Anti-government protests in Venezuela

Opposition lawmaker Juan Requesens, center, is escorted by his colleague Jose Manuel Olivares, right, after begin injured by alleged pro government supporters as they protest outside of the Ombudsman’s offices in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 3, 2017. A group of opposition lawmakers was attacked by suspected followers of the Government during a demonstration in the center of the capital that left at least one injured Congressman. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A masked anti-government demonstrators attends a protest against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. Opposition members called a demonstration to protest the seating of a special assembly to rewrite the constitution. Observers will be closely watching the turnout as the arrest of several mayors and the opposition’s decision to compete in regional elections despite concerns the election for the constitutional assembly was marred by fraud. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government demonstrators take cover from Venezuelan Bolivarian National guards officers at a protest against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. Opposition members called a demonstration to protest the seating of a special assembly to rewrite the constitution. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government demonstrator is helped by another after being injured during clashes against Venezuelan Bolivarian National guards officers at a protest against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. Opposition members called a demonstration to protest the seating of a special assembly to rewrite the constitution. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An anti-government demonstrator wearing a Russian military hat, and his face covered with a Venezuelan flag, protests the government of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. Venezuelan ruling party chief Diosdado Cabello said the military squashed a “terrorist” attack at a military base on Sunday, shortly after a small group of men dressed in military fatigues released a video declaring themselves in rebellion. (AP Photo/Wil Riera)

Venezuelan General Prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz, third left, is surrounded by loyal employees of the General Prosecutor’s office, as she was barred from entering her office by security forces, outside of the General Prosecutor headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. Security forces surrounded the entrance ahead of a session of the newly-installed constitutional assembly in which the pro-government body is expected to debate the onetime loyalist turned arch critic’s removal. (AP Photo/Wil Riera)

A statue of Venezuelan hero Simon Bolivar with a mask made with the Venezuelan flag is seen at Chacao square in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. The head of Venezuela’s opposition-controlled congress made an emotional plea for opponents of President Maduro to remain mobilized on the streets to capitalize growing international pressure on the embattled socialist. (AP Photo/Wil Riera)

A government supporter dressed in a military uniform joins others outside the National Assembly as delegates of the new constitutional assembly are sworn-in, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is heading toward a showdown with his political foes, after seating a loyalist assembly that will rewrite the country’s constitution and hold powers that override all other government branches. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An anti-government demonstrator whacks a a wall to release pieces of concrete to throw at Venezuelan Bolivarian National Police, during a protest against the installation of a constitutional assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Defying criticism from Washington to the Vatican, Venezuela’s ruling party on Friday installed a new super assembly that supporters promise will pacify the country and critics fear will be a tool for imposing dictatorship. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government demonstrators hold candles during a vigil in honor of those who have been killed during clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 31, 2017. Many analysts believe Sunday’s vote for a newly elected assembly that will rewrite Venezuela’s constitution will catalyze yet more disturbances in a country that has seen four months of street protests in which at least 125 people have died. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A poster that shows some of Venezuela’s opposition leaders holding a sign with a message that reads in Spanish: “that constituent assembly will not pass” is displayed on a wall near Altamira Square in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, July 28, 2017. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has provoked international criticism and enraged his political opponents by pushing for a special assembly to rewrite the nation’s constitution. Pictured in the poster are Henrique Capriles, left, Lilian Tintori, second left, Maria Corina Machado, second right, and National Assembly President Julio Borges, right. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government demonstrators attend a vigil in honor of those who have been killed during clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 31, 2017. Many analysts believe Sunday’s vote for a newly elected assembly that will rewrite Venezuela’s constitution will catalyze yet more disturbances in a country that has seen four months of street protests in which at least 125 people have died. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelan Bolivarian National police move away from the flames after an explosion at Altamira square during clashes against anti-government demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, July 30, 2017. The explosion injured several officers and damaged several of their motorcycles. The officers were then seen throwing several privately owned motorcycles into the remaining fire in reprisal. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An anti-government demonstrator and her daughter wrapped in the Venezuelan flag walk on an empty street in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, July 30, 2017. Venezuelans appear to be abstaining in massive numbers in a show of silent protest against a vote to select a constitutional assembly giving the government virtually unlimited powers. Across the capital on Sunday, dozens of polling places were empty or had a few dozens or hundreds of people outside, orders of magnitude less than the turnout in recent elections. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Pedestrians walk past a graffiti that reads in Spanish “Constituent Assembly Fraud,” in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, July 30, 2017. Venezuelans appear to be abstaining in massive numbers in a show of silent protest against a vote to select a constitutional assembly giving the government virtually unlimited powers. Across the capital on Sunday, dozens of polling places were empty or had a few dozens or hundreds of people outside, orders of magnitude less than the turnout in recent elections. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Privately owned motorcycles burn after an explosion at Altamira square during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, July 30, 2017. The explosion injured several officers and damaged several of their motorcycles. The officers were then seen throwing the privately owned motorcycles into the remaining fire in reprisal. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez holds a Venezuelan national flag as he greets supporters outside his home in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 8, 2017. Lopez was released from prison and placed under house arrest Saturday after more than three years in military lockup. Climbing atop a wall, Lopez briefly greeted a few dozen supporters gathered outside home. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Residents of Petare neighborhood walk near a barricade made by anti-government demonstrators to protest against President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to rewrite the constitution in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 29, 2017. Despite four months of deadly protests and the threat of U.S. sanctions, Venezuela on Saturday found itself 24 hours away from a consolidation of government power that appeared certain to drag the OPEC nation deeper into a crisis that has entire neighborhoods battling police and paramilitaries while the poor root for scraps in piles of trash. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A man who is a resident of Petare neighborhood crosses through a barricade set up by demonstrators to protest against President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to rewrite the constitution in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 29, 2017. Despite four months of deadly protests and the threat of U.S. sanctions, Venezuela on Saturday found itself 24 hours away from a consolidation of government power that appeared certain to drag the OPEC nation deeper into a crisis that has entire neighborhoods battling police and paramilitaries while the poor root for scraps in piles of trash. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Bolivarian National Guards fire rubber bullets as they advance on anti-government demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, July 28, 2017, two days before the vote to begin the rewriting of Venezuela’s constitution. Protesters say the election of a constitutional assembly will allow President Nicolas Maduro to eliminate democratic checks and balances and install an authoritarian single-party system. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Bolivarian National Guards detain an anti-government demonstrator during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, July 28, 2017, two days before the vote to begin the rewriting of Venezuela’s constitution. Protesters say the election of a constitutional assembly will allow President Nicolas Maduro to eliminate democratic checks and balances and install an authoritarian single-party system. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Bolivarian National Guards charge on anti-government demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, July 28, 2017, two days before the vote to begin the rewriting of Venezuela’s constitution. Protesters say the election of a constitutional assembly will allow President Nicolas Maduro to eliminate democratic checks and balances and install an authoritarian single-party system. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A man navigates his motorbike through a barricade set up by demonstrators on the second day of a 48-hour general strike in protest of government plans to rewrite the constitution, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 27, 2017. Venezuela is less than three days from a vote that would start the process of rewriting its constitution by electing members of a special assembly to reshape the charter. The opposition is boycotting the vote, saying election rules were rigged to guarantee President Nicolas Maduro a majority in the constitutional assembly. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A man holds up a poster that reads in Spanish: “Constituent Assembly - Imposed on us, Empty and It perpetuates more poverty” at a barricade set up by demonstrators on the second day of a 48-hour general strike in protest of government plans to rewrite the constitution, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 27, 2017. Venezuela is less than three days from a vote that would start the process of rewriting its constitution by electing members of a special assembly to reshape the charter. The opposition is boycotting the vote, saying election rules were rigged to guarantee President Nicolas Maduro a majority in the constitutional assembly. