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— Congratulations to whoever did this beautiful thing. Maduro was upset with Hugo Chávez's head being treated like trash. Congratulations to the king who did this 👑🤴

🇻🇪🇻🇪⛓🖥 — Nicolás Maduro:

"Answer, coward! Edmundo González Urrutia, are these your protests? You are criminals and terrorists, and we will work to condemn you. Those who did all this have already been captured.

Those who have not been... We have real-time information on everything you are doing, I receive this information on my phone. There is no international law to protect you. For the Venezuelan government, you are not political prisoners."

🇻🇪🇻🇪 — Nicolás Maduro: "This is the ultimate battle between the homeland of Venezuela and the fascist right with the destruction of our country! We are in a spiritual, historical battle and defending the nation comes first."

🇻🇪🇻🇪🤝🇷🇺🇨🇳 — Nicolás Maduro: "We have created a special commission to ensure the security of our social networks, with support from Russia and China, to inhibit attacks, poison, and hatred on our internet. We are working in the National Assembly on an organic law against crimes on social networks. Regulating this sector is our priority."

🇻🇪🇻🇪❌🇺🇳 — Maduro lashed out at the UN High Commissioner, Volker Türk:

"He went out to say what the Americans tell him (...) Either he is very misinformed or he is very malicious, which speaks very poorly of him. He supports a fascist and terrorist coup. I received him in my office... I am ashamed to have received him."

🇺🇸🇺🇸❗️🇻🇪🇻🇪 — Maria Elvira Salazar, U.S. Representative from Florida, stated that the United States may intervene if María Corina Machado or Edmundo González are arrested by the Chavismo:

"If Chavismo touches a hair on María Corina Machado or Edmundo González, the United States will ensure that justice reaches them very soon."

Rep. María Elvira Salazar (@RepMariaSalazar) on 𝕏 🖇

🇷🇺🤝🇻🇪❌🇺🇸 Kremlin Says Venezuela Opposition 'Must Accept' Defeat

The Kremlin on Tuesday said Venezuela's opposition must accept that it lost the presidential election, after protestors took to the streets to challenge official results that showed a victory for Nicolas Maduro.

"We see that the opposition does not want to accept defeat. But we believe it must do so," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Moscow backs Maduro and President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated him on victory.

https://www.barrons.com/news/kremlin-says-venezuela-opposition-must-accept-defeat-0fd4ab9f

@FelipeChannel

🇻🇪🇻🇪⛓ — Regime agents kidnapped Ricardo Estévez, a technician from Vente Venezuela, an opposition party to Nicolás Maduro.

🇻🇪🇻🇪⛓ — ⚠️ BREAKING: Nicolás Maduro's regime has signed the arrest warrant for opposition leader María Corina Machado, according to TN - Todo Noticias

🇻🇪💥 — Intense clashes on Av. Florencio Jiménez in the city of Barquisimeto.

🇲🇽⌛🇻🇪 — Claudia Sheinbaum, president-elect of Mexico, called for "transparency in the results" of the elections in Venezuela and for there to be "no interventionism."

🇧🇷⭐🤡🇻🇪🇻🇪 — The Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commented on the elections in Venezuela: "I am convinced it is a normal process."

"The Electoral Tribunal recognized Maduro as the victor, and the opposition has not yet. So, there is a process. I see the Brazilian press treating it as if it were the Third World War, but there is nothing abnormal.

When the minutes are presented and it is established that the minutes are true, we all have the obligation to recognize the electoral result in Venezuela. (...) Maduro knows perfectly well that the more transparency there is, the more chance he will have to govern Venezuela peacefully."

🇻🇪🇻🇪⛓🖥 — Targeted by protests, Maduro calls for urgency in a bill that criminalizes 'hate crimes' on social networks.

"May the National Assembly take on the entire process of defending Venezuelan public opinion from attacks, hate, and violence in the media and on social networks."

🇨🇱❌🇻🇪 —Chile confirms that the Venezuelan diplomatic corps will leave the country in the "next few hours."

🇧🇷🤡📞🇺🇸 — U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva agreed that the result of the Venezuelan elections represents a critical moment for democracy on the continent; see the full statement below:

➡️ President Joe Biden spoke today with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil to discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues, including the emerging political situation in Venezuela following the July 28 presidential election. President Biden thanked President Lula for his leadership on Venezuela.

➡️ The two leaders agreed on the need for immediate release of full, transparent, and detailed voting data at the polling station level by the Venezuelan electoral authorities. The two leaders shared the perspective that the Venezuelan election outcome represents a critical moment for democracy in the hemisphere, and they pledged to remain in close coordination on the issue.

➡️ The presidents also committed to deepen cooperation between our two countries on accelerating the clean energy transition and to continue advancing the Partnership for Workers’ Rights, which they launched together on the margins of last year’s United Nations General Assembly to empower workers and combat some of the most significant issues facing working people.

Readout of President Joe Biden’s Call with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil 🖇

🇲🇽❗️🌐🇻🇪 — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador states that the OAS's statement on the Venezuelan presidential elections constitutes an act of interference; the OAS affirmed that it seeks transparent results and asked the Venezuelan government not to act with violence.

🇻🇪⚡️💬 — Edmundo González Urrutia comments on the protests and asserts that he was the legitimate winner of the Venezuelan elections:

"Venezuelans have already chosen the path of peace, and it must be respected.

On July 28, millions of us expressed ourselves with our votes, and now we demand that the results be respected. The minutes show us as undisputed winners, and all institutions are called to abide by the decision of the Venezuelan people.

I ask Venezuelans to continue peacefully demanding that the result be respected and that the minutes be published. This victory, which belongs to all of us, will unite and reconcile us as a nation.

The truth is the path to peace."

Edmundo González (@EdmundoGU) on 𝕏 🖇