(1 Apr 2017) Opposition supporters attempting to march towards government offices in Caracas clashed with security forces, who blocked their path with barricades and armoured vehicles on Saturday.
Earlier that day, Venezuela's Supreme Court backed down from an unprecedented move to strip congress of its legislative powers that had sparked widespread charges that the South American country was no longer a democracy.
Critics celebrated the reversal as proof that cracks are beginning to show in Maduro's control of a country spiraling into chaos, with his approval ratings dipping below 20 percent amid the worsening economic and humanitarian crisis.
Soldiers fired tear gas on activists, who jumped atop the military vehicles and made triumphant gestures.
Saturday's revision undoes most of the original court decision, but will still allow Maduro to enter into joint oil ventures without congressional approval.
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