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Earlier on Tuesday, Guaidó claimed the main unit of the military had joined him and urged the “military family” and public servants to support protesters and “immediately cover the streets” of Venezuela.
The U.S. and dozens of other countries recognize Guaidó, who’s the president of the National Assembly, as the country’s interim president and rightful leader. López, who was serving a 14-year sentence, said members of the security forces followed an order by Guaidó to release him from detention.
The turmoil comes as the U.S. increases pressure on Maduro’s socialist government to give up power and allow Guaidó to oversee a transition of power, claiming his 2018 reelection was invalid. He’s been in power since 2013, following the death of Hugo Chávez.
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