Maduro Orders Arrest of Rival to Quell Venezuela Dissent
BloombergSEP 2024
Following Maduro's blatant theft of the July 28 presidential election, Venezuela is rapidly transitioning into a totalitarian state. Following the election, which the opposition alliance candidate Edmundo González Urrutia easily won, Maduro's dictatorship immediately accused the US of attempting a coup. To maintain control, Maduro's government has arrested thousands of anti-government protesters and opposition activists with the help of Cuban secret police, Russian Wagner Group mercenaries, and other forces. Venezuela's political crisis threatens the stability of the entire region.
It is no surprise that the US is trying hard to overthrow Nicolás Maduro's socialist government. For almost 25 years, the US has fought to topple the Bolivarian revolution. Despite numerous US coups and assassination attempts, the revolution and Maduro endured. Washington made it clear before the July 28 election that it preferred the opposition candidate, González. The US has been funding political parties, NGOs, and media outlets with one purpose in mind: to oust Maduro and bring Venezuela back into the US sphere of influence.
There is a 51% chance there will be a civil war in Venezuela before 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.