Overview
- The Norwegian Nobel Institute confirmed that María Corina Machado will not attend today’s award ceremony in Oslo.
- A planned press appearance in Oslo was first delayed and then canceled, and the institute says her current whereabouts are unknown.
- Her daughter, Ana Corina Machado, will receive the prize on her behalf and read a speech written by the laureate.
- Venezuela’s attorney general warned in November that Machado would be deemed a fugitive if she left the country, citing investigations for conspiracy, incitement and terrorism.
- Latin American leaders including Argentina’s Javier Milei and Panama’s José Raúl Mulino traveled to Oslo to show support, while human-rights groups question Machado’s ties to Donald Trump and her openness to U.S. military pressure.