A group of Chavist sympathizers, who had initially concentrated on the opposition Venezuelan Parliament, where they launched several pyrotechnic rockets in the neighborhood, have assaulted the House with violence and assaulted several deputies and security officials, as And as you can see in the official Twitter of the National Assembly.
Two of the injured deputies are Americo de Grazia and Armando Armas. Armando himself denounced in his account of the microblogging social network that "the dictatorship tried to take popular sovereignty," but he has sent a message of hope for all those who oppose the regime of Nicolás Maduro: "HERE we follow and we will continue. You can not with this people who shouts FREEDOM! "
Lilian Tintori, wife of Leopoldo López, calls the assault "state terrorism" and warns of what happened to the international community.
The opposition deputy Jose Manuel Olivares denounced on Twitter the entry of "paramilitary groups" in the Venezuelan Parliament, in a message that he published along with two photos in which deputy Armando Armas can be seen with blood on his head and part of his shirt.
The directive of the National Assembly has announced that it has contacted the Venezuelan Public Ministry to record videos and tests and to initiate investigation of the assault perpetrated by the Government.
Legislators of the Democratic Unity Table (MUD) - opposition coalition - have indicated that around midday (local time) armed civilians who had been roaming the area for the first time have entered Parliament and attacked several deputies.
According to information collected by local newspaper El Nacional, which cites Twitter messages from members of the MUD, at least three opposition deputies - Armando Armas, Juan Guaidó and Americo de Grazia - have been wounded. According to his version, there have been explosions in the hemicycle.
The National Assembly has confirmed that there are five deputies injured in the assault of Maduro supporters.
This is not the first time that the legislative seat has been attacked since the MUD holds the parliamentary majority, following the parliamentary elections of 2015, which changed the balance of power in Congress after decades of Chavista hegemony.
These incidents are part of the wave of violence in Venezuela for the repression of opposition demonstrations. Since April, when the MUD protests began, at least 90 people have died and thousands have been injured, according to the prosecution.
The MUD, supported by the Attorney General, Luisa Ortega Díaz, and the Organization of American States (OAS), accuses the president, Nicolas Maduro, of interfering in the other powers of the state to stay in the Palace of Miraflores. Chavismo, for its part, denounces a "coup d'état".
Condemnation of Mature
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro condemned and called for an investigation into the violent events that erupted Wednesday in parliament, where a violent group of people related to the regime broke into and attacked several deputies and local workers.
"I absolutely condemn these events, as far as I know them at the moment, I will never be complicit in any act of violence. I condemn them, and I have ordered their investigation and justice is done," said the head of State from a Military civic parade in Caracas in commemoration to the Independence Day of the country.
The presidential candidate Henrique Capriles has questioned the words of Maduro and has denounced that the Chavistas groups prepared from Wednesday "the assault and attack" to the National Assembly. "The paramilitaries are coordinated (Nestor) Reverol!", He added, referring to the Interior Minister.