{
  "id": 12437171,
  "title": "Maria Corina Machado’s Return to Venezuela Expected Within ‘Hours’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/maria-corina-machados-return-to-venezuela-expected-within-hours",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T17:57:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/10/06/maria-corina-machados-return-to-venezuela-expected-within-hours/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado could return to the country \"within a matter of hours,\" according to Henry Alvarez, coordinator of Vente Venezuela in Caracas, according to Colombian international news outlet NTN24. Machado, who has been outside Venezuela since December 2025, left the country after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo and then traveling to the United States. Alvarez told NTN24 that the return depends on completing the coordination of legal and diplomatic elements, though he acknowledged that the process could unfold in the coming hours. The statement represents a clear indication of Machado's possible return after several failed attempts previously. The details of how Machado will return to Venezuela remain confidential, with her location, transportation, and security measures still undisclosed. Her return comes in a politically transformed Venezuela, marked by the January capture of President Nicolás Maduro and the uncertainty surrounding the country's future institutional and electoral landscape.",
  "summary": "Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado could return to Venezuela “within a matter of hours,” according to Henry Alvarez, coordinator of Vente Venezuela in Caracas, in statements to Colombian international news outlet NTN24. The leader said that the legal and diplomatic aspects necessary to make the leader’s return possible are currently being finalized, although it […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}