Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN)

Force in Play

Operating; the opposition and Venezuelan journalists said its agents detained seven protesters on October 22, 2026

María Corina Machado used her first public speech since returning to Venezuela to back a US plan for presidential elections in 2027, calling the transition "irreversible." She said she and her Vente Venezuela movement are not part of the talks between the government and the 2015 National Assembly, though she expects those talks to produce a new Supreme Court, a new electoral council and an election date.

Updated Nov 2