Guaidó’s Deputy Arrested as Maduro Intensifies Crackdown on Venezuelan Opposition

Venezuela’s intelligence agency detained the vice-president of the opposition-run National Assembly on the evening of May 8.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido (R) speaks next to the vice-president of the Venezuelan National Assembly Edgar Zambrano (C) and its former president Henry Ramos Allup (L), in Caracas on March 27, 2019. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images

BOGOTA, Colombia—Venezuela’s intelligence agency detained the vice president of the opposition-run National Assembly on the evening of May 8 as part of a crackdown on those involved in last week’s failed uprising.

Juan Guaidó, president of the National Assembly and leader of the opposition to Nicolás Maduro’s regime, denounced the detention and called for international support. The United States has threatened “consequences” for Maduro and his regime should Guaidó’s deputy be harmed, or not be released immediately.