from Zero Hedge
Amid threats of violence, opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro flooded the streets of Caracas today (2 million strong) in a major test of their strength and the government’s ability to tolerate growing dissent. However, for a nation that is forced to slaughter stallions for meat, line up for toilet paper, and dying from lack of simple medicines, Reuters reports that there is another destabilizing factor – ultra-violent street gangs are thriving.
As Fox News reports, the Thursday march called the “taking of Caracas” aimed to pressure electoral authorities to allow a recall referendum against Maduro this year.