BBC: Venezuelans protest over pork shortages during Christmas
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has accused Portugal of sabotaging pork deliveries in time for Christmas.
Mr Maduro said his government had paid for the contracts, but that Portugal failed to deliver.
Lisbon has dismissed the claim, saying the government has no power to sabotage deliveries.
Hundreds of people took to the streets in poor parts of Caracas on Wednesday night to protest at the shortage.
President Maduro's government had promised to provide the subsidised pork, a traditional dish during the Christmas festivities, but many people did not receive it and took to the streets to protest.
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Update #1: Venezuelans protest over pork shortage, Maduro blames Portugal (Reuters)
Update #2: Angry Venezuelans take to streets for 'pork revolution' protests (CNN)
WNU Editor: The Venezuelan government's solution to all of these shortages is to introduce its own cryptocurrency .... Get Set for Petro, Venezuela's Cryptocurrency Answer to Bitcoin (Bloomberg). Here is an easy prediction .... no one is going to buy into this scam.
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