"Members of the opposition coalition expressed joy at the news of Tudares Bracho's release. After 380 days of unjust and arbitrary detention having endured more than a year of the inhumane reality of enforced disappearance my husband Rafael Tudares Bracho returned home this morning, Edmundo Gonzalez's daughter, Mariana Gonzalez, wrote on the social media platform X. It has been a stoic and profoundly difficult struggle."
"The move has been widely seen as a concession to the administration of United States President Donald Trump, which has kept military assets deployed off the country's coast and threatened Venezuelan officials if they do not comply with US demands. Rodriguez was sworn into office shortly after Trump authorised the abduction of her predecessor, former President Nicolas Maduro, on January 3."
Rafael Tudares Bracho, married to Mariana Gonzalez, was imprisoned shortly before former President Nicolas Maduro's third inauguration and released after 380 days. The release occurs as interim President Delcy Rodriguez's government gradually reduces the number of political prisoners in Venezuelan prisons. The move is widely seen as a concession to the United States under President Donald Trump, which maintained military assets offshore and threatened Venezuelan officials. Tudares Bracho was arrested in January 2025 following what his wife described as a sham 12‑hour trial on charges of conspiracy, terrorism and criminal association. Families of prisoners are holding vigils demanding further releases. Edmundo Gonzalez ran against Maduro in 2024.
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