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A demonstrator dressed as Venezuelan independence hero Simon Bolivar waves a national flag during a tribute to those killed during protests against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 24, 2017. The opposition is staging daily protests days before President Maduro launches the rewriting of the country’s constitution. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A pedestrian walks past a barricade set up by demonstrators during a 48-hour general strike beginning Wednesday in protest of President Nicolas Maduro’s plans to rewrite the constitution, at the Petare neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. The United States and 12 other regional nations are urging Venezuela’s president to suspend the election of a national assembly to rewrite the country’s constitution amid political unrest. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Wuilly Arteaga plays his violin during clashes against Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard officers on the first day of a 48-hour general strike in protest of government plans to rewrite the constitution, in the Bello Campo neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. President Nicolas Maduro is promoting the constitution rewrite as a means of resolving Venezuela’s political standoff and economic crisis, but opposition leaders are boycotting it. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government protesters run from advancing Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard officers on the first day of a 48-hour general strike in protest of government plans to rewrite the constitution, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. President Nicolas Maduro is promoting the constitution rewrite as a means of resolving Venezuela’s political standoff and economic crisis, but opposition leaders are boycotting it. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Pedestrians walk past a barricade set up by demonstrators during a 48-hour general strike beginning Wednesday in protest of government plans of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro to rewrite the constitution, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez called on Venezuelans to support the general strike, in his first direct public message since being released from prison to house arrest. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A demonstrator wearing a mask adorned with rosaries stands near a barricade during a 48-hour general strike beginning Wednesday in protest of government plans to rewrite the constitution in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. President Nicolas Maduro is promoting the constitution rewrite as a means of resolving Venezuela’s political standoff and economic crisis, but opposition leaders are boycotting it. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An anti-government protester screams at security forces blocking a march to the Supreme Court to oppose President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to rewrite the constitution, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 22, 2017. Venezuelan authorities have routinely responded with tear gas and rubber bullets to nearly four months of street protests, during which at least 97 people have died in the unrest(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A Bolivarian National Guard officer fires tear gas canister aimed at anti-government protesters marching to the Supreme Court to support new magistrates named to the government-dominated Supreme Court by opposition-led led National Assembly, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government protesters face-off with security forces blocking them from marching to the Supreme Court to support new magistrates named to the government-dominated Supreme Court by opposition-led led National Assembly, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 22, 2017. Thousands attempted to march toward the embattled nation’s Supreme Court in an escalating push to stop President Nicolas Maduro from proceeding with his plans to rewrite the constitution. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An anti-government protester holds a homemade shield brandished with photos of President Nicolas Maduro, government officials and a gun sight, during clashes with security forces blocking a march to the Supreme Court, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 22, 2017. Protesters rallied Saturday in the Venezuelan capital for a march toward the embattled nation’s Supreme Court, opposing Maduro’s plan to rewrite the constitution. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government protester wearing a gorilla mask takes part in a march to the Supreme Court to support new magistrates named to the government-dominated Supreme Court by opposition-led led National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government protesters carry a man injured during clashes with security forces blocking a march to the Supreme Court to support new magistrates named to the government-dominated Supreme Court by opposition-led led National Assembly, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 22, 2017.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A car is engulfed in flames, set on fire by anti-government demonstrations during clashes with National Guards in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his opponents faced a crucial showdown Thursday as the country’s opposition called for a 24-hour national strike. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An anti-government demonstrator jumps on a car that later was burned during clashes with National Guards in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his opponents faced a crucial showdown Thursday as the country’s opposition called for a 24-hour national strike. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A National Guard points his weapon during clashes with anti-government demonstrations in the streets of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his opponents faced a crucial showdown Thursday as the country’s opposition called for a 24-hour national strike. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Demonstrators walk amid tear gas fired by Bolivarian National Guards during clashes in the El Hatillo neighborhood on the outskirts of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his opponents face a crucial showdown Thursday as the country’s opposition calls a 24-hour national strike. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government demonstrators block a street during clashes with National Guards in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his opponents faced a crucial showdown Thursday as the country’s opposition called for a 24-hour national strike. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Devalued Bolivar bank notes taped together serve as makeshift rope at a roadblock set up by anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Large swaths of Venezuela’s capital was silent Thursday as opponents of President Nicolas Maduro called a major national strike as an expression of disapproval of his plan to convene a constitutional assembly that would reshape the Venezuelan system to consolidate the ruling party’s power over the few institutions that remain outside its control. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A woman wheels herself across a street littered with metro tickets near a roadblock set up by anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his opponents face a crucial showdown Thursday as the country’s opposition calls a 24-hour national strike. The country’s largest business group, Fedecamaras, has cautiously avoided full endorsement of the strike, but its members have told employees that they won’t be punished for coming to work. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An injured anti-government protester is removed from clashes with security forces, during a call by the opposition to block roads for 10 hours in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 10, 2017. Opposition protests demanding new elections and decrying triple-digit inflation, food shortages and worsening crime continue as President Nicolas Maduro pushes forward with his plan to draft a new constitution. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An woman sits with her dog on a couch placed in the middle of the street during a call by the opposition to block roads for 10 hours in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 10, 2017. Opposition protests demanding new elections and decrying triple-digit inflation, food shortages and worsening crime continue as President Nicolas Maduro pushes forward with his plan to draft a new constitution. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Demonstrators hold a poster with the image of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez as they shout anti-government slogans during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, July 9, 2017. Opposition demonstrators are commemorating 100 days of continued street protests and celebrating that opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was released from prison and sent home under house arrest. The text written on the demonstrators hands read in Spanish “Day 100" and “Maduro out,” In reference to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez holds a Venezuelan national flag as he greets supporters outside his home in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 8, 2017. Lopez was released from prison and placed under house arrest Saturday after more than three years in military lockup. Climbing atop a wall, Lopez briefly greeted a few dozen supporters gathered outside home. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An anti-government demonstrator is seen behind a Venezuelan national flag during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, July 9, 2017. Opposition demonstrators are commemorating 100 days of continued street protests and celebrating that opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was released from prison and sent home under house arrest. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A protester taking part in an anti-government march to the Supreme Court is detained and driven away by Bolivarian National Guard soldiers in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Opposition protests demanding new elections and decrying triple-digit inflation, food shortages and worsening crime continue as President Nicolas Maduro pushes forward with his plan to draft a new constitution. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A youth has his face rinsed from the effects of tear gas after security forces lobbed tear gas at demonstrators sheltering inside a shopping mall during a protest march in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 6, 2017. The demonstrators were marching towards the supreme court when they were intercepted by authorities. Opposition protests demanding new elections and decrying triple-digit inflation, food shortages and worsening crime continue as President Nicolas Maduro pushes forward with his plan to draft a new constitution. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government demonstrators take shelter in a mall as security forces fire tear gas into it and block their march to the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Opposition protests demanding new elections and decrying triple-digit inflation, food shortages and worsening crime continue as President Nicolas Maduro pushes forward with his plan to draft a new constitution. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An anti-government protester lobs a homemade petrol bomb at security forces launching tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters marching to the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Opposition protests demanding new elections and decrying triple-digit inflation, food shortages and worsening crime continue as President Nicolas Maduro pushes forward with his plan to draft a new constitution. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A young woman plays her clarinet, in the midst of clashes between anti-government demonstrators and security forces, during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Opposition protests demanding new elections and decrying triple-digit inflation, food shortages and worsening crime continue as President Nicolas Maduro pushes forward with his plan to draft a new constitution. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An anti-government protester wearing a Batman-like mask, poses for a photo at a blockade set up by protesters, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Opposition protests demanding new elections and decrying triple-digit inflation, food shortages and worsening crime continue as President Nicolas Maduro pushes forward with his plan to draft a new constitution. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A bodyguard watches over opposition lawmaker Americo De Grazia who was injured in a melee with pro-government militia members who tried to force their way into the National Assembly during a special session coinciding with Venezuela’s independence day, in Caracas, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. Several lawmakers were injured in the attack. De Grazia was taken in a stretcher to an ambulance suffering from convulsions, said a fellow lawmaker. (AP Photos/Fernando Llano)

