Machado Reaches Oslo After Nobel Ceremony as Daughter Accepts Peace Prize

Overview

• Maria Corina Machado did not attend the ceremony in Oslo, and her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado accepted the prize and delivered her speech.
• Hours later, Nobel Committee president Jørgen Watne Frydnes announced Machado had arrived in Oslo and would soon make a public appearance.
• U.S.-sourced reports describe a covert sea crossing to Curaçao followed by a flight to Norway, while the Institute confirmed she traveled in a situation of extreme danger and is safe.
• Venezuelan authorities had warned she would be deemed a fugitive if she left the country, and top official Diosdado Cabello publicly claimed no knowledge of her travel.
• Latin American leaders including Argentina’s Javier Milei attended the Oslo events, and protests in Norway criticized Machado’s alignment with U.S. military operations and her dedication of the prize to President Donald Trump.