Overview
- In a CNN interview, José Jerí said the U.S. operation “breaks international law” but was necessary given the regional impact of Venezuela’s crisis.
- He reaffirmed Peru’s support for a Venezuelan-led transition and again referred to opposition leader Edmundo González as the 2024 president-elect.
- Jerí noted that the United States has not publicly ratified González’s status and said that decision is Washington’s to make.
- After the raid, Nicolás Maduro was moved to New York to face narcoterrorism and drug-trafficking charges as Vice President Delcy Rodríguez assumed de facto control in Caracas.
- Jerí said he recently spoke by phone with González about backing the popular will and, separately, ruled out a humanitarian corridor for Venezuelans coming from Chile after talks with president-elect José Antonio Kast.