On early Friday, Tachira Governor Freddy Bernal said Venezuela would close its border with Colombia for 24 hours due an “international conspiracy.” The intimidation campaign may be Maduro’s attempt to show strength, but it can also be viewed as a ...

During her detention, an aide said, Maria Corina Machado “was forced to record several videos.” She has garnered enormous support for her opposition to Nicolás Maduro.

Machado, a former lawmaker who has spearheaded the opposition to President Nicolas Maduro in recent years, was detained by security agents who shot at motorcycles she was using to leave a protest in Caracas, the capital, according to posts on social media from her party. She was freed about an hour later, according to the party.