The association of Venezuelan residents in Brussels, "Venezuelans in Brussels," is to stage next Friday a "large demonstration" in front of the Venezuelan embassy to protest against the changes to the Constitution, under the aegis of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.

According to a press release issued early Wednesday, the association that pools about one hundred people will protest near the diplomatic mission against "Chávez' coup," DPA quoted.

"The purpose of the demonstration is to denounce the constitutional coup d'etat prepared by Chávez after the referendum scheduled for next December 2nd."

The association thinks, that the state of affairs in Venezuela "is so serious that even Chávez' faithful ally, (ex minister of defense) General Isaías Baduel, resolved to speak up against the constitutional fraud."

The proposal submitted last August 15th by the Venezuelan ruler "seeks clearly to remove representative democracy as a political system and concentrate the whole state power in the hands of the president of the Republic, under a totalitarian, militarist regime."