Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has intensified his crackdown on private businesses by jailing more than 100 “bourgeois” businessmen, the latest salvo in what he calls an “economic war” on alleged unfair pricing. “I broke the spine of the economic war and the economic coup they were planning,” Mr Maduro said late on Thursday. “We have more than 100 of the bourgeoisie behind bars at the moment.” In the past week, the president has sent soldiers to seize electronic stores he has accused of unjustified price rises, hoarding and speculation. Eyewitnesses say bargain hunters then flooded the shops and some looting was reported. Inspectors have been dispatched to about 1,400 other businesses. Mr Maduro picked out US tyre and rubber manufacturer Goodyear , demanding price reductions. The government says unscrupulous businessmen belonging to the “parasitic bourgeoisie” […]