Dozens of government supporters set up a picket outside the National Assembly, heckling lawmakers during a special session coinciding with Venezuela’s independence day, in Caracas, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. Wielding wooden sticks and metal bars the group eventually stormed congress and began attacking opposition lawmakers. (AP Photos/Fernando Llano)

A masked men kicks at opposition lawmaker Franco Casella in a melee with pro-government militias who tried to forced their way into the National Assembly during a special session coinciding with Venezuela’s independence day, in Caracas, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. At least five lawmakers were injured in the attack. (AP Photos/Fernando Llano)

Opposition lawmakers brawl with pro-government militias who are trying to force their way into the National Assembly during a special session coinciding with Venezuela’s independence day, in Caracas, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. At least five lawmakers were injured in the attack. Despite the violence, lawmakers later approved a plan by the opposition to hold a symbolic referendum July 16 to give voters the chance to reject President Nicolas Maduro’s plans to draft a new political charter. (AP Photos/Fernando Llano)

Medics help a child that was overcome by tear gas during protests in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 1, 2017. Demonstrators are taking the the streets after three months of continued protests that has seen the country’s chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega barred from leaving the country and her bank accounts frozen, by the Supreme Court following her mounting criticisms of President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government demonstrators protest with a sign that reads in Spanih “Democracy Now. Peaceful Protest” in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 1, 2017. Demonstrators are taking the the streets after three months of continued protests that has left dozens dead and seen the country’s chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega barred from leaving the country and her bank accounts frozen, by the Supreme Court following her mounting criticisms of President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A medic carries a child to safety after he was affected by tear gas during protests in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 1, 2017. Demonstrators are taking the the streets after three months of continued protests that has seen the country’s chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega barred from leaving the country and her bank accounts frozen, by the Supreme Court following her mounting criticisms of President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A masked demonstrator stands in front of a smoking pile of burning trash, used as a street barricade, during anti-government protests in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 29, 2017. Venezuela’s renegade chief prosecutor charged the former head of the country’s national guard Thursday with systemically violating human rights during three months of anti-government protests that have left nearly 80 people dead. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Bank employees shout slogans against Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro and the police during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. The last 24 hours in Venezuela have been volatile, beginning with widespread looting in the coastal city of Maracay on Monday night and continued Tuesday with police helicopter firing on Venezuela’s Supreme Court and Interior Ministry while opposition lawmakers scuffled with security forces assigned to protect the National Assembly.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A masked protester stands near a burning barricade in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. The last 24 hours in Venezuela have been volatile, beginning with widespread looting in the coastal city of Maracay on Monday night and continued Tuesday with a police helicopter firing on Venezuela’s Supreme Court and Interior Ministry while opposition lawmakers scuffled with security forces assigned to protect the National Assembly. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An anti-government protester aims a mortar containing a firework in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. The last 24 hours in Venezuela have been volatile, beginning with widespread looting in the coastal city of Maracay on Monday night and continued Tuesday with a police helicopter firing on Venezuela’s Supreme Court and Interior Ministry while opposition lawmakers scuffled with security forces assigned to protect the National Assembly. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government protesters begin gathering at Altamira Plaza, defaced with messages that read in Spanish; “We’re hungry. Maduro Dictator,” in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, June 26, 2017. More than 70 people have been killed during almost 90 days of protests seeking President Nicolas Maduro’s removal. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A man wears a piece of tape over his mouth with a message that reads in Spanish; “No more censorship” during a protest march against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro’s government and also to commemorate the country’s Day of the Journalist, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Protests against Maduro’s government have been regularly held in Caracas over the last three months. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Retired Bolivarian National Guard Major Carlos Almeida raises his old military uniform on a stick as he protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, June 24, 2017. Almeida, retired for 10 years, said he’s deeply disappointed with National Guard soldiers’ actions toward demonstrators who are asking for restraint from security forces after more than 70 people have been killed in almost three months of protests seeking President Nicolas Maduro’s removal. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A youth wearing a mask and rosary stands near a burning barricade set up by anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, June 26, 2017. More than 70 people have been killed during almost 90 days of protests seeking President Nicolas Maduro’s removal. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Demonstrators clash with authorities, on the fence of La Carlota Air Base in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, June 24, 2017. Demonstrators took to the streets asking restraint from security forces after more than 70 people have been killed during almost 90 days of protests seeking President Nicolas Maduro’s removal. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A demonstrator cries during a protest on the Francisco Fajardo highway, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, June 24, 2017. Demonstrators took to the streets asking restraint from security forces after more than 70 people have been killed during almost 90 days of protests seeking President Nicolas Maduro’s removal. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Two demonstrators chat as they sit on a discarded wicker sofa during street protests in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, June 24, 2017. Demonstrators took to the streets asking restraint from security forces after more than 70 people have been killed during almost 90 days of protests seeking President Nicolas Maduro’s removal. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, center right, and his wife Cilia Florez, center left, pose for photos during Army Day celebrations at Fuerte Tiuna, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, June 24, 2017. Maduro joined the army celebrations as thousands marched in the streets of the capital to demand restraint from government security forces after more than 70 people have been killed during almost 90 days of protests seeking his removal. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A demonstrator wraps his body with rug scraps in anticipation that security forces fire pellets, during an anti-government protest, on the Francisco Fajardo highway outside La Carlota Air Base in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 23, 2017. More than 70 people have been killed during almost 90 days of protests seeking President Nicolas Maduro’s removal. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A demonstrator with “No More Deaths” written in Spanish on her hands joins a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, June 24, 2017. Demonstrators took to the streets asking restraint from security forces after more than 70 people have been killed during almost 90 days of protests seeking President Nicolas Maduro’s removal. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Demonstrators fly a Venezuelan national flag from the fence of La Carlota Air Base during a protest on the Francisco Fajardo highway, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, June 24, 2017. Demonstrators took to the streets asking restraint from security forces after more than 70 people have been killed during almost 90 days of protests seeking President Nicolas Maduro’s removal. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A demonstrator is carried away by others after being injured during protests in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, June 24, 2017. Demonstrators took to the streets asking restraint from security forces after more than 70 people have been killed during almost 90 days of protests seeking President Nicolas Maduro’s removal. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Demonstrators run from advancing security forces who prevented the demonstrators from marching to the office of Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz to show support for the one-time government loyalist, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 22, 2017. Venezuela’s Supreme Court cleared the way for the prosecution of the country’s chief prosecutor, who became a surprise hero to the opposition after breaking ranks with the government of President Nicolas Maduro over his efforts to concentrate power. