Overview

• Américo De Grazia and Margarita Assenza, arrested in 2024 and held at El Helicoide, were freed in Caracas under judicial conditions.
• Both must appear in court on Monday and are barred from leaving the capital, while several other detainees were moved to house arrest.
• Venezuelan authorities also released a group of opposition figures, with additional leaders transferred to home detention as part of the same measures.
• The Italian Foreign Ministry cites work led by Antonio Tajani and the embassy team, including special envoy Luigi Vignali, after raising concerns over De Grazia’s health.
• Italy says it continues to pursue the release of remaining nationals, notably cooperant Alberto Trentini, who is detained at El Rodeo I prison.