IBOV 176,010.90 ▼ 0.36% IPSA 10,947.38 ▼ 0.70% IPC MEX 66,409.65 ▼ 0.18% MERVAL 3,291,246 ▲ 1.92% COLCAP 2,292.03 ▼ 0.29% BVL PERÚ 57,174.37 — — USD/BRL5.08▲ 0.06% USD/MXN17.39▲ 0.01% USD/CLP925.20▼ 0.09% USD/COP3,220▼ 0.49% USD/PEN3.39▲ 0.12% USD/ARS1,475▲ 0.32% USD/UYU40.15▲ 1.04% USD/PYG6,039▲ 1.28% USD/BOB10.65▲ 5.99% USD/DOP58.36▲ 0.10% USD/CRC447.49▲ 0.88% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.09% USD/HNL26.73▼ 0.01% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.34% USD/VES725.63▲ 0.11% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.48▼ 0.01% USD/TTD6.76▲ 1.32% EUR/BRL5.82▼ 0.61% BRENT 84.56 ▼ 0.46% WTI 79.39 ▼ 0.26% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.42 ▲ 1.95% GOLD 4,039 ▼ 0.14% SILVER 57.41 ▲ 0.52% SOY 1,200 ▼ 0.19% CORN 469.00 ▲ 4.80% WHEAT 677.00 ▼ 0.07% COFFEE 324.50 ▼ 3.77% SUGAR 14.86 ▼ 0.13% ORANGE JUICE 140.45 ▲ 0.14% COTTON 82.13 ▲ 3.18% COCOA 5,917 ▲ 4.54% BEEF 230.33 ▼ 0.48% CATTLE 344.95 ▼ 1.10% LITHIUM 71.06 ▼ 0.73% PETR4 40.59 ▼ 0.17% VALE3 74.51 ▲ 0.68% ITUB4 43.14 ▼ 1.12% BBDC4 18.60 ▼ 0.16% ABEV3 15.57 ▼ 1.52% BBAS3 20.55 ▼ 0.19% B3SA3 15.69 ▲ 2.35% WEGE3 44.26 ▲ 0.14% PRIO3 57.50 ▼ 0.12% SUZB3 41.48 ▲ 0.90% RENT3 40.35 ▼ 0.47% AZZA3 18.66 ▼ 1.01% CSAN3 3.93 ▲ 1.03% RAIZ4 0.29 ▼ 6.45% PCAR3 2.62 ▲ 6.94% GMAT3 3.98 ▲ 0.51% PSSA3 55.22 ▲ 1.71% CVCB3 1.34 ▼ 2.90% POSI3 3.95 ▼ 1.00% SLCE3 13.50 ▼ 2.24% NATU3 8.67 ▲ 1.40% BRKM5 6.41 ▼ 6.15% RANI3 7.98 ▼ 0.37% CSNA3 5.24 ▲ 0.77% CMIN3 5.24 ▲ 2.75% USIM5 8.20 ▼ 0.36% GGBR4 24.20 ▲ 3.77% ENEV3 26.95 ▼ 0.81% CPFE3 46.83 ▼ 0.78% CMIG4 11.15 ▼ 0.45% EQTL3 40.33 ▼ 1.51% LREN3 14.10 ▼ 1.33% VIVT3 35.47 ▼ 0.14% RAIL3 14.07 ▼ 0.42% KLABIN 17.39 ▲ 0.40% RAIA DROGASIL 18.67 ▲ 0.38% RDOR3 36.01 ▼ 0.11% HAPV3 10.99 ▼ 1.79% FLRY3 16.51 ▲ 0.61% SMTO3 15.53 ▼ 3.66% UGPA3 31.10 ▲ 3.29% VBBR3 33.75 ▲ 1.35% BBSE3 40.71 ▲ 0.79% BPAC11 57.04 ▼ 1.57% CURY3 32.73 ▼ 2.56% AERI3 2.02 ▼ 2.42% VIVARA 23.52 ▲ 0.38% COMPASS 25.11 ▼ 0.36% VAMOS 3.12 ▼ 0.95% SANB11 27.00 ▼ 1.24% ASAI3 8.66 — 0.00% SBSP3 29.98 ▼ 1.19% WALMEX 49.61 ▲ 0.69% GMEXICO 200.02 ▲ 0.23% FEMSA 223.27 ▼ 2.64% CEMEX 22.64 ▲ 1.98% GFNORTE 183.98 ▼ 1.19% BIMBO 57.50 ▲ 2.02% TELEVISA 9.56 ▲ 0.74% AMX 22.80 ▼ 0.22% GAP 398.24 ▲ 0.75% ASUR 283.46 ▲ 2.85% OMA 234.61 ▼ 0.17% KOF 176.96 ▼ 1.63% GRUMA 