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Police advance on demonstrators who were blocked from marching to the office of Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz to show support for the one-time government loyalist, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 22, 2017. Venezuela’s Supreme Court cleared the way for the prosecution of the country’s chief prosecutor, who became a surprise hero to the opposition after breaking ranks with the government of President Nicolas Maduro over his efforts to concentrate power. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A woman adds a Powerful Hand prayer card to the makeshift memorial created on the spot a student was killed during clashes between anti-government protesters and Bolivarian National Guard officers, during a vigil in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. The 17-year-old student was shot dead on Monday the Public Prosecutor’s Office said, bringing the death toll to 72 in two months of demonstrations against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A man wearing a Venezuelan tricolor flag jacket kneels in prayer during a vigil to mourn a student who was killed during clashes between anti-government protesters and Bolivarian National Guard officers, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. The 17-year-old student was shot dead on Monday the Public Prosecutor’s Office said, bringing the death toll to 72 in two months of demonstrations against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Police officers detain an anti-government demonstrator in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, June 19, 2017. Nearly 70 people have died, hundreds more have been injured and thousands have been detained in months of almost daily protests demanding new elections as the nation battles triple-digit inflation, crippling food and medical shortages and rising crime. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government demonstrators face off with security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, June 19, 2017. Nearly 70 people have died, hundreds more have been injured and thousands have been detained in months of almost daily protests against President Nicolas Maduro as the nation battles triple-digit inflation, crippling food and medical shortages and rising crime. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An anti-government demonstrator slips during clashes with security forces along a highway in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, June 19, 2017. Nearly 70 people have died, hundreds more have been injured and thousands have been detained in months of almost daily protests demanding new elections as the nation battles triple-digit inflation, crippling food and medical shortages and rising crime. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A government supporter holds a political button featuring Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez, and a copy of the National Constitution, as she shouts insults against Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz outside the prosecutor’s office, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, June 19, 2017. Foreign ministers gathering in Mexico from across the Americas are expected to discuss the ongoing political crisis in Venezuela. Nearly 70 people have died, hundreds more have been injured and thousands have been detained in months of protests in the South American nation. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An opponent of President Nicolas Maduro with a rodent on his shoulder takes part in a rally to protest censorship of the press and a government proposal to regulate social networks in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 9, 2017. The protest movement against President Nicolas Maduro has claimed more than 60 lives as it enters its third month. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An anti-government protester paints graffiti that reads in Spanish “Dicatorship” at a highway overpass in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 9, 2017. The protest movement against President Nicolas Maduro has claimed more than 60 lives as it enters its third month. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Holding a rosary, an anti-government protesters smokes during a rally to the National Commission of Telecommunications to protest the government censorship of the press and a proposal to regulate the use of social networks in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 9, 2017. The protest movement against President Nicolas Maduro has claimed more than 60 lives as it enters its third month. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Residents not involved in the protests cover their faces to protect themselves from tear gas, as they cross the street during clashes between security forces and anti-government demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 7, 2017. The protest movement has claimed more than 60 lives as it enters its third month. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A demonstrator takes cover behind a home made shield decorated with an image of Jesus during clashes with security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Venezuela’s defense minister is urging the country’s national guardsmen to refrain from using excessive force as they confront protesters after more than two months of anti-government demonstrations. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A demonstrator wearing a balaclava, a helmet and a rosary looks on during clashes between security forces and anti-government demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Nearly 70 people have died in the political unrest, which has seen hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans take to the streets demanding new elections. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A woman affected by tear gas, fired by security forces, is carried away during a 12-hour national sit-in, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, June 5, 2017. Her sign reads in Spanish “Bombs. Not food. Yes, hunger advances.” Anti-government protesters shut down main roads to demand new presidential elections after the release of a video in which jailed Venezuela opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez expressed support for the movement. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A street mural depicts an anti-government protester, during a 12-hour national opposition sit-in, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, June 5, 2017. Protesters took to the streets again, shutting down main roads to demand new presidential elections after the release of a video in which jailed Venezuela opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez expressed support for the movement. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An anti-government protester writes the Spanish message “Maduro assassin,” referring to President Nicolas Maduro, during a 12-hour national sit-in, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, June 5, 2017. Anti-government protesters shut down main roads to demand new presidential elections after the release of a video in which jailed Venezuela opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez expressed support for the movement. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Seen through a shield, anti-government protesters approach a main road, where security forces are gathered, during a 12-hour national sit-in, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, June 5, 2017. Anti-government protesters shut down main roads to demand new presidential elections after the release of a video in which jailed Venezuela opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez expressed support for the movement. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Green cross volunteers evacuate an injured demonstrator on a motorcycle during a march against hunger in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, June 3, 2017. Hundreds of Venezuelans marched to demand that the government remedy the severe shortages and high costs of basic foods such as milk, cornmeal , oil, sugar, rice, eggs, among others. The march was suppressed by agents of the National Guard.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Protesters help a woman who was affected by tear gas during a march against hunger in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, June 3, 2017. In Venezuela, where eating is a daily odyssey for most families, hundreds of Venezuelans were planning a 8-mile run to demand that the government remedy the severe shortages and high costs of basic foods such as milk, cornmeal , Oil, sugar, rice, eggs, among others. The march was suppressed by agents of the National Guard.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela Lawmaker Richard Blanco is hit with pepper spray in the face during a march against hunger in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, June 3, 2017. In Venezuela, where eating is a daily odyssey for most families, hundreds of Venezuelans were planning a 8-mile run to demand that the government remedy the severe shortages and high costs of basic foods such as milk, cornmeal , Oil, sugar, rice, eggs, among others. The march was suppressed by agents of the National Guard. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Fireworks launched by anti-government demonstrators explode next to government security forces during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protests have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Wuilly Arteaga plays his violin prior clashes with government forces at a march against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protests have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An anti-government protester aims a sling shot as others take cover behind an overpass wall covered by the Spanish word “Dictatorship” during clashes with security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protests have left dozens dead in the last two months as the opposition protests for immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A demonstrator wears a dog face mask prior a march against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protests have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Demonstrators march against the government of Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protests have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Demonstrators fire a home made mortar against government security forces during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protests have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Demonstrators use shields decorated with religious motifs and the colors of Venezuela’s national flag prior clashing with government forces on a highway during a march against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protests have left dozens dead in the last two months as the opposition demands immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Demonstrators run across the highway during clashes with government forces at a march against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protests have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A demonstrator wearing baseball catchers’ gear takes cover behind a highway median during clashes with government forces at a march against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protests have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Government security forces and anti-government demonstrators face off during protests in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protests have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A demonstrator holding a rosary prays over a Venezuelan flag prior to a march against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protests have left dozens dead in the last two months as the opposition demands immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A wounded demonstrator y carried away to safety during clashes with security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. As President Nicolas Maduro faces daily protests in the streets he has offered to rewrite the constitution as a way out of the impasse, something the opposition as rejected out of hand. