Brazil sets up Committee for the Freedom of Maduro and Cilia Flores

Brasilia, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of political, social, and media forces converged to set up a Committee for the Freedom of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who are imprisoned in the United States.

January 24, 2026
07:43

Maduro and the first combatant were kidnapped on January 3 during an airstrike on Caracas and other territories of that country, ordered by US President Donald Trump.

This initiative, as part of a broad global movement convened from the Venezuelan capital, brought together journalists and members of the Workers’ Party (PT), the Communist Party of Brazil, the Antifascist International, and the Brigade for Peace in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Prensa Latina stated that this Committee, beyond the diverse opinions of its initial members, aims to strengthen solidarity among the peoples and make public the Venezuelan cause more effectively in Brazil.

Several speakers, like Pedro Batista and Flavia Rodrigues, who outlined some actions already taken in support of the release of Maduro and Flores, agreed on the importance of consolidating unity among the different organizations.

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