Militias are patrolling the streets of Venezuela. Independent journalists have been detained. It’s all part of a crackdown signaling the country’s authoritarian leaders are not relinquishing power, despite the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Elizabeth Dickinson, Latin America Deputy Director for the International Crisis Group in Bogotá, Colombia, speaks with The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler about the implications.
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