Maduro intent on third term as 1,600 perceived opponents languish in cells 

Nearly a month after the Venezuelan president’s roundup many expect him to ride out the threats to his 11-year rule

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Clavel Rangel

Mon 26 Aug 2024 05.00 

Nicolás Maduro has baptised his political crackdown Operación Tun Tun (Operation Knock Knock) after the spine-chilling visits his security forces pay their targets. But when members of Venezuela’s secret police came for Aixa Daniela Boada López, they announced their arrival with a thump not a tap.