Overview
- Security Minister Patricia Bullrich named Roberto Baldo as the fourth Argentine held in Venezuela and criticized opaque records and due process violations.
- Foro Penal reports Baldo and his wife, Montserrat Espinosa, were detained on November 29, 2024 by agents identifying as DGCIM and later accused of terrorism.
- Baldo is believed held at Yare III in Miranda state, while Espinosa remains at a Policía Nacional Bolivariana facility in El Valle, Caracas, according to Foro Penal.
- Activists have flagged a possible fifth Argentine detainee, identified as Gustavo Gabriel Rivara at El Helicoide, but authorities have not verified the case.
- Separately, Argentine-Israeli Yaacob Harary was released on January 12, 2026 after more than a year in custody, as rights groups note a post-July 2024 rise in arrests of foreigners and dual nationals.