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María Corina Machado Plans Return to Venezuela After Quakes, Trump Backing Complicates Role

María Corina Machado says Venezuela closed commercial airspace to block her return from Panama as she plans to coordinate relief after two earthquakes that caused catastrophic damage and hundreds of deaths.Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who fled after the disputed 2024 election and lived in hiding, insists she will enter Venezuela despite analysts warning that she could be barred or detained and that detention would spark an international scandal.The White House, the State Department and members of Congress are urging Machado to delay while Machado and some allies point to the capture of Nicolás Maduro by US forces and Donald Trump’s public backing of Delcy Rodríguez as factors reshaping the political landscape.
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