Exposing the Chavista Caravan: An Orchestrated Response to U.S. Justice on Maduro’s Narcoterror Charges

In a striking display of orchestrated loyalty, thousands of chavista transportistas paraded through Caracas this week demanding the release of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores—both detained in the United States on serious narcoterrorism charges. While these protesters brandish Venezuelan flags and vow street-level resistance, the deeper story is one of a regime increasingly isolated by its own criminality and international law enforcement. How Does Defending Drug Trafficking Leaders Protect Venezuela? The caravan’s loud motorcade along Caracas’s main arteries culminated at a government stronghold—the Paseo de la Revolución—symbolizing the regime’s grip on public spaces despite rising illegitimacy. This...