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Masked demonstrators walk carrying a golf club, center, and homemade shield as they join a march against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protests have left dozens dead in the last two months as the opposition demands immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Security forces spray a water canon at opposition protesters marching to the Ombudsman’s Office to protest Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 29, 2017. Protests against Maduro’s government have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A protester injured by a glass marble fired by security forces is carried away as an opposition march against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is blocked from reaching the Ombudsman’s Office in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 29, 2017. Protests against Maduro’s government have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Protesters clash with riot police during a march towards the Ombudsman’s Office in protest of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 29, 2017. Protests against Maduro’s government have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A man carries a weeping boy away from clashes with security forces during a march towards the Ombudsman’s Office to protest Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 29, 2017. Protests against Maduro’s government have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Protesters clash with riot police during a march towards the Ombudsman’s Office in protest of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 29, 2017. Protests against Maduro’s government have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A masked protester displays her country’s colors during the start of a march towards the Ombudsman’s Office in protest of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 29, 2017. Protests against Maduro’s government have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Protesters confront security forces blocking them from marching to the Ombudsman’s Office to protest Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 29, 2017. Protests against Maduro’s government have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Protesters clash with riot police during a march towards the Ombudsman’s Office in protest of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 29, 2017. Protests against Maduro’s government have left dozens dead in the last two months. The opposition wants immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An anti-government protester wearing a face mask has Malox around his eyes to help reduce the sting of tear gas, during clashes with security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 26, 2017. Demonstrators took to the streets in an attempt to spur the armed forces into putting a brake on the repression of protesters. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A protester holds up a Venezuelan flag amid tear gas fired by security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 26, 2017. Anti-government demonstrators took to the streets in an attempt to spur the armed forces into putting a brake on the repression of protesters. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A truck expropriated by protesters and set aflame by them, burns in the background as protesters gather around a traffic barrier eyeing security forces, during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 27, 2017. Security forces used tear gas and water to disperse protesters who were blocking a highway during a march to cite the decade old decision of the late Hugo Chavez to not renew the network license for Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) network. Chavez had refused to renew RCTV’s broadcast license, accusing it of “subversive” activities and of backing a 2002 coup against him. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A protester uses a plastic bottle as a gas mask during an anti-government march in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 26, 2017. Venezuelans took to the streets in an attempt to spur the armed forces into putting a brake on the repression of protesters. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A woman with her face painted in the colors of Venezuela’s national flag takes part in a march to protest the decade old decision of the late Hugo Chavez to not renew the broadcast license for Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) network, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 27, 2017. RCTV ceased broadcasting at midnight May 27, 2007, and was replaced with a new state-funded channel. Chavez had refused to renew RCTV’s broadcast license, accusing it of “subversive” activities and of backing a 2002 coup against him. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government protesters take over a cargo truck as they clash with security forces blocking their mach from reaching the National Electoral Council headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Demonstrators contend Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government is quickly becoming a full-fledged authoritarian regime, and that his call to rewrite the constitution is one more attempt to consolidate his power. They are also decrying Venezuela’s triple-digit inflation, soaring crime and vast food shortages. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government protesters take over cargo trucks as they clash with security forces blocking their mach from reaching the National Electoral Council headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Demonstrators contend Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government is quickly becoming a full-fledged authoritarian regime, and that his call to rewrite the constitution is one more attempt to consolidate his power. They are also decrying Venezuela’s triple-digit inflation, soaring crime and vast food shortages. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A protester leads others with a shield decorated like Venezuela’s constitution as they confront security forces blocking them from reaching the National Electoral Council headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Demonstrators contend Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government is quickly becoming a full-fledged authoritarian regime, and that his call to rewrite the constitution is one more attempt to consolidate his power. They are also decrying Venezuela’s triple-digit inflation, soaring crime and vast food shortages. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Security forces block anti-government protesters amid tear gas in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Anti-government demonstrators clashed with security forces as they marched to the National Electoral Council after President Nicolas Maduro announced the rules to select delegates to his proposed assembly to rewrite the constitution. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Protesters confront security forces blocking their opposition march from reaching the National Electoral Council headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Demonstrators contend Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government is quickly becoming a full-fledged authoritarian regime, and that his call to rewrite the constitution is one more attempt to consolidate his power. They are also decrying Venezuela’s triple-digit inflation, soaring crime and vast food shortages. The billboard behind reads in Spanish “Where you find the best gift,” and the road sign reads “Reduce speed.” (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A protester aims his flag pole, as if it were a weapon, at security forces blocking an opposition march from reaching the National Electoral Council headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Demonstrators contend Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government is quickly becoming a full-fledged authoritarian regime, and that his call to rewrite the constitution is one more attempt to consolidate his power. They are also decrying Venezuela’s triple-digit inflation, soaring crime and vast food shortages. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government protesters clash with security forces blocking their march with tear gas from reaching the National Electoral Council headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Demonstrators contend Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government is quickly becoming a full-fledged authoritarian regime, and that his call to rewrite the constitution is one more attempt to consolidate his power. They are also decrying Venezuela’s triple-digit inflation, soaring crime and vast food shortages. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A protester’s handmade shield carries a defaced image of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, with the Spanish word “Assassin” as security forces block an opposition march from reaching the National Electoral Council headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Demonstrators contend Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government is quickly becoming a full-fledged authoritarian regime, and that his call to rewrite the constitution is one more attempt to consolidate his power. They are also decrying Venezuela’s triple-digit inflation, soaring crime and vast food shortages. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The Spanish message “Down with the dictatorship” covers a highway wall where security forces block an opposition march from reaching the National Electoral Council headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Demonstrators contend Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government is quickly becoming a full-fledged authoritarian regime, and that his call to rewrite the constitution is one more attempt to consolidate his power. They are also decrying Venezuela’s triple-digit inflation, soaring crime and vast food shortages. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An anti-government protester runs with a box of soap after a cargo truck was taken over by protesters and its contents dumped in the street during clashes with security forces blocking their mach from reaching the National Electoral Council headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Demonstrators contend Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government is quickly becoming a full-fledged authoritarian regime, and that his call to rewrite the constitution is one more attempt to consolidate his power. They are also decrying Venezuela’s triple-digit inflation, soaring crime and vast food shortages. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government protesters take over a cargo truck and remove boxes of soap, which they dumped in the street, during clashes with security forces blocking their mach from reaching the National Electoral Council headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Demonstrators contend Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government is quickly becoming a full-fledged authoritarian regime, and that his call to rewrite the constitution is one more attempt to consolidate his power. They are also decrying Venezuela’s triple-digit inflation, soaring crime and vast food shortages. