World Venezuela’s National Assembly Opens for Business: Scuffles, Tear Gas and Doused Lights January 7, 2020January 8, 2020Ana Vanessa Herrero and Julie TurkewitzComments Off on Venezuela’s National Assembly Opens for Business: Scuffles, Tear Gas and Doused Lights Opposition lawmakers had to push aside security forces to gain entry to the chamber. Then it really got tense.