"For now, Rodriguez, 56, has taken the reins of the country. Venezuela's Supreme Court declared Maduro's temporary absence on Friday afternoon and ordered that Delcy Rodriguez, as vice president, assume the presidency due to the president's forced absence. The Venezuelan Constitution, according to Article 234, states that the vice president will fill the president's temporary absence for up to 90 days, a period that can be extended for another 90 days by decision of the National Assembly."
"Delcy is the key, claims a source familiar with the internal situation in Venezuela. She's intelligent and will be prudent, the source adds. Every hour is crucial in a landscape of conflicting information, propaganda, and fake news. No one dares to predict what will happen in the coming days or even the coming hours but no one doubts that it will involve Rodriguez in one way or another."
Delcy Rodríguez has assumed de facto leadership after Nicolás Maduro's capture and Venezuela's Supreme Court declared his temporary absence. Article 234 of the constitution allows the vice president to fill a president's temporary absence for up to 90 days, extendable another 90 days by the National Assembly. Brazil has recognized Rodríguez as leader during Maduro's absence. Sources describe Rodríguez as intelligent, prudent, and central to reconfiguring Chavista power amid propaganda and conflicting information. U.S. President Donald Trump stated Maduro's removal and reported that Rodríguez offered support to Washington after a conversation with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Rodríguez appeared publicly a few hours after the attack.
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