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An elderly woman with a shield covers her mouth amid tear gas as security forces block an opposition march from reaching the National Electoral Council headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Demonstrators contend Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government is quickly becoming a full-fledged authoritarian regime, and that his call to rewrite the constitution is one more attempt to consolidate his power. They are also decrying Venezuela’s triple-digit inflation, soaring crime and vast food shortages. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An protester uses a homemade shield decorated with a Venezuelan flag and the Spanish word “Faith” as an opposition march is blocked by security forces from reaching the National Electoral Council headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Demonstrators contend Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government is quickly becoming a full-fledged authoritarian regime, and that his call to rewrite the constitution is one more attempt to consolidate his power. They are also decrying Venezuela’s triple-digit inflation, soaring crime and vast food shortages. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A protester retrieves a tear gas canister from security forces blocking an opposition march from reaching the National Electoral Council headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Demonstrators contend Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government is quickly becoming a full-fledged authoritarian regime, and that his call to rewrite the constitution is one more attempt to consolidate his power. They are also decrying Venezuela’s triple-digit inflation, soaring crime and vast food shortages. ((AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Demonstrators, one holding a fire bomb, battle with security forces during an anti-government protest demanding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro open a so-called humanitarian corridor for the delivery of medicine and food aid, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 22, 2017. At least 46 people have died during the two-month anti-government protest movement. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Security forces spray demonstrators with water canons during an anti-government protest demanding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro open a so-called humanitarian corridor for the delivery of medicine and food aid, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 22, 2017. At least 46 people have died during the two-month anti-government protest movement. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Green cross medical volunteers take position during an anti-government protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 22, 2017. The volunteers often risk injury to administer first aid to those injured during the protests that have already claimed the lives of at least 46 people. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Demonstrators return tear gas to security forces at an anti-government protest demanding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro open a so-called humanitarian corridor for the delivery of medicine and food aid, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 22, 2017. At least 46 people have died during the two-month anti-government protest movement. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Demonstrators retreat during clashes with security forces at an anti-government protest demanding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro open a so-called humanitarian corridor for the delivery of medicine and food aid, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 22, 2017. At least 46 people have died during the two-month anti-government protest movement. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government demonstrators temporarily take over a cement truck, before security forces cleared them away, during an anti-government protest demanding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro open a so-called humanitarian corridor for the delivery of medicine and food aid, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 22, 2017. At least 46 people have died during the two-month anti-government protest movement. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government demonstrators, one holding a cooler of popsicles for sale, right, sit on the front of a cement truck they temporarily took over before security forces cleared them away, during an anti-government protest demanding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro open a so-called humanitarian corridor for the delivery of medicine and food aid, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 22, 2017. At least 46 people have died during the two-month anti-government protest movement. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A medical doctor embraces Bolivarian National Guard during an anti-government protest by doctors in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 22, 2017. The doctor was pleading with the Guardsmen not to repress their demonstration, but the water cannon behind them opened up on the demonstration. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Volunteers help a woman who is affected by tear gas during during an anti-government protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 22, 2017. At least 46 people have died during the two-month anti-government protest movement. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

People hold up letters that spell out the Spanish message: “Medicine now” during an anti-government protest demanding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro open a so-called humanitarian corridor for the delivery of medicine and food aid, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 22, 2017. At least 46 people have died during the two-month anti-government protest movement. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A medical professional wears his scrubs during an anti-government protest demanding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro open a so-called humanitarian corridor for the delivery of medicine and food aid, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 22, 2017. At least 46 people have died during the two-month anti-government protest movement. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A demonstrator tries to break free from security forces, who detained him briefly, during an anti-government protest demanding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro open a so-called humanitarian corridor for the delivery of medicine and food aid, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 22, 2017. At least 46 people have died during the two-month anti-government protest movement. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Congressman and Doctor Jose Manuel Olivares yells as he marches with other medial professionals to the Health Ministry, to demand Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro open a so-called humanitarian corridor for the delivery of medicine and food aid, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 22, 2017. At least 46 people have died during the two-month anti-government protest movement. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government protesters unload pallets from a cargo truck they forced to stop along a highway, as they create a barricade in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 22, 2017. At least 46 people have died during the two-month anti-government protest movement. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Protesters are silhouetted in clouds of tear gas launched by government security forces during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 20, 2017. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets again in what has been two months of near-daily street protests. Demonstrators are demanding new elections and blaming President Nicolas Maduro for the nation’s triple-digit inflation, rising crimes and vast food shortages. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A protester wears a message on his torso directed at government security forces that reads in Spanish: “Fight alongside me, do not repress me” during a demonstration by opponents of President Nicolas Maduro who gathered to block a major highway in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 20, 2017. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets again in what has been two months of near-daily street protests. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro gather to block a major highway in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 20, 2017. The anti-government protesters took to the streets again after weeks of unrest have left more than 40 dead. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A protester tries to flee government security forces during a demonstration by opponents of President Nicolas Maduro who gathered to block a major highway in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 20, 2017. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets again in what has been two months of near-daily street protests. Demonstrators are demanding new elections and blaming Maduro for the nation’s triple-digit inflation, rising crimes and vast food shortages. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro gather to block a major highway in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 20, 2017. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets again in what has been two months of near-daily street protests. Demonstrators are demanding new elections and blaming Maduro for the nation’s triple-digit inflation, rising crimes and vast food shortages. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A masked protester holds a placard that reads in Spanish: “Liberty” during clashes with government security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 20, 2017. Tens of thousands took to the streets again in what has been two months of near-daily street protests. Demonstrators are demanding new elections and blaming President Nicolas Maduro for the nation’s triple-digit inflation, rising crimes and vast food shortages. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A water canon sprays government protesters trying to reach the Interior Ministry, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, May 18, 2017. The protest in Caracas comes after a tumultuous 24 hours of looting and protests in the western state of Tachira that led the government to send in troop reinforcements, and after almost two months of unrest nationwide in which more than 40 people have been killed. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government protesters use homemade shields to protect themselves from tear gas fired by security forces blocking them from reaching the Interior Ministry, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, May 18, 2017. The blue shield at center is fashioned in the likeness of the cover of Venezuela’s constitution. The protest in Caracas comes after almost two months of unrest nationwide in which more than 40 people have been killed. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An anti-government protester wearing a mask depicting the Monster Inc. character Sulley drives a motorbike through a barricade set up by fellow protesters, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, May 18, 2017. The protest in Caracas comes after a tumultuous 24 hours of looting and protests in the western state of Tachira that led the government to send in troop reinforcements. More than 40 people have been killed in almost two months of unrest in Venezuela. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An anti-government protester wearing a Venezuelan flag picks up a tear gas canister fired by security forces trying to disperse an opposition demonstration, blocking it from reaching the Interior Ministry, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, May 18, 2017. The protest in Caracas comes after a tumultuous 24 hours of looting and protests in the western state of Tachira that led the government to send in troop reinforcements, and after almost two months of unrest nationwide in which more than 40 people have been killed. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A demonstrator and boy wearing a helmet and holding a shield, walk on a blocked highway as a barricade burns in the background, during a national sit-in against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 15, 2017. Opposition leaders are demanding immediate presidential elections. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

