Maduro's first night in a federal prison in New York
The Venezuelan Supreme has replaced Delcy Rodriguez, but Trump has said the US will lead the country "until a safe, adequate, and sensible transition is made."
Venezuelan President Nicolás Madurospent his first night in the federal prison of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Venezuela, New York, after being arrested 24 hours ago by the United States in Caracas.
Maduro was arrested early Saturday morning in an operation that Washington called "The Complete Solution, "along with his wife, Cilia Flores.
The Venezuelan president landed last night at the National Air Guard Base Stewart, a military airport in the north of New York State, surrounded by a large security apparatus, and was subsequently transferred to a federal facility of the US Anti-Drug Agency , before being transferred to prison.
The White House has released images of his arrest and transfer, in which Maduro can be seen walking down a corridor on a floor with the inscription "DEA NYD." In the video, Maduro seems to wish someone "Good Night, Happy New Year."
The South District Attorney's Office in New York formally indicted the Venezuelan president in 2020 and this Saturday renewed his indictment for drug terrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States and crimes related to automatic weapons.
The next step will come in the next s, when he testifies before a federal judge in Manhattan .
Delcy Rodriguez has taken his place.
In Caracas, the city where Maduro has ruled Venezuela for nearly 13 years, the institutions are trying to restructure power gaps and leave the succession of Chavismo to Delcy Rodriguez, who seems to be open to dialogue with Washington.
The Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela yesterday ordered that the presidency be made available "in order to ensure the full defence and administrative continuity of the nation", which would become the first female president of Venezuela.
In statements made yesterday,\ u00A0 Rodriguez stressed that the only president of the country DU is Maduro, but he was willingto talk tothe US with a "constructive agenda" .
U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken to Rodriguez, but the vice president has not confirmed this. Trump also assured that he will not deploy troops in Venezuela if Rodriguez does what Washington wants.
Brazil has acceptedthe vice president of Venezuela in the absence of Maduro, but Panama has stressed that it will not, revealing the division in the region in the face of the path to be taken by the South American transition.
Hey. AMERICA ATTACKS VENEZUELA
Trump says Venezuela has been left in America's hands until he finds "a suitable replacement" for Maduro
"We will rule that country as long as there is a safe, adequate and reasonable transition. In other words, we do not want Maduro to be replaced by anyone and to repeat the situation we have had in recent years," he said at a press conference from his headquarters in Florida.
For the time being, the US will lead the Venezuelan government"until a safe, adequate, and sensible transition is made," Trump said.
"Venezuela will be ruled for some time by the people behind me," Trump said in a joint appearance with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
Trump also ruled out leaving the presidency to opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, considering that she has "no support or respect" for the Venezuelan people. Machado demanded that Edmundo González Urrutia, the candidate who stood for re-election in the controversial 2024 elections, take power because he believes he is the legitimately elected president in those elections.
Several conservative governments in the region have confirmed this request, includingArgentine Javier Milei and Ecuadorian Daniel Noboa. French President Emmanuel Macron also expressed to Gonzalez Urrutia his hope for a "peaceful, democratic and respectful transition of the will of the Venezuelan people."
UNITED STATES ATTACK IN VENEZUELA
Reactions from the international community to the US attack on Venezuela
Russia has denounced an "armed attack" with "unfounded excuses," Spain has called for "de-escalation and moderation," and the Argentine president has celebrated the attack.
In the same vein, Ecuador, Peru and Paraguay have announced that they will prevent access to persons linked to the Maduro government.
Instead, on the other political flank, theColombian Government , led by the leftist Gustavo Petro, has convened a meeting of foreign ministers from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to establish a position on the US offensive.
Likewise, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that she is making a joint regional declaration with other countries, without specifying which nations they are. "It is very important for Latin America to be together," the president said.
The UN Security Councilannounced that it will hold an urgent meeting on Monday to discuss the US military operation, while the Organization of American States (OAS) urged the US and Venezuela not to escalate violence and to seek a peaceful exit.
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