ABC of Spain
The Venezuelan capital woke up yesterday fractured into two parallel realities that collided a few kilometers apart. On one hand, the city center was taken over by a deployment of riot police equipped with helmets, batons, rifles, and shields, ready to stop a march of workers demanding a decent salary. On the other hand, a few blocks away, Chavismo's number two, Diosdado Cabello, led an officialist mobilization where the main slogan was not economic, but a veiled warning about internal loyalty. [...]
TL;DR
- Workers, retirees, and public employees marched in Caracas demanding a decent salary, facing police blockades and repression with tear gas.
- The government announced salary increases conditioned on fiscal collection, which protestors dismissed as mere bonus increments.
- A Chavista mobilization, led by Diosdado Cabello, emphasized loyalty and warned against internal dissent, linking economic hardships to 'imperialist canalla' and sanctions.
- Ten journalists were reported attacked and dispossessed of their equipment during the protests.
- The government faces the dual challenge of containing economic discontent and maintaining internal Chavista discipline.