Amid a day filled with political tension and symbolism, Nicolás Maduro Guerra, son of the Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro Moros, spoke out in defense of his father and stood alongside Delcy Rodríguez before the National Assembly.
The deputy expressed his "unconditional support" for Rodríguez, who is serving as the acting president of the country following the capture of Maduro Moros by the United States on Saturday, January 3, and whose confirmation was expected in Parliament.
At the end of his speech, he sent a direct message to the Venezuelan leader: “The homeland is in good hands,” a phrase that reinforces the narrative of continuity of power within the closest circle of chavismo, as reported by El País.
During the opening of the National Assembly, Maduro Guerra focused much of his speech on defending his father against U.S. justice. He asserted that international law "exists to curb empires" and condemned what he described as a historical challenge following the actions of the United States.
In a statement rich with symbolism, he asserted, "If they are Monroe, we are Simón Bolívar," further emphasizing the political heritage that connects Nicolás Maduro with Hugo Chávez, according to the same source.
The intervention also had a strong religious and emotional component. “I have full faith, as a believer in God, that sooner rather than later they will be with us. We will be witnesses to that return,” said the deputy, appealing to hope and the idea of resilience in the face of what he considers an external aggression.
In that same vein, Maduro Guerra stated that the situation in Venezuela cannot be seen as a conventional political conflict. From Parliament, he asserted that "defending Venezuela today means defending the right of all peoples to exist with dignity," and warned that if the detention of a head of state becomes normalized, "no country is safe." "Today it's Venezuela, tomorrow it could be any nation that chooses not to submit," he declared, according to CNN Chile.
The son of the Venezuelan dictator insisted on humanizing his father's figure, noting that international law protects not positions or symbols, but people. "A president does not cease to be a father, grandfather, and citizen simply because he exercises the sovereignty of his people," he stated, attempting to connect the political conflict with a more intimate and familial dimension.
Of the 285 parliamentarians that make up the Assembly, 256 are aligned with chavismo, which ensures the ruling party total control of the legislative body, at a time when Maduro faces charges of drug trafficking and terrorism in a federal court in New York.
During the session, Maduro's son also proposed Jorge Rodríguez Gómez for the presidency of the National Assembly, further consolidating the political control of Chavismo in the Legislature.
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