Overview
- Human-rights group Foro Penal verified at least 104 new releases on Sunday, lifting the post-operation total to at least 240, though hundreds of political detainees are still reported to be in custody.
- Delcy Rodríguez called for a “Venezuelan political dialogue” without external orders and asked National Assembly chief Jorge Rodríguez to convene talks across rival camps.
- Parliament approved in first reading a bill to open the oil sector to private firms, while PDVSA’s chief set a target to lift output by at least 18 percent this year with stronger legal guarantees for investors.
- U.S. outreach is advancing with a new chargé d’affaires named for Caracas and an expected invitation for Rodríguez, following a CIA director meeting in Miraflores and government claims of $300 million received from oil sales handled by the U.S.
- Nicolás Maduro remains jailed in New York on drug-terrorism charges as reports describe months-long contacts between senior Venezuelan officials and U.S. interlocutors, and President Donald Trump signals willingness to work with Rodríguez and possibly include María Corina Machado.