NEW : Alcohol banned during mourning period , Interior Ministry said . Even as it was announced that Maduro would temporarily assume the presidency , some questioned whether that was constitutional because Chavez missed his inauguration while being treated in Cuba for cancer and was never officially sworn in . `` Diosdado Cabello , a key ally whose biography is similar to Chavez 's , would be a stronger bet '' than Maduro to defeat Capriles , said Daniel Greenberg , a professor of history and founder of the Institute of Latin American Service and Studies at Pace University in New York . Comment: Thousands of Venezuelans lined the streets to watch the procession .
NEW : Alcohol banned during mourning period , Interior Ministry said . Comment: Thousands of Venezuelans lined the streets to watch the procession .