Jan 11, 2026
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Interview with Luis Emilio Bruni, adviser to the leader of the opposition."If there was a vote, Machado would win, he has huge support even among the military."
Venezuela, Machado's advisor: "The US will dismantle Maduro's mafia, now it will be the turn of María Corina"
Interview with Luis Emilio Bruni, adviser to the opposition leader: "If there was a vote, Machado would win, he has enormous support, even among the army"
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Bogota - "Maduro's mafia is still active in the country and continues to rob government institutions, but the United States realized that it cannot eliminate the entire criminal organization overnight. They therefore offered the Rodriguez brothers the opportunity to negotiate an orderly transfer, an offer that Maduro rejected."Luis Emilio Bruni, professor of semantics at the University of Aalborg in Denmark, is one of the most listened to advisors.
However, the US president said that "Machado lacks the support and respect to lead Venezuela...".
"His popularity cannot be denied. In an election he was not allowed to participate in, he handed his popularity to an unknown person who won 70% of the votes. 90% of the people support him, according to the survey. Now, for the first time in 26 years, the situation of the problems in Venezuela has changed. The military has taken legal action to arrest the person who committed all kinds of crimesmade in America.This is an issue that cannot be resolved in a few days.
So the system is still in power...
"There is now a high level of mistrust between them. There have always been four power centers: Maduro and his wife, the Rodriguez brothers, Defense Minister Padrino López and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, who lead the repressive machine. Now there are three. Rodriguez leads a group that is heavily involved in economic clout. In other words, these are certainly not amenable to any kind of change that could stabilize Venezuela, but the United StatesAmerica tells them: 'If you obey what I say, we will have a second wave.'
Can the Democracy State be created above the other country of countries?
"Maria Corina Machado has focused on destroying the structure of oppression, which is the only thing that keeps these regimes afloat and which is linked to crime. Foreign aid is important because the constant work and the terrorists in Venezuela is not only a Venezuelan problem. This is a problem for the whole Western world. The Venezuelan people have been fighting for 26 years, students have died in the streets,because they are against this international struggle.On the issue of torture, there are 20 thousand victims of the International Criminal Court who have not been prosecuted.
Will it be a long transition period?
"I don't believe that. It's inconceivable that the Trump administration would now say, 'Let's stabilize this criminal structure in the medium term,' because that means the United States is becoming part of the criminal structure. Maybe you're only going to Escobar because he's offering you good business or oil?"
Secretary of State Rubio announced the new election.
"María Corina and Edmundo González won the 2024 elections, and they proved it. If there are new free elections, Maria Corina will win them with a heavy defeat. But there must also be new general elections, because the Senate is now not a legislative power, but a branch of criminal organizations."
Will political prisoners be released soon?
"The first step to eliminate repression - and here we seek the unity of the entire international democratic community - is the immediate and unconditional release of political prisoners in Venezuela. This will be the first sign that something is changing. How long can Delca Rodríguez's control last with 900 political prisoners being tortured in the country's prisons?"