280.76 ▲ 0.49% KIMBER 38.73 ▲ 0.75% SQM-B 66,050 ▼ 2.72% COPEC 6,126 ▼ 1.35% BSANTANDER 78.16 ▼ 0.61% FALABELLA 5,853 ▼ 0.37% ENELAM 84.80 ▼ 1.11% CENCOSUD 2,005 ▼ 1.72% CMPC 1,074 ▼ 2.63% BANCO CHILE 188.88 ▼ 0.33% LATAM AIR 25.40 ▲ 2.01% YPF 78,550 ▲ 1.00% GGAL 8,205 ▲ 3.73% PAMPA 5,240 ▲ 0.19% TXAR 668.00 ▲ 0.91% ALUAR 959.50 ▲ 1.11% TGS 9,750 ▲ 0.41% CEPU 2,344 ▲ 0.73% MIRGOR 16,975 ▲ 1.34% COME 45.63 ▼ 0.26% LOMA NEGRA 3,615 ▲ 2.34% BYMA 304.25 ▲ 1.08% TELECOM ARG 4,315 ▼ 0.40% ECOPETROL 15.98 ▼ 1.11% BANCOLOMBIA 81.55 ▼ 0.67% GRUPO AVAL 5.03 ▲ 1.62% CREDICORP 398.20 ▲ 1.52% SOUTHERN COPPER 181.54 ▼ 0.46% BUENAVENTURA 30.71 ▼ 1.03% MERCADOLIBRE 1,843 ▼ 1.64% NUBANK 13.88 ▼ 0.79% XP 16.87 — 0.00% PAGSEGURO 9.21 ▼ 0.75% STONE 11.28 ▼ 0.18% GLOBANT 31.98 ▲ 3.43% TECNOGLASS 45.67 ▲ 3.26% GAP AIRPORT 228.15 ▲ 0.97% ASUR 283.46 ▲ 2.85% OMA AIRPORT 107.90 ▲ 0.24% AMX ADR 26.11 ▼ 0.27% FEMSA ADR 128.77 ▼ 3.30% CEMEX ADR 13.07 ▲ 2.11% PETROBRAS ADR 17.86 ▼ 0.33% VALE ADR 14.67 ▲ 0.55% ITAU ADR 8.45 ▼ 1.17% SANTANDER BR 5.35 ▼ 0.74% AMBEV ADR 3.03 ▼ 1.94% CSN 1.04 ▲ 0.49% GERDAU 4.80 ▲ 4.12% LATAM ADR 54.87 ▲ 2.54% BTC 64,614 ▼ 0.15% ETH 1,916 ▼ 0.03% SOL 76.71 ▼ 0.72% XRP 1.11 — 0.00% BNB 581.11 ▲ 0.17% ADA 0.16 ▼ 0.24% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.30% AVAX 6.70 ▲ 0.06% LINK 8.53 ▼ 0.03% DOT 0.84 ▼ 0.52% LTC 45.28 ▲ 0.35% BCH 222.28 ▼ 0.39% TRX 0.32 ▼ 0.16% XLM 0.19 ▲ 0.56% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 0.60% NEAR 2.05 ▼ 0.58% ATOM 1.55 ▲ 0.03% AAVE 96.26 ▲ 0.45% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 82.35 ▼ 0.17% EMBRAER ADR 64.90 ▼ 0.02% JBS 12.10 ▲ 2.28% JBS BDR 61.43 ▲ 2.81% MBRF3 15.40 ▼ 4.29% MBRFY 2.87 ▼ 8.60% INTER 5.62 ▼ 1.40% EGX 52,558 ▲ 0.50% USD/ZAR16.34▲ 0.06% USD/NGN 1,379 — 0.00% NIKKEI 66,738 ▼ 2.93% CSI300 4,743 ▼ 0.91% HSI 25,158 ▲ 1.93% NIFTY 24,122 ▲ 0.18% KOSPI 6,791 ▼ 6.77% JCI 6,067 ▲ 0.42% USD/JPY162.08▼ 0.06% USD/CNY6.77▼ 0.05% DAX 25,000 ▼ 0.59% CAC 8,382 ▲ 0.19% FTSE 10,516 ▼ 0.13% MIB 52,411 ▼ 0.85% IBEX 19,276 ▼ 0.42% STOXX 642.71 ▲ 0.10% EUR/USD1.15▲ 0.04% GBP/USD1.35▲ 1.04% SPX 7,572 ▲ 0.38% DJI 52,659 ▲ 0.29% NDX 29,503 ▼ 0.28% RUT 2,976 ▲ 0.39% TSX 35,416 ▲ 0.27% VIX 15.67 ▼ 5.03% USD/CAD1.40▲ 0.04% US10Y 4.5450 ▼ 0.87% IBOV 176,010.90 ▼ 0.36% IPSA 