María Corina Machado at Montevideo's Foro América Libre: "The transition to freedom will be with the people"

María Corina Machado spoke by videoconference at the Foro América Libre in Montevideo, Vente Venezuela reported. She said Venezuela has reached "the final phase of this tyranny" and that the transition can only happen with the people, with an organized society in the lead.

Machado thanked President Donald Trump and Secretary Marco Rubio and said the dismantling of the repressive system has begun. She recalled the October 2023 primaries and the July 2024 election.

«…of President Trump and Secretary Rubio, the process of dismantling the repressive and criminal system that operates in Venezuela has begun.»— María Corina Machado, August 11, 2026 · watch

«We defeated the tyranny with its own infamous rules.»— María Corina Machado, August 11, 2026 · watch