The children are among more than 1,600 people to have been arrested - rounded up at or near protests or taken from their homes in the night - in many cases without warrants.
Security forces are detaining people at a speed we had not seen in Venezuela's recent history, even during the brutal repression in 2014 and 2017.
This is not just a clampdown on demonstrators. It's a full witch hunt against anyone who dares criticize the government.
The boy is one of at least 120 minors to have been imprisoned by the security forces of President Nicolás Maduro since the autocratic socialist claimed reelection last month.
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