Maduro’s Son Calls for Mass Mobilization Following U.S. Abduction of Venezuelan President
Nicolás Maduro Guerra urges Venezuelans to take to the streets as U.S. attacks Caracas, abducts the president, and threatens Venezuela’s sovereignty and regional stability
Venezuela | PUREWILAYAH.COM — Venezuelan lawmaker Nicolás Maduro Guerra, son of President Nicolás Maduro, has called on the Venezuelan people to unite and mobilize nationwide following what Caracas describes as direct U.S. military aggression against the country’s leadership and sovereignty.
In an audio message circulated on Thursday, Maduro Guerra urged calm, unity, and popular resistance in the face of escalation by the United States, which Venezuelan authorities say carried out attacks on Caracas and abducted the country’s constitutional president.
“Today was a day of shock, but tomorrow we will take to the streets,” Maduro Guerra said. “We are fine, calm, and steady — and you will see us in the street.”
He called on Venezuelans to raise the banners of late President Hugo Chávez, stand firm in national solidarity, and demand the safe return of President Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.
Popular Mobilization as Caracas Denounces U.S. Aggression
Maduro Guerra described the U.S. actions as a blatant assault on Venezuela’s independence, warning that Washington’s escalation poses a serious threat not only to Venezuela but to the sovereignty of Latin America as a whole.
Caracas has framed the incident as part of a broader pattern of U.S. interventionism aimed at forcibly reshaping governments that refuse to submit to Washington’s political and economic dictates.
Officials and supporters have stressed that street mobilization is a legitimate response to what they characterize as foreign aggression, kidnapping, and an open violation of international law.
Supreme Court Appoints Acting President After ‘Foreign Military Attack’
Following the events, Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice ordered Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to assume presidential powers in an acting capacity to ensure continuity of governance and the comprehensive defense of the nation.
The ruling was issued by the Constitutional Chamber after what the court described as a foreign military attack on January 3, 2026, which resulted in the abduction of Venezuela’s constitutional president.
Reading the decision, Constitutional Chamber President Tania D’Amelio Cardiet stated that President Maduro’s forced absence constituted a situation of material and temporary impossibility to perform his constitutional duties.
She said the court was compelled to act due to an exceptional and unprecedented scenario that posed a direct threat to state stability, national security, and the functioning of Venezuela’s legal order.
Venezuelan authorities warned that the normalization of such acts by Washington represents a dangerous escalation that undermines sovereignty, destabilizes the region, and pushes international relations toward open lawlessness. (PW)