Nicolás Maduro Guerra, the son of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and a defendant in a U.S. drug-trafficking case, was appointed this week to continue leading Venezuela's parliamentary friendship group with Japan, underscoring how he has maintained a visible public role in Caracas despite facing criminal charges in the United States.
Venezuela's National Assembly announced Tuesday that Maduro Guerra would again preside over the Venezuela-Japan parliamentary group alongside ruling party lawmaker José Villarroel.