Venezuela blocks 3 attempts by opposition leader Machado to return, team says
Summary
Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado has been stopped three times from entering the country, according to her political team. The government considers her a fugitive and has blocked her return from exile in Panama, while political talks and repression continue in Venezuela.Key Facts
- María Corina Machado is an opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner currently exiled in Panama.
- The Venezuelan government calls her a fugitive and accuses her of promoting military intervention against the country.
- She has tried to enter Venezuela three times recently by air and sea but was denied each time.
- Machado was secretly taken out of Venezuela in December by a U.S. team to receive her Nobel Prize.
- Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodríguez met President Donald Trump at the U.N. General Assembly recently.
- After disputed elections in July 2024, Venezuela experienced increased repression but it lessened after the U.S. seized Nicolás Maduro in January.
- Machado was not invited to U.S.-backed talks between the interim government and some opposition groups.
- Travel restrictions, cancellations, and mechanical problems reportedly blocked her latest attempts to return.
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