries as Venezuela’s interim President.