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Overview
- Nicolás Maduro is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on U.S. narcotics and terrorism charges, with a Manhattan court appearance expected Monday.
- Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal named Vice President Delcy Rodríguez interim president and the armed forces recognized her, as she invited cooperation with the United States on a “balanced, respectful” footing.
- President Donald Trump said the United States is in charge of Venezuela during a transition and later warned Rodríguez to cooperate or “pay a very high price,” while Secretary of State Marco Rubio called talk of elections premature.
- U.S. officials are still shaping a post‑Maduro governance plan, even as a strong naval presence enforces oil sanctions and the White House signals interest in opening Venezuela’s energy sector to American companies.
- The U.N. Security Council will convene on the operation as Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Spain jointly condemned the intervention, Russia and China demanded Maduro’s release, and diaspora rallies included both protests and celebrations.