A protest sign that reads in Spanish "Maduro usurper" hangs on the day Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is sworn in for a second term in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, January 10, 2019. Maduro's second, six-year term starts amid international calls for him to step down and a devastating economic crisis. (Photo by Fernando Llano/AP Photo)





In this December 4, 2018 photos, dancers pose for a group photo prior to their performance in the contemporary dance production Ubuntu, at the Teresa Carreno Theater in Caracas, Venezuela. “Dancing is all about passion” said AM Danza's director. “You have to enjoy your possibilities and use your body to express emotions”. (Photo by Fernando Llano/AP Photo)





A resident of the San Jose del Avila's neighborhood covers her nose from the lingering odor of tear gas fired by Venezuelan Bolivarian National Police a day prior, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Working class neighborhoods in Venezuela's capital sifted through charred rubble and smoldering trash on Tuesday, following a day of isolated protests in response to the arrest of National Guardsmen who mounted an uprising against President Nicolas Maduro. (Photo by Fernando Llano/AP Photo)





A cardboard life-size cut out of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stands at the entrance of a public park in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, January 25, 2019. Juan Guaido, the Venezuelan opposition leader who has declared himself interim president, appeared in public Friday for the first time in days and vowed to remain on the streets to usher in a transitional government, while President Nicolas Maduro dug in and accused his opponents of orchestrating a coup. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





Presidential guards play with a school's parrot mascot as they wait to cast their ballots at a school serving as a voting center in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, December 9, 2018. Venezuelans head to the polls Sunday to elect local city councils amid widespread apathy driven by a crushing economic crisis and threats of expulsion by opposition groups for candidates who participate in what they consider an “electoral farce”. (Photo by Fernando Llano/AP Photo)





A National Police officer fires rubber bullets during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela, January 23, 2019. (Photo by Manaure Quintero/Reuters)





A demonstrator throws back a tear gas canister during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela, January 23, 2019. (Photo by Manaure Quintero/Reuters)





Opposition supporters take part in a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government and to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the end of the dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez in Caracas, Venezuela January 23, 2019. (Photo by Adriana Loureiro/Reuters)





A woman peeps through the vandalised curtain of a store that was looted during protests the night before in Caracas, Venezuela on January 24, 2019. UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday appealed for dialogue to stop Venezuela's political crisis spiralling out of control, after opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president. (Photo by Yuri Cortéz/AFP Photo)





An anti-government protester affected by tear gas, fired by security forces, holds a Venezuelan flag during a show of support for an apparent mutiny by a national guard unit in the Cotiza neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, January 21, 2019. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)





Kevin Cedeno, left, cuts the hair of Silvio Villaroel, at a makeshift barber shop on a sidewalk in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, January 25, 2019. Cedeno charges 1000 bolivars or around .50 cents US for each service. Juan Guaido, the Venezuelan opposition leader who has declared himself interim president, appeared in public Friday for the first time in days and vowed to remain on the streets to usher in a transitional government, while President Nicolas Maduro dug in and accused his opponents of orchestrating a coup. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





A man on a scooter lifts his hand opposite a security forces officer during a protest of opposition supporters against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela, January 23, 2019. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)





A Venezuelan soldier casts her vote at a polling station during the municipal legislators election in Caracas, Venezuela on December 9, 2018. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)





A woman sticks out her tongue as she shops at the Quinta Crespo street market in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, January 26, 2019. The country's political showdown moves to the United Nations Saturday where a Security Council meeting called by the United States will pit backers of President Nicolas Maduro against the Trump administration and supporters of the country's self-declared interim leader Juan Guaido. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





In this January 10, 2019 photo, a supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds a ceramic doll in his likeness outside the Supreme Court where he is being sworn-in for a second term in Caracas, Venezuela. Maduro was sworn in for a six-year term amid international calls for him to step down and a devastating economic crisis. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)





Government supporters hold a life-size image of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez during a rally in La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, January 25, 2019. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's protege, says he's willing to engage in talks with the opposition in order to avoid violence in a conflict over who is the legitimate leader of the country. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





Opposition demonstrators use a makeshift shield as they clash with security forces during a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro on the anniversary of the 1958 uprising that overthrew the military dictatorship, in Caracas on January 23, 2019. (Photo by Yuri Cortez/AFP Photo)





Members of the opposition gather to propose amnesty laws for police and military, in Las Mercedes neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, January 29, 2019. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





A Venezuelan flag hangs from a home in the Cotiza neighborhood where anti-government protesters clash with security forces after an apparent mutiny by a national guard unit in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, January 21, 2019. (Photo by Fernando Llano/AP Photo)





A man walks past graffiti on the wall of a vacant lot that reads in Spanish: “Get out Maduro”, referring to President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, January 24, 2019. Venezuelans headed into uncharted political waters Thursday, with the young leader of a newly united and combative opposition claiming to hold the presidency and Maduro digging in for a fight with the Trump administration. (Photo by Fernando Llano/AP Photo)





Cotiza neighborhood residents carry water from a public fountain a day after isolated protest against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Working class neighborhoods in Venezuela's capital sifted through charred rubble and smoldering trash on Tuesday, following a day of violence erupting in the streets. (Photo by Fernando Llano/AP Photo)





People demonstrate in the vicinity of a members of the Bolivarian National Guard command, in Caracas, Venezuela, 21 January 2019. Dozens of policemen cordoned off the Caracas neighborhood of Cotiza before a uprising of members of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB, militarized police) against the Government of Nicolas Maduro. The Bolivarian National Armed Forces informed that the military who had rebelled have already been captured. (Photo by Miguel Gutiérrez/EPA/EFE)