Overview
- U.S. President Donald Trump said Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores were captured in Venezuela and are being transferred to the United States, with media reports placing them aboard the USS Iwo Jima en route to face longstanding charges.
- Peru’s Foreign Ministry declared Maduro’s government illegitimate and blamed it for systematic human-rights violations, the destruction of the rule of law, and a regionwide migration crisis, while warning about narcotrafficking networks in Venezuela.
- Lima called for a prompt political solution oriented toward a democratic transition that respects international law and human rights.
- President José Jerí announced facilities for the immediate voluntary return of Venezuelans in Peru regardless of migratory status and said border presence would be reinforced.
- Peru said it is monitoring its citizens in Venezuela through the Peruvian Section of Interests at Brazil’s embassy in Caracas, as analysts caution about international-law implications, unresolved power dynamics, and reported civilian deaths during the U.S. operation.