Julio Borges
Venezuela's opposition leader Henrique Capriles (L) and deputy Julio Borges who accused ruling party members of beating him on April 30, take part in a demonstration to denounce the fight in parliament, in Caracas on May 3, 2013. The brawl broke out in the National Assembly over the pro-Chavez majority's refusal to grant the opposition the right to speak until they recognized Maduro as the winner of the election.
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This situation had been incubating for months
You can’t let yourself be brought to your knees with exam questions about if you recognise the president or not, or if you believe in god or not, the constitution says that the legislators owe it to their electors
The worse crime isn't the attack, it's denying the right to speakMore quotes »
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