10,947.38 ▼ 0.70% IPC MEX 66,409.65 ▼ 0.18% MERVAL 3,291,246 ▲ 1.92% COLCAP 2,292.03 ▼ 0.29% BVL PERÚ 57,174.37 — — USD/BRL 5.08 ▲ 0.06% USD/MXN 17.39 ▲ 0.01% USD/CLP 925.20 ▼ 0.09% USD/COP 3,220 ▼ 0.49% USD/PEN 3.39 ▲ 0.12% USD/ARS 1,475 ▲ 0.32% USD/UYU 40.15 ▲ 1.04% USD/PYG 6,039 ▲ 1.28% USD/BOB 10.65 ▲ 5.99% USD/DOP 58.36 ▲ 0.10% USD/CRC 447.49 ▲ 0.88% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.09% USD/HNL 26.73 ▼ 0.01% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.34% USD/VES 725.63 ▲ 0.11% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.48 ▲ 0.31% USD/TTD 6.76 ▲ 1.56% EUR/BRL 5.82 ▼ 0.61% BRENT 84.56 ▼ 0.46% WTI 79.39 ▼ 0.26% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.42 ▲ 1.95% GOLD 4,039 ▼ 0.14% SILVER 57.41 ▲ 0.52% SOY 1,200 ▼ 0.19% CORN 469.00 ▲ 4.80% WHEAT 677.00 ▼ 0.07% COFFEE 324.50 ▼ 3.77% SUGAR 14.86 ▼ 0.13% ORANGE JUICE 140.45 ▲ 0.14% COTTON 82.13 ▲ 3.18% COCOA 5,917 ▲ 4.54% BEEF 230.33 ▼ 0.48% CATTLE 344.95 ▼ 1.10% LITHIUM 71.06 ▼ 0.73% PETR4 40.59 ▼ 0.17% VALE3 74.51 ▲ 0.68% ITUB4 43.14 ▼ 1.12% BBDC4 18.60 ▼ 0.16% ABEV3 15.57 ▼ 1.52% BBAS3 20.55 ▼ 0.19% B3SA3 15.69 ▲ 2.35% WEGE3 44.26 ▲ 0.14% PRIO3 57.50 ▼ 0.12% SUZB3 41.48 ▲ 0.90% RENT3 40.35 ▼ 0.47% AZZA3 18.66 ▼ 1.01% CSAN3 3.93 ▲ 1.03% RAIZ4 0.29 ▼ 6.45% PCAR3 2.62 ▲ 6.94% GMAT3 3.98 ▲ 0.51% PSSA3 55.22 ▲ 1.71% CVCB3 1.34 ▼ 2.90% POSI3 3.95 ▼ 1.00% SLCE3 13.50 ▼ 2.24% NATU3 8.67 ▲ 1.40% BRKM5 6.41 ▼ 6.15% RANI3 7.98 ▼ 0.37% CSNA3 5.24 ▲ 0.77% CMIN3 5.24 ▲ 2.75% USIM5 8.20 ▼ 0.36% GGBR4 24.20 ▲ 3.77% ENEV3 26.95 ▼ 0.81% CPFE3 46.83 ▼ 0.78% CMIG4 11.15 ▼ 0.45% EQTL3 40.33 ▼ 1.51% LREN3 14.10 ▼ 1.33% VIVT3 35.47 ▼ 0.14% RAIL3 14.07 ▼ 0.42% KLABIN 17.39 ▲ 0.40% RAIA DROGASIL 18.67 ▲ 0.38% RDOR3 36.01 ▼ 0.11% HAPV3 10.99 ▼ 1.79% FLRY3 16.51 ▲ 0.61% SMTO3 15.53 ▼ 3.66% UGPA3 31.10 ▲ 3.29% VBBR3 33.75 ▲ 1.35% BBSE3 40.71 ▲ 0.79% BPAC11 57.04 ▼ 1.57% CURY3 32.73 ▼ 2.56% AERI3 2.02 ▼ 2.42% VIVARA 23.52 ▲ 0.38% COMPASS 25.11 ▼ 0.36% VAMOS 3.12 ▼ 0.95% SANB11 27.00 ▼ 1.24% ASAI3 8.66 — 0.00% SBSP3 29.98 ▼ 1.19% WALMEX 49.61 ▲ 0.69% GMEXICO 200.02 ▲ 0.23% FEMSA 223.27 ▼ 2.64% CEMEX 22.64 ▲ 1.98% GFNORTE 183.98 ▼ 1.19% BIMBO 57.50 ▲ 2.02% TELEVISA 9.56 ▲ 0.74% AMX 22.80 ▼ 0.22% GAP 398.24 ▲ 0.75% ASUR 283.46 ▲ 2.85% OMA 234.61 ▼ 0.17% KOF 176.96 ▼ 