
Madro Posts First Prison Images Amid Oil Deal and Trial Countdown
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro released his first known photos from US detention on August 30, 2026. The images, timestamped June 25, show him in a gray sweatsuit making peace signs. He posted the photos two days after a major US-Venezuela oil deal was announced. Maduro and his wife face trial in June 2027 on drug trafficking charges.