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.