1.63% GRUMA 280.76 ▲ 0.49% KIMBER 38.73 ▲ 0.75% SQM-B 66,050 ▼ 2.72% COPEC 6,126 ▼ 1.35% BSANTANDER 78.16 ▼ 0.61% FALABELLA 5,853 ▼ 0.37% ENELAM 84.80 ▼ 1.11% CENCOSUD 2,005 ▼ 1.72% CMPC 1,074 ▼ 2.63% BANCO CHILE 188.88 ▼ 0.33% LATAM AIR 25.40 ▲ 2.01% YPF 78,550 ▲ 1.00% GGAL 8,205 ▲ 3.73% PAMPA 5,240 ▲ 0.19% TXAR 668.00 ▲ 0.91% ALUAR 959.50 ▲ 1.11% TGS 9,750 ▲ 0.41% CEPU 2,344 ▲ 0.73% MIRGOR 16,975 ▲ 1.34% COME 45.63 ▼ 0.26% LOMA NEGRA 3,615 ▲ 2.34% BYMA 304.25 ▲ 1.08% TELECOM ARG 4,315 ▼ 0.40% ECOPETROL 15.98 ▼ 1.11% BANCOLOMBIA 81.55 ▼ 0.67% GRUPO AVAL 5.03 ▲ 1.62% CREDICORP 398.20 ▲ 1.52% SOUTHERN COPPER 181.54 ▼ 0.46% BUENAVENTURA 30.71 ▼ 1.03% MERCADOLIBRE 1,843 ▼ 1.64% NUBANK 13.88 ▼ 0.79% XP 16.87 — 0.00% PAGSEGURO 9.21 ▼ 0.75% STONE 11.28 ▼ 0.18% GLOBANT 31.98 ▲ 3.43% TECNOGLASS 45.67 ▲ 3.26% GAP AIRPORT 228.15 ▲ 0.97% ASUR 283.46 ▲ 2.85% OMA AIRPORT 107.90 ▲ 0.24% AMX ADR 26.11 ▼ 0.27% FEMSA ADR 128.77 ▼ 3.30% CEMEX ADR 13.07 ▲ 2.11% PETROBRAS ADR 17.86 ▼ 0.33% VALE ADR 14.67 ▲ 0.55% ITAU ADR 8.45 ▼ 1.17% SANTANDER BR 5.35 ▼ 0.74% AMBEV ADR 3.03 ▼ 1.94% CSN 1.04 ▲ 0.49% GERDAU 4.80 ▲ 4.12% LATAM ADR 54.87 ▲ 2.54% BTC 64,614 ▼ 0.15% ETH 1,916 ▼ 0.03% SOL 76.71 ▼ 0.72% XRP 1.11 — 0.00% BNB 581.11 ▲ 0.17% ADA 0.16 ▼ 0.24% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.30% AVAX 6.70 ▲ 0.06% LINK 8.53 ▼ 0.03% DOT 0.84 ▼ 0.52% LTC 45.28 ▲ 0.35% BCH 222.28 ▼ 0.39% TRX 0.32 ▼ 0.16% XLM 0.19 ▲ 0.56% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 0.60% NEAR 2.05 ▼ 0.58% ATOM 1.55 ▲ 0.03% AAVE 96.26 ▲ 0.45% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 82.35 ▼ 0.17% EMBRAER ADR 64.90 ▼ 0.02% JBS 12.10 ▲ 2.28% JBS BDR 61.43 ▲ 2.81% MBRF3 15.40 ▼ 4.29% MBRFY 2.87 ▼ 8.60% INTER 5.62 ▼ 1.40% EGX 52,558 ▲ 0.50% USD/ZAR 16.34 ▲ 0.30% USD/NGN 1,379 — 0.00% NIKKEI 66,738 ▼ 2.93% CSI300 4,743 ▼ 0.91% HSI 25,158 ▲ 1.93% NIFTY 24,122 ▲ 0.18% KOSPI 6,791 ▼ 6.77% JCI 6,067 ▲ 0.42% USD/JPY 162.10 ▼ 0.03% USD/CNY 6.7655 ▲ 0.11% DAX 25,000 ▼ 0.59% CAC 8,382 ▲ 0.19% FTSE 10,516 ▼ 0.13% MIB 52,411 ▼ 0.85% IBEX 19,276 ▼ 0.42% STOXX 642.71 ▲ 0.10% EUR/USD 1.1469 ▲ 0.01% GBP/USD 1.3534 ▼ 0.02% SPX 7,572 ▲ 0.38% DJI 52,659 ▲ 0.29% NDX 29,503 ▼ 0.28% RUT 2,976 ▲ 0.39% TSX 35,416 ▲ 0.27% VIX 15.67 ▼ 5.03% USD/CAD 1.4046 ▲ 0.06% US10Y 4.5450 ▼ 0.87%

