In Venezuela, the 'Chavismo' movement is at a crossroads, faced with a choice between accepting and resisting the US's demands on its government.

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Caracas, Venezuela – In the sprawling Caracas neighbourhood of 23 de Enero, towering apartment blocks rise from the hillside, each one a burst of colour. But Wilmar Oca, a 20-year-old university student, pauses beneath one squat, white building.

Before her stretches a mural depicting an oval-faced man in a red beret: the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.