Overview
- U.S. authorities detained Nicolás Maduro around January 3, with an initial photo shared by President Donald Trump showing him in a gray Nike Tech Fleece tracksuit.
- Retailers and e-commerce platforms report rapid sell-outs and heightened searches for the set, with prices for the jacket and joggers typically totaling about $260.
- A resurfaced 2025 video of Cristiano Ronaldo in the same model and RCD Mallorca players wearing the team-branded version intensified social-media attention.
- Nike declined to comment to media, while U.S. brand Origin said the blue hoodie seen in later images would be unavailable again for months.
- Commentary highlights multiple outfit changes during custody as deliberate image management, while merch sellers in Peru turned the arrest imagery into popular anti-Maduro T-shirts.