People gather on a highway for a national sit-in against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 15, 2017. Opposition leaders are demanding immediate presidential elections. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A demonstrator astride her bicycle with her face painted in the Venezuelan national colors, holds a Venezuelan flag during a national sit-in against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 15, 2017. Opposition leaders are demanding immediate presidential elections. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Signs featuring various iconic figures block the highway during a national sit-in against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 15, 2017. Opposition leaders are demanding immediate presidential elections. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

People place crosses, representing people who have died during the most recent opposition protest movement, on the side of the highway during a national sit-in against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 15, 2017. Opposition leaders are demanding immediate presidential elections. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A man peers from behind his makeshift shield carrying the Spanish messages “For my grandchildren” and “Free Venezuela” on a highway during a national sit-in against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 15, 2017. Opposition leaders are demanding immediate presidential elections. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

People gather on a highway, one waving a Venezuela flag, during an opposition sit-in against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 15, 2017. At left is a make-shift altar featuring an image of folk saint Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A woman lies in the middle of the street covered with the Spanish message “Maduro, resign already” during an opposition sit-in, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 15, 2017. The “sit-in against the dictatorship” is the latest in a month and a half of street demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government protesters play cards on a highway during a national sit-in against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 15, 2017. Opposition leaders are demanding immediate presidential elections. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An anti-government protester wears a mask during a national sit-in against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 15, 2017. Opposition leaders are demanding immediate presidential elections. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A protester wearing goggles and equipped with a piece of metal to serve as a shield, walks past a public transportation bus that spontaneously caught fire when the driver tried to restart the bus, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 13, 2017. The anti-government protest movement that has drawn masses of people into the streets nearly every day since March, continued on Saturday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An anti-government protester kicks at riot police blocking a march of elders against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 12, 2017. The protest billed as the “March of the Grandparents” comes on the heels of six weeks of political unrest that have left some three dozens killed. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Protesters’ handprints and a message that reads in Spanish: “Long live the grandparents, no more repression” canvas iron barriers set up along a highway to block elders from marching to the Ombudsman’s Office in protest of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 12, 2017. The protest billed as the “March of the Grandparents” comes on the heels of six weeks of political unrest that have left some three dozens killed. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A woman holds a handwritten message that reads in Spanish: “Maduro Murderer” during a protest of elderly Venezuelans against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 12, 2017. The protest billed as the “March of the Grandparents” comes on the heels of six weeks of political unrest that have left some three dozens killed. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A police officer looks from behind his riot police shield as he stands with a cordon of police blocking elders from marching to the Ombudsman’s Office in protest of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 12, 2017. The protest billed as the “March of the Grandparents” comes on the heels of six weeks of political unrest that have left some three dozens killed. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Girls cry during a homage to Miguel Castillo at the spot where he died yesterday in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, May 11, 2017. Castillo, 27, was killed during an anti-government protest when security forces dispersed thousands of people marching to the Supreme Court to reject a government initiative to rewrite the constitution. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Bolivarian National Guards shield themselves from a jar of fecal matter flying at them, thrown by anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro threw glass jars filled with fecal matter at security forces blocking them from marching to the Supreme Court to protest its decision to gut the opposition-controlled congress of its powers _ a ruling that was quickly rescinded under a barrage of international criticism but that set off weeks of political unrest that have left some three dozens killed. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government protesters work together to aim a giant slingshot holding a glass bottle of fecal matter, at security forces blocking their march from reaching the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro tried to march to the Supreme Court to protest its decision to gut the opposition-controlled congress of its powers _ a ruling that was quickly rescinded under a barrage of international criticism but that set off weeks of political unrest that have left some three dozens killed. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Amid a cloud of tear gas, an anti-government protester covers himself with a shield that reads in Spanish “Freedom,” from jet of water shot from water cannon, during clashes with security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro attempted to march to the Supreme Court to protest its decision to gut the opposition-controlled congress of its powers _ a ruling that was quickly rescinded under a barrage of international criticism but that set off weeks of political unrest that have left some three dozens killed. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An armed member of a pro-government militia, right, stands on a median strip after hassling anti-government protesters attempting to march to the Supreme Court in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro call to march to the Supreme Court to protest its decision to gut the opposition-controlled congress of its powers, a ruling that was quickly rescinded under a barrage of international criticism but that set off more than four weeks of political unrest. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An anti-government protester points a Venezuelan flag at a security forces water canon during an opposition march in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro attempted to march to the Supreme Court to protest its decision to gut the opposition-controlled congress of its powers _ a ruling that was quickly rescinded under a barrage of international criticism but that set off weeks of political unrest that have left some three dozens killed. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An anti-government demonstrator shows a shotgun taken from security forces after clashes broke out at a student march trying to reach the Education Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 8, 2017. The protest movement against President Nicolas Maduro, that has drawn masses of people into the streets nearly every day since March, has left some three dozen dead. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An anti-government demonstrator carries a homemade shield depicting Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro burning the country’s constitution, during a student march trying to reach the Education Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 8, 2017. The protest movement calling on Maduro’s oust has left some three dozen dead since March. Driving the latest outrage is a decree by Maduro to begin the process of rewriting Venezuela’s constitution, which was pushed through in 1999 by his predecessor and mentor, the late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government demonstrators face off with security forces during an opposition march in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 8, 2017. The protest movement against President Nicolas Maduro, that has drawn masses of people into the streets nearly every day since March, has left some three dozen dead. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Bolivarian National Guards block students attempting to march to the Education Ministry amid tear gas in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 8, 2017. The protest movement against President Nicolas Maduro, that has drawn masses of people into the streets nearly every day since March, has left some three dozen dead. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A student plays the violin during an opposition march in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 8, 2017. The protest movement against President Nicolas Maduro, that has drawn masses of people into the streets nearly every day since March, has left some three dozen dead. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government protesters carry a man affected by tear gas launched by security forces against people attempting to march to the Education Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 8, 2017. The protest movement against President Nicolas Maduro, that has drawn masses of people into the streets nearly every day since March, has left some three dozen dead. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Students face off with security forces, using handmade shields, during an opposition march in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 8, 2017. The protest movement against President Nicolas Maduro, that has drawn masses of people into the streets nearly every day since March, has left some three dozen dead. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Students call for the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro during a march in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 8, 2017. The protest movement, that has drawn masses of people into the streets nearly every day since March, has left some three dozen dead. