María Corina Machado readies a third attempt to return to Venezuela, without US guarantees
According to opposition analyst David Placeres, negotiations between Donald Trump's administration and María Corina Machado concluded that the opposition leader will be allowed into Venezuela in the coming days, but without the United States providing security guarantees or a deployment to protect her.
Machado has twice already come close to entering Venezuela, even boarding a plane, and both times Washington asked her not to go through with it because the oil contracts with the US were not yet closed, according to Placeres.
«The decision has already been made… María Corina Machado will be allowed to enter, but without guarantees.»— David Placeres, September 5, 2026 · watch
Sources David Placeres