CARACAS, VENEZUELA (LC – SOUTH AMERICA) Opposition leaders have called for new mass protests on Monday, after twelve people were killed in Caracas in three days of street fighting, protests and looting. The latest figures raise the total number of deaths during growing protests to 20, over the past four weeks. What has happened? On March 29th, the Supreme Court of Venezuela issued a ruling that effectively took over the functions of Congress, siding with socialist President Nicolas Maduro against an opposition that won a congressional majority in late 2015. The contempt charge against the opposition party was part of a … Continue reading Venezuela: Chavez’s legacy falls into chaos