VENEZUELA-OPPOSITION-PROTEST-MACHADO

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures as she addresses her supporters during a protest called by the opposition on the eve of the presidential inauguration in Caracas on January 9, 2025. Venezuela is on tenterhooks facing demonstrations called by both the opposition and government supporters. Machado, who emergend from hiding to lead protests against the swearing-in of Nicolas Maduro for a highly controversial third term as president, was arrested after being "violently intercepted upon exiting the rally," according to her security team. (Photo by Pedro MATTEY / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO MATTEY/AFP via Getty Images)