Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Machado arrested then freed after leading protests in Caracas

Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado defies Maduro to lead protests that ended with her brief arrest.

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00:00Venezuela's opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, was arrested after leading a rally

00:07in the capital, Caracas.

00:09Her aides say she was violently intercepted by President Nicolás Maduro's forces as she

00:13left the rally on a motorcycle convoy with her security team.

00:18She was later released and in a post on social media platform X, informed supporters that

00:22she's in a safe place.

00:24Machado had called on supporters to take to the streets on Thursday, a day before Maduro

00:29is sworn in for a third term.

00:31The opposition leader has organized regular protests since elections on the 28th of July,

00:37which they say was rigged.

00:39The opposition had routinely stated that they've provided credible evidence that was verified

00:43by international observers, which indicated their win.

00:47Their findings estimated that the opposition candidate Edmundo González crushed Maduro

00:51by a two-to-one margin.

00:54Machado had been in hiding for months as the Maduro regime intensified its crackdown on

00:58dissent.

01:00Machado and González say they will continue to protest against this injustice until the

01:04will of the Venezuelan people is delivered.