Overview
- The interim government’s Programa para la Paz y la Convivencia Democrática said tribunals granted alternative measures to detention for 131 people, a decision the Ministry Público requested and the government announced on Friday.
- Domestic rights groups have independently verified a smaller share of those exits, reporting figures that range from about 25 confirmed releases linked to the Plaza Venezuela case up to claims of roughly 40–72 excarcerations as NGOs continue case-by-case checks.
- Several high-profile detainees were reported freed, including Emirlendris Benítez, who human-rights groups have alleged was tortured while detained, and groups published images of former inmates leaving Rodeo I prison.
- Opposition negotiators welcomed the moves but said they are insufficient and called for full, unconditional releases for all political prisoners, while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the steps as a crucial step for reconciliation.
- Questions remain about conditions attached to many releases, ongoing verification, consular access and specific cases such as Argentine lawyer Germán Giuliani, and the measures occur against a backdrop of an amnesty law and talks on renewing the Supreme Court and recovering overseas assets.