Venezuela’s Opposition Reassembles After Maduro’s Capture, But Unity Is Fraying

By Lachlan Williams · January 14, 2026 · 2 min read

Key Points

Nicolás Maduro was captured on January 3, 2026 and sent to New York to face U.S. criminal charges; Delcy Rodríguez is president-in-charge.
María Corina Machado is seeking international backing and prisoner releases, while Henrique Capriles is rebuilding influence inside the National Assembly.
Disputed release tallies and reported deaths from the January operation will decide whether any election ahead is trusted.

Maduro’s removal looked like a turning point from abroad. Inside Venezuela, it has been a reshuffle. The U.S. operation on January 3, 2026 removed the man at the center of the system, but not the system itself.

Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro’s longtime deputy, stepped in, and her brother Jorge Rodríguez retained control of the National Assembly.

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María Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is trying to turn global meetings into concrete guarantees. On January 12 she met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.

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On January 15 she is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump at the White House. With Edmundo González, the substitute candidate after she was barred in 2024, she has set a first test: free political prisoners before any transition is declared.

Venezuela’s political shift tests global stakes

Henrique Capriles is betting on the inside game. Once the opposition’s toughest electoral challenger, he returned by taking a seat in the National Assembly with other dissidents, breaking with the main coalition’s abstention line.

His party, Primero Justicia, expelled him. Capriles has also appeared publicly with Delcy Rodríguez after strikes on Caracas, signaling he will engage the authorities to keep political space open.

Alfredo Ramos, former mayor of Barquisimeto, reappeared after about 17 months in hiding and urged others to leave clandestinity. The credibility fight is now numeric. Authorities announced 116 prisoner releases.

Machado and González said they could verify only 56. Soon after, official claims rose to more than 400. Venezuela’s interior minister also said 100 people died during the January operation, including military fatalities.

Why it matters abroad: the outcome will shape migration pressures, oil policy, sanctions choices, and the precedent set by Washington’s willingness to use force in the region.

Related coverage: Brazil’s Morning Call | Venezuela’s New Leaders Free Americans, But A Numbers War Cl This is part of The Rio Times’ daily coverage of Venezuela affairs and Latin American financial news.

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