Overview
- Venezuela released Marino Antonio Mendoza, an Argentine embassy employee detained since December 12, 2024, after more than a year in El Helicoide.
- Rafael Tudares Bracho, the son‑in‑law of opposition figure Edmundo González, was excarcerated and returned home after roughly 380 days in custody.
- Government claims of more than 400 releases contrast with independent tallies near 143–151 and prompt the CIDH and Provea to demand verified lists and clearer procedures.
- Peru’s INPE president Iván Paredes Yataco submitted an irrevocable resignation following a period of heightened scrutiny of prison management.
- INPE said warning shots stopped a rooftop escape attempt at the Piura prison after recent contraband sweeps at Lurigancho, while former president Martín Vizcarra underwent urological surgery and remains hospitalized as his sentence‑suspension appeal awaits a vote.