Overview
- President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores are held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn with an initial federal court appearance expected in Manhattan before Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein.
- Pro‑government marches filled central Caracas calling for the pair’s release, with PSUV figures present and officials denouncing the U.S. operation as a kidnapping.
- Venezuelan diaspora gatherings in Madrid and Valencia celebrated the detention and pressed for a democratic transition, echoing support for Edmundo González Urrutia and María Corina Machado.
- Mexico City saw opposing mobilizations that included egg‑throwing and graffiti at the U.S. Embassy and separate pro‑opposition rallies in Polanco, with police deployed to prevent clashes; protests spread to other Mexican cities.
- Regional and domestic reactions intensified as casualty counts from the bombings remained disputed — reported ranges run from roughly 25 to 80 — and sovereignty concerns dominated official condemnations.