Overview
- Italian aid worker Alberto Trentini and businessman Mario Burlo were freed from El Rodeo I and are at Italy’s embassy in Caracas, officials said.
- Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he spoke with both men and that a plane from Rome is on its way to bring them home.
- Spanish media reported about 20 political prisoners were released early Monday, including dual Spanish‑Venezuelan citizen Alejandro González.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni thanked Venezuelan authorities, including Delcy Rodríguez, and Italian reports and El País attribute the decision to Rodríguez’s order after Italian diplomatic efforts and U.S. mediation.
- Tajani said no citizens with solely Italian nationality remain jailed in Venezuela, while 42 dual nationals are still detained, including 24 held for political reasons.