Images recorded this Saturday (23) show long lines of men and women in different cities in Venezuela for enlistment in the Bolivarian militia, after the call of President Nicolás Maduro. The mobilization occurs amid tension with the United States, which moved troops and war ships to the Caribbean.
The photos reveal people of all ages meeting the call, including young people, adults and many elderly. In Caracas, for example, the elderly were seen being assisted by family members in the registration process, while soldiers guided the organization of the queues. Military records volunteer data on tents covered by tents, while crowds are waiting in front of public buildings and churches, under strong sun.
According to the state station TelesurThousands of people complied with the government described as a response to “imperialist threats” and attempts to link Maduro and Venezuelan authorities to drug trafficking.
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The government states that mobilization seeks to demonstrate “firmness, organization and resistance” in the face of what it classifies as a “armed and psychological aggression campaign” led by Washington. Maduro also evoked the declaration of Latin America and the Caribbean as a peace zone, approved in 2014 by Celac in Havana, recalling the regional commitment to reject the use of force and respect the sovereignty of peoples.
According to Telesursectors participated in the journey such as health workers, students from the National Experimental University of La Seguidad (UNES) and militants of communal councils and local communes. In several squares, according to information from the Venezuelan government, groups sang slogans like “the homeland does not sell itself” and “Venezuela does not surrender.”
