The disputed results of the presidential elections in Venezuelaafter which Nicolas Maduro has been proclaimed re-elected president, they have unleashed Protests in Caracas and various parts of the countrysome of them repressed by the military, which have already resulted in At least one dead, dozens arrested and about twenty soldiers wounded.

The international community, meanwhile, press for the minutes to be made public electoral, while the oppositioninsists that the real winner of the elections is his candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia.

According to the NGO Foro Penal, at least One person has died and 46 have been arrested In the context of these demonstrations, which began on Monday after noon, once the Venezuelan electoral authority proclaimed Maduro presidentwhich has been in power since 2013, with 51.2% of the votes, compared to 44.2% attributed to González Urrutia.

The aforementioned human rights organization has indicated that the fatality The most recent arrests were in the northern state of Yaracuy, with the majority of arrests taking place in Barinas, with 17 arrests, and Anzoátegui, with ten. The rest occurred in the Capital District and Aragua, with six each; and in Zulia, Carabobo, Miranda and Mérida.

This balance is added to at least 23 members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces injuredsome “with firearms”, having been “victims of violent acts”, according to the government. “We will not allow Venezuela to return to the darkness of the years 2014, 2017 and 2019,” said Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino. In addition, the protesters have At least four statues of the late President Hugo Chavez have been torn down in several regions of the country as a sign of rejection.

Own Maduro has denounced “criminal” and “terrorist” acts He blames the opposition for this and has claimed that dozens of people involved in these actions have been arrested. He has also accused the United States of being behind the “fascist” opposition, which he blames for organizing new “escalations of violence.”

The oppositionmeanwhile, claims to have won the elections with more than six million votes for González Urrutia. Anti-Chavez leader María Corina Machado He assures that the opposition has 73% of the minutes issued in the presidential elections, which, he maintains, gave victory to González Urrutia with an “overwhelming” difference.