Overview
- Edmundo González Urrutia said Maduro’s capture is an important step but insufficient, insisting on the immediate release of political prisoners and recognition of the July 28 vote.
- In a video message, González asserted his electoral mandate, called on the armed forces to uphold the constitution, and framed any transition as dependent on restoring rights and due process.
- U.S. officials plan to bring Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores before a federal judge in New York, following their seizure in a military operation and transfer aboard the USS Iwo Jima.
- Regional reactions remained sharply divided, and a CELAC consultation ended without a common position on the U.S. action in Venezuela.
- Argentine leaders, including President Javier Milei and former president Mauricio Macri, publicly backed the operation and lawmakers renewed demands for the return of missing gendarme Nahuel Gallo.