With a solemn tone and full of symbolic gestures, Jorge Rodríguez, brother of Delcy Rodríguez, was re-elected on January 5 as president of the National Assembly of Venezuela and took the opportunity during the inaugural session of Parliament to send a direct message following the arrest of Nicolás Maduro in the United States.
“My role in the coming days will be to resort to all procedures, all tribunals, and all spaces to bring back Nicolás Maduro Moros, my brother, my president,” Rodríguez stated before the deputies, while asking for a round of applause for those he referred to as “fallen heroes on January 3rd.”
The moment did not go unnoticed. During his swearing-in, Jorge Rodríguez repeated a gesture that, according to the Alerta Mundial account on X, had previously been made by Nicolás Maduro after his arrest.
The signal was interpreted as a demonstration of unity and political support amidst a backdrop marked by uncertainty and the emotional impact of the leader's detention.
Rodríguez insisted that the government is not seeking a military escalation. "We have never sought war. From this sacred territory, no soldier has ever emerged, and no troops have ever initiated an incursion to conquer another territory," he stated, while calling for dialogue and rejecting any external intervention.
"Anything that comes from outside will always be worse," he emphasized, recalling the effects of the sanctions and the recent tensions.
The parliamentary session was marked by personal and family references. Fernando Soto Rojas, the oldest deputy and the one responsible for opening the session, described Maduro's detention as a "kidnapping" and harshly criticized the actions of the United States.
Despite her absence, Cilia Flores was sworn in as a deputy, while Nicolás Maduro Guerra, the president's son, delivered a brief speech in which he defended his father and Flores, whom he described with affectionate words.
At the end of the day, Jorge Rodríguez once again assumed the presidency of the Parliament, a position he will hold until 2031, reaffirming the continuity of the government in the Legislative Power at a time of heightened political tension and strong emotional burden for those closest to the Venezuelan leader.
Her sister, Delcy Rodríguez, will take an oath in the triptych hall of the National Assembly pursuant to the mandate of the Supreme Court.
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