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Overview
- The Ministry of Penitentiary Service said precautionary measures followed individual reviews and framed the step as a commitment to peace and dialogue.
- The rights group Clippve reported more than 60 people were freed and noted many remain under court conditions rather than fully free.
- Monitoring groups say roughly 2,400 people were arrested after the contested vote, with more than 2,000 released in earlier phases before this round.
- NGOs report that hundreds remain jailed, with recent tallies ranging from at least 902 to about 1,085 detainees.
- Opposition leader María Corina Machado alleged threats against political prisoners at El Rodeo and called for protection, while one case cited by advocates named physician Marggie Orozco among those released.