Supporters of the Venezuelan government participate in a campaign closing ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, 22 May 2025. Chavismo declared victory early ahead of the 25 May elections, facing a smaller opposition group that split from the main anti-Chavista coalition and chose to run to “defend the vote”. (Photo by Miguel Gutierrez/EPA)





Children play basketball as Venezuela's parliamentary elections are held in Caracas, Venezuela on May 25, 2025. (Photo by Maxwell Briceno/Reuters)





A member of the Brotherhood of the Diablos Danzantes de Chuao (Dancing Devils of Chuao) performs during the Corpus Christi festival in the town of Chuao, Aragua state, Venezuela on June 18, 2025. (Photo by Maxwell Briceno/Reuters)





Members of the Brotherhood of the Diablos Danzantes de Chuao (Dancing Devils of Chuao) participate during the Corpus Christi festival in the town of Chuao, Aragua state, Venezuela on June 18, 2025. (Photo by Maxwell Briceno/Reuters)





A member of the Brotherhood of the Diablos Danzantes de Chuao (Dancing Devils of Chuao) arranges his mask during the Corpus Christi festival in the town of Chuao, Aragua state, Venezuela on June 18, 2025. (Photo by Maxwell Briceno/Reuters)





A man dressed as a Dancing Devil of Chuao stands for a picture during the second day of the Corpus Christi celebration in Chuao, Venezuela, on June 19, 2025. The Venezuelan Dancing Devils of Corpus Christi were recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2012. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)





Members of the National Electric Corporation reconnect electrical wiring on a fallen road next to the river after floods, in Tabay, Venezuela, on June 28, 2025. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)





A drone view shows a destroyed bridge over the River Chama, in the aftermath of floods, in Apartaderos, Venezuela on June 27, 2025. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)





People organize donations for those affected by heavy rains, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, 30 June 2025. Venezuelan authorities have organized health days in regions of the west of the country, while the church leads the collection of food, medicines, clothing and other items. (Photo by Miguel Gutierrez/EPA)





Members of Venezuelan Army march during the military parade as part of 214th anniversary of Venezuela's independence celebrations on July 5, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela. (Photo by Jesús Vargas/Getty Images)





Angela Graterol, 93, puts on makeup before attending the weekly gathering of Club Tobias at a shopping mall, in Caracas, Venezuela on July 10, 2025. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Reuters)





People hold photos of children who remain in the US after being separated from their parents during a demonstration in Caracas on July 10, 2025. Hundreds protested in Caracas on July 10, 2025, to demand the return to Venezuela of at least 30 children who were separated from their parents during the deportation process from the United States. (Photo by Pedro Mattey/AFP Photo)





The mother of Jesus Gabriel Jimenez, Sorangel Arguinzones, talks to the media during a vigil of family members in Caracas, Venezuela, 16 July 2025. A group of women, relatives of young people detained in the context of the crisis following last July's 2024 presidential elections in Venezuela, requested a meeting with the Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, to “directly present' the cases of their relatives and to know the reasons why, they claim, the releases have been 'paralyzed since March”. (Photo by Ronald Pena R./EPA)





Arturo Suarez, who was held for months in an El Salvador prison after the U.S. alleged he was a member of the Tren de Aragua gang, reacts after his release, in Caracas, Venezuela on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)





Arturo Suarez, who was held for months in an El Salvador prison after the U.S. alleged he was a member of the Tren de Aragua gang, embraces family members after his release, in Caracas, Venezuela on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez/Reuters)





Carlos Uzcategui, one of the Venezuelan migrants deported months ago to El Salvador by the United States under an immigration crackdown, is welcomed home in Lobatera, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)





A supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds an image of late Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez during a rally to celebrate the first anniversary of his re-election in Caracas on July 28, 2025. (Photo by Federico Parra/AFP Photo)





People train to participate in boxing fights during the 'Night of boxing legends' event in the San Agustin neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, 01 August 2025. American boxer Evander Holyfield, is one of the guests at an exhibition night in Caracas, which will also feature seven-time world champion Jorge “El Travieso” Arce and super featherweight champion Emanuel “El Vaquero” Navarrete. (Photo by Miguel Gutiérrez/EPA)





Venezuelan baseball player Abraham Gutierrez, a member of Cacique Mara, a baseball youth team that will not be participating in the 2025 Little League World Series after their U.S. visa was denied, prepares for a practice session in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on August 1, 2025. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Reuters)





People participate in a demonstration in support of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Maracaibo, Venezuela, 11 August 2025. Hundreds of Chavistas mobilized in Caracas and other regions of Venezuela in response to what they described as threats from the United States after a recent announcement offering a 50 million dollar reward for information leading to Maduro's capture, twice the amount offered in January. (Photo by Henry Chirinos/EPA)