Opposition leaders in Venezuela have strongly criticised the investment bank Goldman Sachs for buying $2.8billion of government bonds.
Opponents of embattled President Nicolas Maduro say the move has given his government a financial lifeline.
The New York-based investment bank is reported to have bought the bonds at a heavily discounted rate.
Goldman Sachs said it bought the debt on the secondary market and did not deal directly with the government. But the opposition has threatened that a future government would refuse to repay the debts to the bank.
According to BBC News, the opposition-controlled Congress also voted on Tuesday to ask its US counterpart to investigate the deal.
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