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'''Immediate Mobilization Networks''' (in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: '''Fuerzas Inmediatas de Movilización''') were an alleged paramilitary organization formed by [[Venezuela]]n [[President (government title)|President]] [[Hugo Chávez]] to remain in control of the country if he was defeated in the [[2012 Venezuelan presidential election|2012 presidential election]].

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== History ==

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Its objectives were to abort the opposition rallies before they could be prepared, detection of opposition leaders, organizing street protests and resistance and control of territory.<ref name="SDP">[http://www.sdpnoticias.com/columnas/2012/09/22/chavez-moviliza-comandos-armados-por-si-pierde-las-elecciones Chávez moviliza comandos armados por si pierde las elecciones]</ref>{{Opinion|date=November 2023}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=November 2023}}

Chávez militias have been responsible (along with the Army) from the custody of the electoral process (polling security, custody of the votes and his move to places count). A first contingent would be deployed in 51% of polling stations, the rest at 49%, precisely in many of the places where the opposition is strong.<ref name="SDP" />{{Opinion|date=November 2023}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=November 2023}}

Of its approximately 3,800 members, not everyone would have military targets. Some of them could be limited to monitoring process, but other functions provided for these groups, composed of small teams of five to seven members, require violence.<ref name="ABC">[http://www.abc.es/20120922/internacional/abci-planes-chavez-eleciones-venezuela-201209212137.html Chávez moviliza una red de comandos armados para controlar una eventual votación adversa]</ref> Venezuelan Army sources said that in June they started handing out about 8,000 [[AK-103]] to this group.<ref name="SDP" />{{Opinion|date=November 2023}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=November 2023}}

They were formed by "social intelligence teams" and "communicators in action" ("street propaganda and guerrilla internet") and of "territorial control equipment," constituted "as Rapid Action Force and Action street, with ability to block or enable critical road corridors, geographic areas or localities" and "defend the spaces adjacent to state institutions."<ref name="ABC" />

Their tactics were based on [[Iran]]ian [[Basij]] units whose performance was decisive to abort the [[2009 Iranian presidential election protests]] in 2009, and used a complex system of communication encryption.<ref name="SDP" />{{Opinion|date=November 2023}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=November 2023}}

== See also ==

* [[Colectivo (Venezuela)]]

* [[La Piedrita]]

* [[Units of Battle Hugo Chávez]]

* [[Committees for the Defense of the Revolution]]

==References==

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[[Category:Bolivarian Revolution]]

[[Category:Hugo Chávez]]