In today’s Quickcast:
Protests and anger continue in Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of Sunday’s presidential election.
According to two non-governmental organizations, at least four people were killed during the protests on Monday and dozens were arrested.
In South Florida, the group Independent Venezuelan American Citizens is vowing to recognize opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the President-elect. They are calling for a national strike in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba given the circumstances in Caracas right now.
"The main reason is because dictator Nicolas Maduro is tumbling. We have a new president and this is the moment to do a general strike, I think it’s a matter of hours to do the same in these countries," said Ernesto Ackerman, with the Independent Venezuelan American Citizens
Their message for the international community is to recognize Gonzalez’s victory. They said he beat Maduro with 70% of the vote. Meanwhile, Maduro maintains that he won. The message now is to take it a step further
The Assembly of the Cuban Resistance called what’s going on a pivotal moment for Venezuela and the Venezuelan American community in South Florida.
Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart, Maria Elvira Salazar and Carlos Gimenez have sent a letter to the Biden Administration urging them to condemn the fraudulent power grab by Maduro and to reimpose sanctions immediately on the agents of his regime.
Multiple police agencies and a Miami-Dade police special response team were on hand when warrants were served at a Miami Gardens home early Tuesday morning.
Miami police were the lead agency of the operation at the home at 2811 NW 209th Terrace.
Four people who were detained and handcuffed have been released.
Miami police released very little information about what had happened, saying only that the warrants were part of an ongoing investigation.
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