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Venezuelas socialist government stripped its congress of power late Thursday in what opposition leaders are calling a coup.

Venezuelas Supreme Court ruled that all powers vested under the legislative body will be transferred to the countrys highest court. Venezuelas opposition legislators are calling this a coup, as the ruling effectively cedes total control of the country to the SocialistParty, and opposition leaders are now officially calling Venezuelaa dictatorship.

Nicols Maduro has staged a coup dtat, Julio Borges, leader of Venezuelas National Assembly and a major opposition figure, said Thursday. What this ruling means is that, for the first time, Nicols Maduro has all the power to enact laws, assign contracts, incur foreign debt and persecute fellow Venezuelans.

The Peruvian government broke off diplomatic relations with Venezuela over theruling, calling it an arbitrary measure that disrupts the rule of law and constitutes a breakup of the constitutional and democratic order.

Since the socialist government seized power, 75 percent of Venezuelas citizens have lost at least 19 pounds each amid serious food shortages last year, according to new research.This is largely because the poor economic policies of the socialist government have left Venezuela cash-strapped and unable topay for food importsafter years of mismanagement, heavy spending on poorly-run government programs, and lack of investment on its oil fields.

The countrys inflation rate is expected to top 1,640 percent in 2017, according to the International Monetary Fund. Inflation is leading to the countrys currency getting replaced by new cryptocurrency backed by memes of Pepe the Frog. Using these memes as moneygrants anonymity,making itharder for the government to control the tech industry. Others have noticed and started using digital money in place of paper money.

Venezuelans are living with the consequences of decades of socialist economic policies. Price controls, for example, forced businesses to sell food at low prices, encouraging farmers to sell on the black market or outside the country.

Venezuela has some of the worlds largest petroleum reserves, but the collapse in crude oil prices is cutting into state coffers. The country cant afford to pump oil at current prices, and as recently as February was forced to accept shipments of U.S. crude oil. The country suffers from rolling blackouts that can last for days.

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