A woman holds a candle during a vigil in honor of Venezuelans detained during protests challenging the presidential election results, at the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela on December 18, 2024. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Reuters)





Members of the Bolivarian Militia stand at attention during a rally marking the death anniversary of Venezuelan Independence hero Simon Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela, December 17, 2024. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)





A man dressed as Santa Claus arrives to hand toys to children in a low-income neighborhood known as “COTA 905”, in Caracas, Venezuela December 21, 2024. (Photo by Pedro Rances Mattey/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A woman participates in a traditional street race with wooden makeshift carts called “carruchas”, in support of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 2, 2025. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)





People take part in a parade as part of the government's call for “grandes marchas” in support of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, 04 January 2025. Venezuelan authorities met to fine-tune preparations for 10 January, when President Maduro says he will assume the new presidential mandate for the 2025-2031 term after a questioned re-election that the largest opposition coalition, Plataforma Unitaria Democratica (PUD), accuses of being fraudulent. (Photo by Miguel Gutiérrez/EPA/EFE)





A woman poses with a rifle before a march to pledge allegiance to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, days before Maduro is set to officially begin his third term in office, in Caracas, Venezuela on January 7, 2025. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Reuters)





Members of Venezuela's Bolivarian Militia march while holding Venezuela's national flag to pledge allegiance to President Nicolas Maduro, days before Maduro is set to officially begin his third term in office, in Caracas, Venezuela on January 7, 2025. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Reuters)





Civilian supporters of the ruling party participate in a swearing-in ceremony for Bolivarian militias in Caracas, Venezuela, 07 January 2025. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro activated the “integral management bodies” (Odis) which, he assured, will combine political power, the Armed Forces and police forces, with the mission of 'defending peace' in the country in the days leading up to January 10, when President Maduro says he will assume the new presidential mandate for the 2025-2031 term after a questioned re-election that the largest opposition coalition, Plataforma Unitaria Democratica (PUD), accuses of being fraudulent. (Photo by Miguel Gutierrez/EPA/EFE)





Members of the Bolivarian militias participate in a swearing-in ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, 07 January 2025. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro activated the “integral management bodies” (Odis) which, he assured, will combine political power, the Armed Forces and police forces, with the mission of 'defending peace' in the country in the days leading up to January 10, when President Maduro says he will assume the new presidential mandate for the 2025-2031 term after a questioned re-election that the largest opposition coalition, Plataforma Unitaria Democratica (PUD), accuses of being fraudulent. (Photo by Miguel Gutiérrez/EPA/EFE)





Motorcyclists participate in a rally in support of President Nicolas Maduro, days ahead of his presidential inauguration for a third term, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)





Police detain an opponent of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a protest the day before he will be sworn-in for a third six-year term despite credible evidence that he lost the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 9, 2025. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)





Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters at a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, January 9, 2025, a day ahead of Maduro's inauguration ceremony where he will be sworn in for a third term. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)





Government supporters gather outside the National Assembly during the swearing-in ceremony for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, January 10, 2025. (Photo by Cristian Hernandez/AP Photo)





A boy dives into a drainage ditch in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, January 11, 2025. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)





A visitor watches from under the Hacha Waterfall in Canaima National Park, Venezuela, January 12, 2025. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)





Government supporters take a selfie as honor guards march after taking part in the swearing-in ceremony for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, January 10, 2025. (Photo by Cristian Hernandez/AP Photo)





Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro talks to high-ranking officers during a military ceremony on his inauguration day for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, January 10, 2025. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)





Members of Venezuela's Bolivarian militia participate in a march during the anniversary of the ending of the Marcos Perez Jimenez dictatorship, after a nationwide military exercise, in Caracas, Venezuela on January 23, 2025. (Photo by Maxwell Briceno/Reuters)





Members of the Chinese community perform Dragon dances to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Snake in Caracas on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)





Thousands of supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gather in a rally to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of Hugo Chavez's failed military coup, also known as the Day of National Dignity in Venezuela or 4-F, in Caracas on February 4, 2025. (Photo by Marcelo Perez Del Carpio/Anadolu via Getty Images)