Overview
- Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said both men are in good condition and have been moved to the Italian embassy in Caracas.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reported that a government aircraft has departed from Rome to repatriate the two, with return to Italy expected soon.
- Trentini, a 46-year-old humanitarian worker, spent 423 days in El Rodeo I without formal charges; Burlò was also held without charges after a 2024 roadside stop.
- The releases form part of a wider operation by interim leader Delcy Rodríguez to free detainees, following recent U.S. actions and a shift in Venezuela’s political leadership.
- Rome highlighted coordination through political, diplomatic and intelligence channels, with discrete support reported from partners such as the U.S. and the Vatican, while Trentini’s family cited harsh detention conditions and requested privacy.