The script seems to be on agreed for some time, yet it managed to heat up the internal situation and on Wednesday morning, before a large opposition crowd, the President of the Parliament (which had been suspended for contempt by the Supreme Court), Juan Guaidó, proclaimed himself President "in charge" of Venezuela.

Guaidó act was immediately followed by the official recognition of his ‘presidency’ by the US, Canada, and some of the members of the Lima Group (Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil, Paraguay, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama).

The rapid recognition of the ‘new President’ issued by this group of governments conferred full meaning to the statement by the so-called Lima Group, a few weeks ago. In a quite unusual proclamation the Group ignored the legitimacy of President Nicolás Maduro and asked him not to take office, three days before he swore in.

The plan of seizure of power also seems to contemplate the use of violence and civil confrontation when put in relation to an incident that occurred three days before the start of the opposition mobilizations: 45 National Guard troops were arrested for stealing a hundred assault rifles from a military storage (more than half of them were given to activists of the Voluntad Popular party, the party of  the self-proclaimed President).

In their statements, the National Guard troops said that the weapons were intended to provoke armed confrontations during the demonstrations called by the opposition.

Since Monday, Guaidó has been posting several messages on social networks to the members of the Armed Forces and on Wednesday he made public a recorded video calling on the military to intervene and help "restore democracy". .

Given the seriousness of the events, their rapid concatenation, and the open invitation to a military uprising on the part of the opposition leader, on Wednesday morning the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, in a televised address, reiterated their loyalty to the Constitution and the legally elected President, Nicolás Maduro.

The foreseeable reaction of the military high command seems to indicate that the call for a military rebellion made by Guaidó is destined fundamentally to intermediate commanders, seeking small uprisings that would turned into military confrontations, feeding therefore the confusion needed for the success of the plan of taking of power by force.

President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday announced the total rupture of diplomatic and political relations with the United States, due to their clear support for the coup attempt and their reiterated threats to be willing to use force against Venezuela.

At the same time, President Maduro called on government's supporters to take to the streets, and so happened. Crowded demonstrations were organised in different cities of the country in defense of the democratically elected Government.

Meanwhile in the international arena, together with the group of countries recognising the self-proclaimed ‘President’, came the decision of Mexico, El Salvador, Bolivía, Cuba, Nicaragua to reiterate their respect for the constitutional order and the legitimate Maduro Government. The same did Russia, China and Turkey.

The serious events that are taking place in the South American country have a special coverage on international corporate media, that had been intensely campaigning against the Venezuelan Government.

These days those media are filled with news and images, in most cases difficult to confirm, that helps to create the right environment for the dissemination and replication of fakes new.

For example, on Thursday, many international media reproduced a news agency report based on figures from two entities linked to the opposition. These sources claimed that between Monday and Wednesday some 13 to 16 people had been killed in clashes between protesters and armed security forces.

The sources claimed that the victims all died by firearms wounds, without giving any name or circumstance of where and how clashes occurred. They also did not specify whether the figure also included police or military personnel.

Another news outlet, however, stated that opposition groups had assaulted security forces in the popular district Petare in Caracas, with firearms and two fragmentation grenades.

The situation in Venezuela remains very fluid although it appears that Maduro legitimate government is well equipped to fence off this attempt by the opposition and its outside allies.