Venezuela: Military support Juan Guaido and release Leopoldo Lopez

Juan Guaidó launched the "final phase of Freedom Operation" surrounded by soldiers and the Venezuelans defy the repression of the regime.

The president in charge of Venezuela, accompanied by the opposition leader Leopoldo López, gave a message to the country. "We are going to the street. National Armed Force continue the deployment until we consolidate the end of the usurpation, which is already irreversible," he said.

The Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo López, released today by related military, was sentenced in September 2015 to almost 14 years in prison for crimes related to an opposition march convened on February 12th, 2014 and which resulted in three deaths.

He remained for more than three years in the military prison of Ramo Verde and since mid-2017 he was under house arrest.

Today, April 30th, López is released by opposition forces and transferred to the La Carlota military base in Caracas.

Brief summary of the facts

06:00 hrs: The interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, affirmed on Twitter that he began the final phase of Operation Libertad "with the main units of the Armed Forces" and summoned the people of Venezuela to the La Carlota air base.

07:20 hrs: The American senator Marco Rubio stated on twitter: "The Maduro regime called for armed groups to take the streets, which is a clear sign that they have lost faith in the military."

11:00 hrs: Juan Guaidó once again expressed on Twitter: "The streets of Venezuela are still filled with people and more people!" All the Venezuelans who are taking to the streets, Brothers, we are making history, the cessation of the usurpation is irreversible. #TodaVenezuelaALaCalle ".

11:04 hrs: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left a message on Twitter: "Brazil stands in solidarity with the long-suffering Venezuelan people enslaved by a dictator supported by the PT, the PSOL and ideological allies." We support the freedom of this sister nation to finally live a true democracy. "

11:55 hrs: Chilean Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero informed that today at 15:30 hrs there will be a meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Lima Group by teleconference to analyze the situation in Venezuela.

12:15 hrs: Juan Guaidó spoke again on Twitter: "We have talked with our allies in the international community and we have their strong support for this irreversible process of change in our country, Operation Libertad began and we will resist until we achieve a free Venezuela #TodaVenezuelaALaCalle ".

"The dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro has done a giant, immeasurable damage to the life of Venezuela and also to the quality of life of Venezuelans and I am convinced that this dictatorship sooner rather than later must end," said Chilean President Sebastian Piñera.

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Que es el TPP-11 ?

El TPP-11 (Trans-Pacific Partnership) es el tratado plurilateral más grande de la región Asia Pacífico, y está formado por 11 países con un mercado de 498 millones de personas equivalentes al 12% del PIB global. Su objetivo es profundizar los lazos comerciales mediante el fomento y la liberalización del flujo de bienes, servicios e inversiones.

El TPP-11 (CCTPP - Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) o Tratado Integral y Progresista de Asociación Transpacífico se inicia el año 2010 y ha requerido muchas negociaciones hasta el año 2015, el cual se firma en Febrero del año 2016. El año 2017 Estados Unidos decide retirarse del tratado y Chile convoca y lidera el proceso para buscar alternativas que permitan seguir adelante con un TPP sin EE.UU. Finalmente se firma el nuevo acuerdo en Marzo del año 2018.

Luego del retiro de Estados Unidos (del TPP-12) los 11 países restantes (Brunei, Chile, Nueva Zelandia, Singapur, Australia, Perú, Malasia, Vietnam, México, Canada y Japón) deciden continuar con este tratado por considerarlo positivo y beneficioso para sus economías y porque era necesario dar una señal de integración y libre comercio contra las medidas proteccionistas de algunos países.

Este tratado se inserta en la política comercial del país que se mantiene durante los últimos 30 años mediante la apertura de nuestra economía al mundo. 

Poner en vigencia este acuerdo reforzaría los buenos resultados que han generado los 26 tratados comerciales que mantenemos con diversas economías del mundo, por lo que en la práctica su implementación no debiera significar grandes cambios o efectos negativos.

Uno de los mitos que actualmente existen es en relación a la industria farmacéutica por lo que es necesario aclarar que no hay ninguna disposición en el TPP que pueda alterar el acceso o tener un impacto en el precio de los medicamentos en nuestro país.

También es necesario destacar que en este acuerdo se ha buscado salvaguardar los intereses de Chile contemplando avanzar en normas de genero, medioambientales y de PYMES.

Este acuerdo es importante para Chile porque a través de todos los Gobiernos de Chile, que han participado en la negociación del Tratado desde el año 2010 a la fecha (Sebastian Piñera y Michelle Bachelet), hemos compartido nuestra convicción por una política exterior de estado, con visión de futuro, que resguarda y protege los intereses del país.

  

Por qué es importante para Chile la aprobación del TPP11 ?

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DIRECON Gobierno de Chile

Senado de Chile

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Jair Bolsonaro will consult Congress about Brazil role if there is an invasion to Venezuela

Brazilian President said that at the moment his country and the United States intend to create fissures in the Venezuelan Army to undermine the support of the military to the dictator Nicolás Maduro and evaluated that deepening the "economic embargo" can pressure the regime "to fall"

President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that if there is a military intervention in Venezuela led by the United States, he will consult the National Defense Council and Congress to decide how Brazil should proceed.

In an interview with local radio station Jovem Pan, Bolsonaro stated that a military action in Venezuela can lead to guerrilla actions and take too much time.

"In the weakness of Maduro is the strength of the dictatorship," the president said, referring to the Armed Forces, when asked about what he intends to do to resolve the deep crisis suffered by Venezuela.

Bolsonaro, who recognizes, like another fifty countries, the head of the Venezuelan Parliament, Juan Guaidó, as the legitimate president of that country, assessed that deepening the "economic embargo" may pressure the Maduro government "to fall".

"We can not let Venezuela become a new Cuba or even a North Korea," said the head of state, in power since January 1st.

He also reiterated that the United States is at the "vanguard" in relation to the measures that must be adopted in Venezuela and commented that the president of that country, Donald Trump, told him during his meeting in the White House that "all the possibilities are on the table", including that of a military intervention.

"What can Brazil do? Let's suppose there is a military invasion there, the decision (to support or not) will be mine, but I will listen to the National Defense Council and then the Brazilian Parliament to make a decision on that issue," he said.

However, the Brazilian president questioned that option because he would not know the duration of this operation, among other factors, and therefore, opted to deepen the "economic embargo" and expect a "fissure in the Army."

"The intention that exists in the US and ours is also that there is a split in the Venezuelan Army, there is no other way because who decides, as I said a long time ago and I was criticized, if a country is in a democracy or dictatorship are the Armed Forces, "he declared.

On the other hand, he affirmed that the plan to try to introduce humanitarian aid across the borders of Brazil and Colombia, "achieved a large part of the objective" because it caused the indigenous to turn against the Maduro Government last February, as well as "part of the population"

"Venezuela can not continue as it is, with the people suffering and with a large part of them fleeing for Colombia or Brazil, we must put an end to that," he said.

Source: Infobae - with information from Reuters and EFE.