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government protesters take cover from a water canon fired by security forces blocking a student march from reaching the Education Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 8, 2017. The protest movement against President Nicolas Maduro, that has drawn masses of people into the streets nearly every day since March, has left some three dozen dead. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Protesters left messages on the iron barriers set up along a highway to block a women’s march against repression from reaching the Interior Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 6, 2017. Thousands of women wearing white and carrying flowers marched to ask for a stop of repression and to pay tribute to those who were killed in weeks of violent demonstrations calling on President Nicolas Maduro to step down. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An anti-government protester takes part in a women’s march against repression that was blocked from reaching the Interior Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 6, 2017. Thousands of women wearing white and carrying flowers marched to ask for a stop of repression and to pay tribute to those who were killed in weeks of violent demonstrations calling on President Nicolas Maduro to step down. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An anti-government protester holds a sign with a photo of President Nicolas Maduro and a message that reads in Spanish: “Out! Dictator, Foreigner, Communist” during a women’s march against repression in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 6, 2017. Thousands of women wearing white and carrying flowers marched to ask for a stop of repression and to pay tribute to those who were killed in weeks of violent demonstrations calling on President Nicolas Maduro to step down. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government protesters stage a sit-in blocking the Franciso Fajardo highway during a women’s march against repression in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 6, 2017. Thousands of women wearing white and carrying flowers marched to ask for a stop of repression and to pay tribute to those who were killed in weeks of violent demonstrations calling on President Nicolas Maduro to step down. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Students run from tear gas fired by National Police outside the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas, Thursday, May 4, 2017. Students held demonstrations across Caracas Thursday as a two-month-old protest movement that shows no signs of letting up claimed more lives. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government protesters use homemade shields as they face off with security forces blocking their march from reaching the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Driving the latest outrage is a decree by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to begin the process of rewriting Venezuela???s constitution, which was pushed through in 1999 by his predecessor and mentor, the late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An anti-government protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s decree to rewrite the constitution is met with tear gas from the Bolivarian National Guard as they are blocked from reaching the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government protesters burn a Bolivarian National Guard motorbike, as one of them is covered in flames, left, during clashes with security forces blocking their march from reaching the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Driving the latest outrage is a decree by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to begin the process of rewriting Venezuela’s constitution, which was pushed through in 1999 by his predecessor and mentor, the late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A man is aided by fellow anti-government protesters after he was burnt when demonstrators set fire to a Bolivarian National Guard motorbike as security forces block their march from reaching the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Driving the latest outrage is a decree by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to begin the process of rewriting Venezuela???s constitution, which was pushed through in 1999 by his predecessor and mentor, the late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A masked anti-government protester, with a rosary dangling from his wrist, walks away from a Bolivarian National Guard armored vehicle approaching a march against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Thousands of protesters were met with plumes of tear gas just miles from where Maduro delivered a decree kicking off a process to rewrite the troubled nation???s constitution. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Bolivarian National Guards stand on a highway overlooking an anti-government march trying to make its way to the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Driving the latest outrage is a decree by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to begin the process of rewriting Venezuela???s constitution, which was pushed through in 1999 by his predecessor and mentor, the late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A woman rests on a tire at a roadblock set up by residents outside her home in El Hatillo’s municipality near Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Residents blocked streets with trash bags, broken concrete and twisted metal Tuesday to protest the president’s bid to rewrite the constitution amid a deepening political crisis. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A Bolivarian National Guard water cannon puts out a gasoline bomb that fell on an armored vehicle during an opposition May Day march in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 1, 2017. Venezuelans are taking to the streets in dueling anti- and pro-government May Day demonstrations as an intensifying protest movement enters its second month.. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A demonstrator aims a fire bomb during an opposition May Day march in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 1, 2017. Venezuelans are taking to the streets in dueling anti- and pro-government May Day demonstrations as an intensifying protest movement enters its second month. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Masked demonstrators take cover during clashes with security forces at an opposition May Day march in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 1, 2017. Venezuelans are taking to the streets in dueling anti- and pro-government May Day demonstrations as an intensifying protest movement enters its second month. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Demonstrators sit on the road, behind a Venezuelan flag, as they block Francisco de Miranda highway after a homage to Juan Pablo Pernalete in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 27, 2017. Pernalete, the latest victim of Venezuela’s unrest, was killed during anti-government protests Wednesday when he was struck by a tear gas canister fired by security forces. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro take cover behind homemade shields during clashes with security forces blocking them from marching to the Ombudsman’s office in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have flooded the streets over the last month to demand an end to Maduro???s presidency. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A protester holds an acrylic shield during clashes with security forces blocking opponents of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Venezuela is threatening to pull out of the Organization of American States as the government???s response to political unrest blamed for 27 deaths in recent weeks draws rebuke from the hemisphere???s major powers. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A couple hold hands at a road block set by anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 24, 2017. Thousands of protesters shut down the capital city’s main highway to express their disgust with the socialist administration of President Nicolas Maduro. Protesters in at least a dozen other cities also staged sit-ins as the protest movement is entering its fourth week. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government protesters block a highway in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 24, 2017. Opponents to President Nicolas Maduro shut down main roads around the country as the protest movement against his administration is entering its fourth week. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A protester carries a white flower during a silent protest in homage to the at least 20 people killed in unrest generated after the nation’s Supreme Court stripped congress of its last powers, a decision it later reversed, outside the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 22, 2017. Saturday’s protest is the latest mass gathering in a wave of tumult that has rocked the nation over the last three weeks as demonstrators continue to press for new elections. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An anti-government protester holds a bible in the middle of a cloud of tear gas during a march in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 20, 2017. Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets again, one day after three people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Demonstrators escort a man that was beaten, accused of been a thief, during anti-government protests in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Tens of thousands of opponents of President Nicolas Maduro flooded the streets of Caracas in what’s been dubbed the “mother of all marches” against the embattled socialist president. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Anti-government protesters launch stones with a sling during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Tens of thousands of opponents of President Nicolas Maduro flooded the streets of Caracas in what’s been dubbed the “mother of all marches” against the embattled socialist president. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government demonstrators take cover from advancing Bolivarian Police officers during protests in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro called on Venezuelans to take to the streets in marched against the embattled socialist leader. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A demonstrator wearing a home made teddy bear gasmask to protect himself from tear gas participates in an anti-government protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 13, 2017. Venezuela officials are confirming that a fifth person has died in a two-week old anti-government protest movement. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A man screams during an anti-government protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 13, 2017. Venezuela officials are confirming that a fifth person has died in a two-week old anti-government protest movement. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Abelino Vieira inspects the hole where looters entered his grocery and liquor store during a protest last night in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Residents blocked some roads with debris and derelict furniture, burned garbage and banged pans to protest against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Demonstrators use a improvised shield to take cover from a water cannon fired by riot police during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 6, 2017. Tens of thousands of demonstrators shut down Venezuela’s capital on Thursday, blocking the city’s main artery to protest what they call an attempted coup by the socialist administration. Many carried signs reading “No to Dictatorship” as they crowded Caracas’ principal highway that cuts from the city’s wealthy eastern section to the downtown. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)