In a live broadcast on state television, President Maduro said the man was arrested on Thursday in the northwest state of Falcon where he was spying on the Amuay and Cardon oil refineries.

The country appears to have seen a slow spread of the virus compared to its neighbours, but expert are worried by the rising number of daily infections.

Venezuelan authorities on Monday arrested Denman, U.S. citizen Airan Berry, and 11 others in what Maduro has called a failed plot coordinated with Washington to enter the country via the Caribbean coast and oust him.

The State Department offered a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest of Maduro, whose country has been convulsed by years of a deep economic crisis and political upheaval.

Bolsonaro, called the “the Trump of the tropics,” has turned his relationship with the U.S. president into a cornerstone of his foreign diplomacy.

Canada last hosted the Lima Group one year ago in Ottawa.

Officials from the State Department met with executives from AT&T to urge them to help pull the plug on Maduro's propaganda machine.

At Saturday's rally, Guaido noted that congress can hold session where and when it chooses, signalling he may avoid a confrontation.

Cracks have even appeared in Juan Guaidó‘s base of support in the National Assembly, the only major institution controlled by the opposition.

The demonstration in Caracas played out peacefully, with government security forces dressed in riot gear standing by on the perimeter without any of the firing of tear gas canisters as seen in violent protests earlier this year.