Washington ups pressure on Venezuela as Guaido tours South America

Venezuelan military officials last weekend blocked an opposition-backed effort to bring food into the country via its borders with Colombia and Brazil, leaving two aid trucks in flames and five people dead. Guaido, who is recognized by most Western nations as Venezuela's rightful leader, visited Paraguay on Friday and was due to then travel to Argentina to shore up Latin American support for a transition government for the crisis-stricken nation. "We are sanctioning members of Maduro's security forces in response to the reprehensible violence, tragic deaths, and unconscionable torching of food and medicine destined for sick and starving Venezuelans," U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement.

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