Overview
- Machado appeared on the balcony of Oslo’s Grand Hotel before dawn, greeting supporters hours after her daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf.
- Accounts describe a two‑month plan that moved her in disguise past roughly 10 military checkpoints, after about a year in hiding under threats and a travel ban.
- She departed Venezuela by small fishing skiff to Curaçao, then flew by private jet to Norway with a refueling stop in Bangor, Maine, according to flight‑tracking reports.
- People involved say they alerted U.S. forces to avoid misidentification at sea, and data showed U.S. F‑18s flying near the route; any direct U.S. role remains unconfirmed.
- Caracas condemned the trip, with the attorney general warning she would be treated as a fugitive, raising fresh questions about her return and the opposition’s next steps.