Photos: Venezuelan Authorities Arrest Protesters, Dismantle Camps

By Reuters On 5/8/14 at 2:01 PM EDT

Troops broke up the protesters' camps as the movement loses steam

5.8_Venezuela_06 — Photos: Venezuelan Authorities Arrest Protesters, Dismantle Camps Christian Veron/Reuters

Opponents of the Venezuelan government take part in a May Day demonstration in Caracas, May 1, 2014. Reuters reports that the near-daily protests of February and March have waned sharply as opposition sympathizers took stock that Maduro is unlikely to be pushed from office. Geraldo Caso/AFP/Getty