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Argentina demands from Maduro safe exit for asylum seers at his embassy in Caracas

The Government of Argentina demanded this Saturday from the Administration of Nicolás Maduro the “immediate” delivery of the safe-conducts that guarantee the departure, without being arrested, of the six anti-Chavistas asylum in the embassy in Venezuela, which is under police siege.
“The Argentine Foreign Ministry expresses its utmost concern about the alarming and serious situation at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, where the lives of six asylum seegers face imminent danger,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Javier Milei said in a statement.
“We demand from the Maduro regime the immediate delivery of the safe conducts that guarantee their safe exit,” the Argentine Foreign Ministry asked.
Likewise, the Foreign Ministry called on the United Nations, the Organization of American States and “all countries to adopt firm and urgent measures.”
The opposition denounces “police siege” of the Argentine embassy
The Argentine Embassy in Venezuela remains, since last August, under the protection of Brazil – after the expulsion of Argentine diplomats -, even though the Maduro government revoked this authorization in September due to the alleged planning of terrorist acts inside the headquarters by asylum seekees.
Venezuelan opponent Pedro Urruchurtu, one of the six asylums since March at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, denounced on Instagram last Wednesday that “the “police siege” on the outskirts of the building, which began on November 23, has intensified.”
Urruchurtu – a close collaborator of opposition leader María Corina Machado – also assured that the residence still does not receive electricity service, they have “minimum reserves of drinking water” and there have been “restrictions and some incidents” regarding access to food.
The largest opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), called for international pressure to stop the “criminal siege” and “issue, as soon as possible, the safe conducts for the six comrades,” who entered the diplomatic headquarters after the Prosecutor’s Office accused them of several crimes such as conspiracy and treason.
In the residence, in addition to Urruchurtu, there are Magalli Meda, Omar González, Claudia Macero, Humberto Villalobos -all collaborators of the Vente Venezuela party, led by María Corina Machado- and former minister Fernando Martínez Mottola, advisor to the PUD.
This Wednesday, the United States demanded that Maduro hand over safe-conducts to the six anti-chavistas.
International
Paraguay summons Brazilian ambassador over Itaipú espionage scandal

Paraguay summoned the Brazilian ambassador in Asunción on Tuesday to demand “explanations” and called its own representative in Brasília for consultations following Brazil’s acknowledgment of an espionage operation. The Brazilian government, led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, attributed the operation to the previous administration.
The surveillance effort aimed to uncover Paraguay’s position in now-suspended negotiations with Brazil regarding the pricing of electricity from the binational Itaipú hydroelectric plant, according to reports in the Brazilian press.
The Brazilian government “categorically denied any involvement in the intelligence operation,” stating in a Foreign Ministry communiqué on Monday that the espionage was carried out under former President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration (2019-2023).
“The operation was authorized by the previous government in June 2022 and was annulled by the interim director of the (state intelligence agency) ABIN on March 27, 2023, as soon as the current administration became aware of it,” Brazil’s government asserted.
Paraguay’s Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez announced that Brazilian Ambassador José Antonio Marcondes de Carvalho was summoned “to provide detailed explanations” regarding the operation. Additionally, Paraguay recalled its diplomatic representative in Brasília “to report on aspects related to the intelligence activity conducted by Brazil regarding Paraguay’s government affairs.”
International
Elon Musk to step down as government advisor, per Trump insiders

President Donald Trump has informed his inner circle that Elon Musk will be stepping down from his role as a government advisor, according to a report by Politico today.
Citing three individuals close to Trump, Politico states that the president is pleased with Musk’s leadership at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), where he has implemented significant budget cuts. However, both have agreed that it is time for Musk to return to his businesses and support Trump from a different position outside the government.
A senior administration official told Politico that Musk will likely maintain an informal advisory role and continue to be an occasional visitor to the White House. Another source warned that anyone thinking Musk will completely disappear from Trump’s circle is “deluding themselves.”
According to the sources, this transition is expected to coincide with the end of Musk’s tenure as a “special government employee,” a temporary status that exempts him from certain ethics and conflict-of-interest regulations. This 130-day period is set to expire in late May or early June.
International
Milei vows to make Argentina so strong that Falkland Islanders “choose” to join

Argentine President Javier Milei reaffirmed his country’s claim over the Falkland Islands (known as the Islas Malvinas in Argentina) and praised the role of the nation’s armed forces during a ceremony marking the “Veterans and Fallen Soldiers of the Malvinas War Day,” commemorating 43 years since the 1982 conflict with the United Kingdom.
Argentina continues to assert sovereignty over the islands, arguing that Britain unlawfully seized them in 1833.
“If sovereignty over the Malvinas is the issue, we have always made it clear that the most important vote is the one cast with one’s feet. We hope that one day, the Malvinas residents will choose to vote with their feet and join us,” Milei stated.
“That is why we aim to become a global power—so much so that they would prefer to be Argentine, making deterrence or persuasion unnecessary. This is why we have embarked on a path of liberation, working to make Argentina the freest country in the world and once again the nation with the highest GDP per capita on the planet,” he added.
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