Machado Vows Venezuela Return as Regime Blocks Flights After 6.1 Quake
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 29
Machado Vows Venezuela Return as Regime Blocks Flights After 6.1 Quake
2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 29
Summary
María Corina Machado said she plans an imminent return to Venezuela from Panama City despite the government closing the country’s airspace to stop her.
A video message from the opposition leader said the regime also threatened people trying to help her get back, raising the stakes around any attempt to reenter.
Her return would pose a major political test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez, who is already struggling to manage Venezuela’s deadliest natural disaster in decades.
The confrontation comes after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook Venezuela, adding a political crisis to an already severe emergency response.