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CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez on Saturday ordered troops to intervene in Venezuelan rice-processing businesses, saying some have balked at producing under regulated prices.
“This government is here to protect the people, not the bourgeoisie or the rich,” said Chavez, ordering military authorities to “take control of and intervene in all of these businesses that process rice in Venezuela.”
The measure will affect Empresas Polar, Venezuela’s largest food producer, said Agriculture Minister Elias Jaua.
