Venezuelan Crisis, 2017-Present (The More Things Changed)

On 29 March 2017, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela took over legislative powers of the National Assembly, which is controlled by the opposition, the Democratic Unity Roundtable. The Tribunal, which is controlled by President Nicolás Maduro's United Socialist Party (PUSV), also restricted the immunity granted to the Assembly's members. The self-coup has takes place in the ongoing protests against Maduro's government.

On April 26, Maduro's government announced that he would be withdrawing his country from the organization of American States (OAS) which Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez has denounced as "imperialist."

The Organization of American States and most of the international community has condemned the actions.