Venezuela Opposition Aims to Take Protest Outside of Caracas

Venezuela’s opposition is looking to build the momentum of protests against President Nicolas Maduro with more demonstrations this week planned outside of the capital, after it said around a million people marched through Caracas on Thursday. Still, it was Maduro’s hostile reception during a walk-about on Margarita Island on Friday evening, when protesters chased him through the Villa Rosa district banging pots and pans, that may give the opposition the biggest boost. “We’re interested in reinforcing what’s happening from Caracas to the rest of the Venezuelan provinces,” opposition alliance secretary Jesus “Chuo” Torrealba said Monday in comments broadcast on the Globovision television network referring to the events planned for Wednesday. “Some are calling it the Villa Rosa effect.” More…