A National Guard soldier pushes his shield against members of the press and opposition lawmakers inside the grounds of the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó and lawmakers who back him pushed their way into the legislative building on Tuesday following an attempt by rival legislators to take control of the congress. (Photo by Andrea Hernandez Briceño/AP Photo)





Opposition lawmaker William Barrientos stands on a desk to argue with ruling party lawmakers after many of his allies, including Assembly President Juan Guaidó, were blocked by police from entering the session to elect new leadership in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, January 5, 2020. Without a quorum, there was no vote for ruling party Luis Parra, who swore himself in as president of the legislature, while the opposition, who enjoy a comfortable majority, immediately denounced the impromptu session as invalid. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)





People stand near Christmas lights placed over Guaire river in Caracas, Venezuela on December 12, 2019. (Photo by Manaure Quintero/Reuters)





In this November 15, 2019 photo, street vendors wait for customers in “Las Pulgas” market in Maracaibo, Venezuela. In Maracaibo, located in Venezuela’s western Zulia state along the Colombian border, many residents say they’ve abandoned political marches, lacking faith in leaders or fearing for their personal safety. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





In this November 16, 2019 photo, commuters look at a small group anti-government demonstrators from a passing bus in Maracaibo, Venezuela. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





In this November 16, 2019 photo, Oliver Duque, a homeless boy, watches anti-government protestors posing for a picture during a demonstration in Maracaibo, Venezuela. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





In this November 18, 2019 photo, cowboys compete to grab a bull's tail during a rodeo in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The sport is from Venezuela's cattle regions and is called “Coleo”, loosely meaning grabbing the tail. The downfall of Maracaibo has been especially brutal. Critics blame two decades of socialist rule for destroying the oil industry, that today produces a fraction of what it did at its height two decades ago. The Venezuelan government blames U.S. sanctions for many of its problems. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





Jose Calderon, 86, stands next to wall adornments given to him by neighbors in “Los Hijos de Dios” neighborhood in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Few in Maracaibo have responded to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido's efforts to reignite his movement, despite it being a city hard hit by crisis. Its residents endure daily power outages in a region that’s punishingly hot. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





In this November 19, 2019 photo, children race in makeshift go-carts in the “Altos de Milagros Norte” neighborhood of Maracaibo, Venezuela. Nationwide, an estimated 4.5 million residents have fled Venezuela, most going to nearby Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. They search for better jobs to send money home, but they often confront backlash and hardships as their numbers steadily grow. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





In the November 19, 2019 photo, Neyda Rosa Hernandez poses for a photo with her husband Osmar Fernandez while reclining on the cart she uses to sell bananas, in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Pictured in the background are offices of the state oil company PDVSA. Critics blame two decades of socialist rule for destroying the oil industry, that today produces a fraction of what it did at its height two decades ago. The Venezuelan government blames U.S. sanctions for many of its problems. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





In this November 14, 2019 photo, a boy returns a hose into a jug after siphoning gas into the family car in the “Altos de Milagros Norte” neighborhood in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The downfall of Maracaibo and the lake by the same name has been especially brutal. It was once the hub of Venezuela’s thriving oil industry. Critics blame two decades of socialist rule for destroying the oil industry, that today produces a fraction of what it did at its height two decades ago. The Venezuelan government blames U.S. sanctions for many of its problems. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





In this November 14, 2019 photo, Ladymar uses her grandmother's wheelchair as a makeshift dolly to transport her water bottle water, in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Opposition leader Juan Guaido, who seeks to oust President Nicolas Maduro, has urged Venezuelans to take to the streets, trying to reignite a movement started early this year. However, few in Maracaibo have responded, despite it being a city hard hit by crisis. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





A woman screams in front a metal screen barrier set by National Police to block a university students' protest calling on the military to abandon President Nicolas Maduro and join their fight to end the nation's historic crisis in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, November 21, 2019. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)





In this July 10, 2019 photo, David Osorio, member of the Caracas FC fan club, sings and plays a drum before a Copa Sudamerica soccer match between his team and Ecuador's Independiente del Valle at Estadio Olímpico in Caracas, Venezuela. When the Caracas Football Club plays, its supporters leave their ideological preferences and socioeconomic differences behind, joining together to support and take care of each other inside and outside the stadium. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)





In this July 28, 2019 photo, fans of the Caracas FC soccer team clash with National Police officers before a game at Estadio Olimpico in Caracas, Venezuela. Clashes broke out when fans refused to put away banners that were considered offensive. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)





In this July 20, 2019 photo, children play during a sports event organized by members of the Caracas FC soccer club, in Catia, one of the poorest slums in Caracas, Venezuela. When the Caracas Football Club plays, its supporters leave their ideological preferences and socioeconomic differences behind, joining together to support and take care of each other inside and outside the stadium. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)





In this November 28, 2019 photo, a member of the Caracas FC fan club's tattoo reads in Spanish “Mi life. My passion. My family” above the team's coat of arms, as he plays a drum in the stands before a game at Estadio Olimpico in Caracas, Venezuela. The Caracas Football Club became champion of the Venezuela League this year. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)





Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido confronts Bolivarian National Guard members upon arrival at the National Assembly, in Caracas, on January 7, 2020. Opposition leader Juan Guaido and a rival lawmaker, Luis Parra – who both had claimed to be Venezuela's parliament speaker, following two separate votes and accusations of a parliamentary coup – called for a parliamentary session today. (Photo by Cristian Hernandez/AFP Photo)





Luis Alejandro, 26, an opposition demonstrator, is struck by a Venezuelan National Guard (GNB) vehicle on a street near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Airbase “La Carlota” in Caracas, Venezuela on April 30, 2019. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)





Gregoria Hernandez, 23, sits next to her seven-moth-old daughter Sonia, who according to her has diarrhoea and is underweight, while resting on a bed in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, August 16, 2019. “I feel like the worst of mothers, because I don't have a way to help them, to give them what they need, the food they need”, said Hernandez. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)