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I'm not suggesting anything. Sure, it long predates Trump, I was just pointing out that their politics may be very different, their methods are surprisingly similar.

Did someone call him a dictator?

Brazil has the Latin Trump lapdog. They get on very well.

Trump is now threatening Cuba over Cuban support for Venezuela.

Cold?

It is certainly true that the USA has a long track record of financing opposition groups in Latin America - and now they complain that people from countries they've royally screwed with are seeking asylum in the US. In this case, the US now have a lapdog in Brazil with which to influence...

Indeed. But the charges will be much more serious now.

It doesn't look good for Guiado. This may turn out to be a big day for Maduro. Guiado has gambled everything on this move but there doesn't seem to be the swing from the military that he needed. If he doesn't win, Maduro will quickly try to arrest him and the opposition may lose its figurehead...

Quite right. It's not a matter of whether there will be deaths, it's a matter of how many. Especially now that armoured cars are driving into crowds.

Keep half an eye on the goings on in Caracas today as there seems to be a coup attempt going on. If you really dig down, this is also a proxy fight between Russia and the USA. Russia even has troops on the ground in support of Maduro, while the US is in full support of Guaidó and in the past...