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Overview
- National Assembly chief Jorge Rodríguez said releases of Venezuelans and foreigners are underway immediately and described the action as a peace gesture taken without negotiations.
- These are the first major releases under interim president Delcy Rodríguez after the U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores on January 3.
- Notable detainees reported freed include activist Rocío San Miguel and opposition figure Enrique Márquez, and Spain confirmed the release of five of its citizens.
- Rodríguez publicly thanked Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and Qatar, though the exact roles of foreign interlocutors have not been confirmed.
- The White House credited President Donald Trump’s pressure for prompting the move, while Foro Penal estimates roughly 806 to 863 people still remain detained for political reasons.