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María Corina Machado Demands End to Judicial Travel Restrictions Against Judge María Lourdes Afiuni for Health Reasons

Opposition figure María Corina Machado called for lifting judicial travel restrictions on Judge María Lourdes Afiuni, citing medical treatment needs abroad.

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Can the political opposition operate freely? · Full question dossier →

linked by topic terms: machado, maria corina machado

What would settle it: Opposition figures campaigning or returning without arrest, confirmed independently.

Evidence state: establishedas of Sep 13, 2026not yet linked to a tracked event object in our corpus — no source count yet

Machado denounced ongoing judicial travel restrictions placed on Afiuni, demanding their removal

According to Machado, Afiuni requires medical treatment outside Venezuela for three detected tumor-related conditions

Machado stated that Afiuni's restrictions originated from a Chavez-era judicial order dating back 16 years

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