On January 9, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela, banned opposition leader María Corina Machado emerged from hiding to participate in a large-scale protest against Nicolás Maduro's planned inauguration, which critics describe as the result of a fraudulent reelection.
Machado addressed a crowd of hundreds, appearing atop a truck while waving the Venezuelan flag. She expressed solidarity with the demonstrators through a post on X, stating, "Today we met in all the streets of Venezuela and the world. I am here, with you, and until the end."