Venezuela opposition lawmaker barred from Capitol

By FABIOLA SANCHEZHANNAH DREIER

Published April 2, 2014 1:10am ET

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Venezuela opposition lawmaker barred from Capitol — Maria Corina Machado, center, greets supporters upon her arrival to a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Protesters wearing white T-shirts and hats in the red, yellow and blue, of Venezuela's flag have gathered to cheer the opposition lawmaker who was stripped of her seat in congress by the government last week. This is Machado's first major public appearance since Venezuela's Supreme Court confirmed the stripping of Machado's parliamentary seat after she addressed the Organization of American States at the invitation of Panama. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) | Fernando Llano

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A leader of Venezuela’s opposition was barred from entering the National Assembly on Tuesday after hundreds of supporters rallied to protest her recent ouster from the legislature.

Maria Corina Machado promised supporters she would keep fighting for the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro, then mounted a motorcycle and headed off to the National Assembly, her eyes running from tear gas police fired to keep the crowd from following her.

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