(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/130108-hugo-chavez-5p.photoblog600.jpg)Raul Arboleda / AFP - Getty ImagesTwo men paint a mural portraying Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez with the slogan "We shall overcome" on the streets of Caracas on Jan. 8, 2013. A constitutional fight over cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez's status intensified Tuesday with the government planning a massive show of support in the streets on the day he is supposed to be sworn in to a new term. By NBC News staff and wire servicesAiling Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez will not be able to attend the presidential swearing-in ceremony Thursday in Caracas, government sources said Tuesday.
Follow @NBCNewsWorld (https://twitter.com/NBCNewsWorld)In a statement read by National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello, Vice President Nicolás Maduro said Chavez's medical team in Cuba indicated the president's post-surgery recovery time needs to be extended.
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Venezuela's opposition is accusing the government of violating the constitution by proposing to delay Chavez's inauguration for a new term.
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