Venezuelans Protest Pork Shortages in Latest Sign of Discontent<br />The protests continued on Thursday, in what some social media users called the "pork revolution." Mr. Maduro, who has claimed<br />that his government is the target of a foreign-led "economic war," went on state television to blame Portugal for failing to deliver pork imports in time for Christmas.<br />28, 2017<br />CARACAS, Venezuela — Hundreds of Venezuelans took to the streets in poor parts of Caracas to protest a shortage of<br />pork for traditional holiday meals in the latest symptom of social discontent during a brutal economic crisis.<br />Mr. Maduro has frequently blamed opposition parties, the United States<br />and other foreign powers for an economic and social crisis in which millions are suffering from hyperinflation, crumbling infrastructure and shortages of basic products.<br />Local news media and Twitter users posted images of hundreds of people gathering in the streets<br />and burning trash in Caracas, the capital, late Wednesday.<br />Maduro said that With or without sabotage, no one will take away the happiness of Christmas from the people,<br />"I can name a country: Portugal." "We bought the pork, signed the agreements,<br />but they pursued the bank accounts of the boats," he added, without giving details.
