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.