Venezuela Announces Plans To Leave The Organization of American States As Protests Leaves 29 Dead
(World News Brazil)

Venezuela`s government said they were following through with their threats to withdraw from the Organization of American States (OAS), after the group has been critical of socialist President Nicolas Maduro, according to The Associated Press. Confrontations between protesters and security forces have left 29 dead over the past month in clashes all across the country as many call for an emergency election.Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez called for the withdrawal from OAS after a meeting with the group`s Washington headquarters that voted in favor of holding a special session evaluating the Venezuelan economic crisis, delayed elections, and detained political activists. Tensions had been high...