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Dos personas abrazándose de espaldas en una sala cálida durante un reencuentro
Un reencuentro tras una larga separación, en una imagen alusiva al encuentro en Caracas. · Erick Prometeo Media

Maria Corina Machado Reunites With Perkins Rocha After Her Return

Maria Corina Machado held her first meeting with her legal adviser, Perkins Rocha, on Monday night since returning to the country on Sunday, October 25.

--- The context --- Maria Corina Machado, leader of the democratic forces, met again with her legal adviser, Perkins Rocha, after a separation shaped by the lawyer's imprisonment. Machado returned to the country on Sunday, October 25, after traveling to Oslo in December 2025 for the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. --- The facts --- The meeting took place on Monday night and was the first since her return. Rocha was detained after the 2024 presidential elections. By his account, he spent 539 days in prison. He was released following the capture of Nicolas Maduro, although he remains under house arrest with an electronic ankle monitor. Her press teams released images of the two embracing. --- The positions --- Rocha said that in those 539 days he never doubted, alongside other companions, Machado's determination to secure his freedom and restore constitutional guarantees. He added that their cause does not bend before partial concessions and that the mobilization will not stop until Venezuela is free and recovers its Republic. --- What remains unknown --- The information released does not specify the exact conditions of his house arrest, nor whether her team will hold further meetings after her return. --- Unanswered questions --- When will Rocha recover his freedom of movement? What reach will the restoration of guarantees have? What further meetings will Machado hold after her return? --- EPM analysis --- The human and the political meet: an adviser still under restrictive measures embraces the leader again, days after her return to the country. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, this reunion captures what guarantees really mean: behind those 539 days there are people who waited without giving up their convictions. Rocha remains under house arrest, so his release from prison does not amount to full freedom. The real measure of change will be the effective restoration of rights for everyone, verifiable in daily life and not only in announcements.
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