"The freedom of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops," the Venezuelan president said.
Maduro’s inauguration seals an election outcome that opposition politicians and the US government say was stolen.
The United States will also extend temporary protections for roughly 600,000 Venezuelan migrants in the United States.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been sworn in to serve a third term despite plentiful credible evidence that his opponent won the election.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday will face more international rebuke than at any time in his 12 years in power.
The Venezuelan capital Caracas was getting ready on Friday to host the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro's third consecutive term as leader.
As the White House prepares to welcome Donald Trump for the second time, expectations for an end to duplicitous policies and fears of big disruption in the US relations with countries across the globe are growing.
Report on Nicaragua's new volunteer police force, exploring constitutional changes, government expansion, and implications for civil society.
Silence and little activity marked the streets of Venezuela this Saturday on the first day of Nicolás Maduro's questioned third term in office. Many areas of Caracas remained empty, with little commercial activity and increased police and military patrolling.
Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010) called on Saturday for an international intervention in Venezuela, endorsed by the United Nations, to remove Chavista leader Nicolás Maduro from power after his inauguration on Friday.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in to serve a third term despite credible evidence that his opponent won the July 2024 election.
The head of a leading Venezuelan human rights group was released from detention Thursday, his NGO said, after nine days in custody following a crackdown on critics of President Nicolas Maduro.