CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government said Saturday that Brazil can no longer represent Argentina’s diplomatic interests in the country, putting at risk several anti-government opponents who have holed up for months in the Argentine ambassador’s residence seeking asylum.
Venezuela’s foreign ministry said in a statement it had notified Brazil of its decision, which will take effect immediately. It said it was forced to take action based on what it called evidence — which it hasn’t shared — that those who sought refuge in Argentina’s diplomatic mission were conspiring to carry out “terrorist” acts including the assassination of President Nicolas Maduro and his vice president.
Magalli Meda, the former campaign chief of opposition leader María Corina Machado, was among a half dozen government opponents who fled to the Argentina ambassador’s residence after Maduro’s chief prosecutor in March issued an order for…
