María Corina Machado’s day began at 3 a.m., with the news that the head of her security team had been detained by police.
Venezuela’s most popular politician had already seen dozens of campaign staff and volunteers arrested this year, as the government of Nicolás Maduro escalated repression against the opposition ahead of what he pledged would be a free and fair election. Machado’s security chief was her closest aide as she drove across the country. The Venezuelan government, which has blocked Machado from the July 28 vote, has also barred her from getting on a plane.
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