Machado is banned from leaving Venezuela or taking domestic flights
María Corina Machado · The Woman Who BEAT Maduro: Venezuela's Next Leader? Nobel Peace Prize Winner María Corina Machado · Oct 28, 2025 · at 36:23
María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, explains how the Maduro regime restricted her movement within and outside Venezuela.
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“Look, I went with my car because I had been banned from living Venezuela for over 12 years. I'm not even allowed to buy a local flight ticket.”
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