Government of Venezuela is Soft on FARC, Hard on Mayor Barreto

A series of articles published by TalCual in the last two weeks have revealed the grave situation in the city of Guasdualito, Apure state. Through those eye-opening stories, written by Yosselyn Torres, it should be noted that the State is absent in that border region between Venezuela and the city of Arauca in Colombia, although a similar situation has been reported from other sectors. Guerrillas, paramilitary groups and criminal gangs rule Apure’s second-largest city, not the government of Nicolás Maduro. None of its officials in that secluded region of the country have control over them. Neither the National Armed Forces, nor the National Guard, much less the governorship of the state or the mayor’s office. More…