Opposition has vowed to launch a legislative trial to remove him from power
Maduro's supporters yelled angrily and scuffled with riot police guarding the assembly
Some schools and shops were shut as demonstrators crowded key points around Caracas to demand Maduro's ouster
Months of tension were threatening to boil over after authorities enraged the opposition last week by annulling their drive for a recall referendum
Maduro is accused by the opposition-majority legislature of committing a coup d'etat by blocking a referendum on removing him from power
Lawmakers passed a resolution declaring a break of constitutional order
The official announcement came as a shock to many Venezuelans, who were gearing up for the chance to sign petitions next week
Congress President Henry Ramos said Venezuelans cannot be denied their constitutional right to protest
The state of emergency, in place since January, has been extended for another 60 days
Oil giant Venezuela's once-booming economy has gone into meltdown as crude prices have crashed since mid-2014
Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez selected the military personnel for the Great Mission of Sovereign Supply and Security
Demonstrators dressed in white marched in the east of the capital, yelling "Venezuela is hungry" and "This government is going to fall
Venezuela has decided to definitively withdraw its ambassador in the Federal Republic of Brazil, and to freeze political and diplomatic relations with Brazil
Maduro accused the United States of plotting against leftist governments in Latin America
The opposition has called for a march to demand a recall vote against President Nicolas Maduro
A group of Ecuadoran lawmakers, who are accused of destabilizing activities, were also expelled
Electoral authorities certified the victory of the indigenous lawmakers as part of the opposition's landslide victory in December elections
The Venezuelan President further accused the US-based bank of a "financial blockade"
Some 500 desperate Venezuelans illegally stormed the border earlier this week in search of basic goods
Oil crisis has prompted food shortages and deadly looting that the opposition blames on socialist President's Nicolas Maduro's economic mismanagement