Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón asked President-elect Trump to take action after Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro threatened an invasion.

"The freedom of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops," the Venezuelan president said.

During his speech, Maduro talked about the number of alleged mercenaries detained in Venezuela for trying to undermine his government, saying they numbered more than 150, came from 25 countries.

Chavista leader Nicolás Maduro defended Friday his presidential inauguration for a third six-year term, questioned by anti-Chavismo and a large part of the international community after opposition accusations of “fraud” in last July's elections,