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- Venezuelan authorities in Caracas are covering up murals of former President Hugo Chávez.
- Artist Victor Rodriguez (Forastero) helped paint a Chávez birthday mural on July 28.
- The Palace of Justice removed Chávez and Simón Bolívar portraits, installing blue “Venezuela renace” banners.
- Rodriguez says painting Chávez now acts as resistance against U.S. influence.
- The United States launched a January operation to abduct and imprison President Nicolás Maduro, raising pressure.