Overview
- Rodríguez pledged in Miranda that her administration will work to secure the return of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, saying she will not rest until they are back.
- She cast the effort as a national project, urging unity and asserting there is no uncertainty about who governs Venezuela.
- The interim leader said her government will continue Maduro’s program, including the seven lines of action he set out.
- Reports describe a January 3 U.S. military incursion with bombings in Caracas and three central cities that led to the capture of Maduro and Flores, who face federal charges in New York, including accusations of narcoterrorism.
- Rights groups say only 15 to 22 political detainees have been released so far out of more than 800 held, while the United States warned of armed colectivos seeking U.S. citizens or evidence of support for Washington at improvised checkpoints.