Authorities in Venezuela have detained the head of security for the country's top opposition leader, just over a week before President Nicolás Maduro's upcoming reelection. The arrest of Milciades Ávila was made on allegations of violence against women, as claimed by former lawmaker María Corina Machado.
The incident leading to Ávila's arrest occurred during a confrontation between Maduro supporters and Machado's aides at a roadside restaurant outside Caracas. Videos circulating on social media captured the heated exchange, prompting the arrest on what Machado described as fabricated charges.
