Venezuela's Guaido urges backers to reject 'fear' as Maduro clamps down - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

Guaido, who is recognized by more than 50 countries as Venezuela's interim president, has faced a series of setbacks.on Saturday urged his supporters to reject fear and maintain nationwide protests against President Nicolas Maduro, who has been ratcheting up pressure on the lawmaker since a failed military uprising.

The smaller turnouts were seen as a sign of possibly waning interest – or simply exhaustion – after months of protests climaxed in a failed uprising April 30, leaving six people dead. Guaido, who is recognized by more than 50 countries as Venezuela’s interim president, has faced a series of setbacks. Against a backdrop of spiraling economic crisis and grave shortages of food and medicine, Guaido and Maduro have been battling each other since early this year when the 35-year-old lawmaker, the head of the National Assembly, declared himself acting president.

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