
The United States confirmed on Monday that it is “making the necessary preparations” to potentially reopen its embassy in Caracas, closed since 2019, following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a U.S. military operation carried out early Saturday.

Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez chaired the 757th Council of Ministers on Sunday to establish a strategy for national stability following Nicolás Maduro's detention by US forces.

The governments of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, and Spain issued a joint statement on Sunday, expressing “deep concern and rejection” of the US military operation that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

Speaking aboard Air Force One on Sunday, US President Donald Trump addressed the mounting death toll from the “Operation Absolute Resolve” raid in Caracas to abduct former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and outlined his administration’s new doctrine regarding ties with Latin American countries.

While former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, pending his arraignment at noon on Monday, Caracas' Supreme Court (TSJ) ordered Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to assume the role of Acting President to ensure administrative continuity.

Argentina's President Javier Milei and Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno reportedly played a key role Sunday in barring a joint statement from all members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) objecting to Washington's operation in Caracas to abduct Nicolás Maduro.

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña celebrated Washington's intervention in Caracas to hold Bolivarian leader Nicolás Maduro Moros accountable before a New York court of law.

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