Venezuelan Arrests Show Maduro Moving Fast to Snatch Power
- Videos appear to show Lopez, Ledezma being taken away
- Dozens have died during months of protests against Maduro
Torino Economist Says Venezuela Sanctions May Help Maduro
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It took a single day for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to make his authoritarian intentions clear.
About 24 hours after Maduro announced the formation of an assembly that would shoulder aside democratic institutions, security forces hustled away the highest-profile opposition figures from their homes. The crackdown drew international condemnation, shook bond markets and conjured memories of the continent’s earlier era of repressive and deadly politics.