Maduro’s Son Calls for People to Take to the Streets After His Father’s Arrest [WATCH]

The only son of detained Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro publicly called on supporters to take to the streets of Caracas following his father’s arrest, vowing to confront those he accused of betraying his family, as reported by The New York Post.

Despite the call, activity in the capital appeared limited, with reports of armed and masked paramilitaries seen in parts of the city on Monday.

Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra, 35, addressed supporters over the weekend, promising to oppose what he described as U.S.-backed rule in Venezuela and to work toward freeing his parents.

Nicolás Maduro only son — ‘The Prince’ — calls on Venezuelans to take to the streets after dad’s arrest https://t.co/5y8xswTpHh pic.twitter.com/9AjL0wZgP1

— New York Post (@nypost) January 5, 2026

Maduro Guerra, who serves in Venezuela’s National Assembly and is known by supporters as “The Prince,” was indicted by U.S. authorities in 2020 alongside his father and mother.

“You will see us in the streets. You will see a united people. You will see us wave the flags of dignity,” Maduro Guerra said in remarks reported by El Pais.

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“They want to see us weak, but they won’t see us that way,” he added. “…I swear on my life, I swear on my dad, I swear on Cilia, that we’re going to get out of this mess.”

He also warned that those responsible for leaking his father’s location would eventually be identified, saying it was only a matter of time before “traitors” were exposed.

MADURO’S SON GETS EMOTIONAL

‘HOMELAND IS IN GOOD HANDS DAD’ — Nicolás Maduro Guerra pic.twitter.com/y8wLmXyt5g

— RT (@RT_com) January 5, 2026

U.S. court records unsealed Saturday list multiple charges against Maduro Guerra, including conspiracy to import cocaine and conspiracy to possess machine guns.

The Department of Justice alleges he partnered with narcotics traffickers and narco-terrorist groups that shipped cocaine to the United States.

In 2017 alone, prosecutors allege Maduro Guerra shipped hundreds of pounds of cocaine from Venezuela to Miami, Florida, using shipping containers.

Maduro Guerra was appointed by his father in 2013 as Head of the Corps of Special Inspectors of the Presidency shortly after Maduro took power.

U.S. indictments also name several other senior Venezuelan officials who remain in the country:

Vladimir Padrino López, 62, has served as Venezuela’s minister of defense for more than a decade.

U.S. authorities allege that between 2014 and 2019, he conspired to distribute cocaine aboard U.S.-registered aircraft and accepted bribes from cartel groups in exchange for safe passage through Venezuelan airspace.

Diosdado Cabello Rondón, 62, currently serves as minister of interior, justice, and peace and previously led the National Assembly.

He was charged in 2020 with narco-terrorism conspiracy, conspiring to import cocaine into the United States, and weapons offenses tied to drug trafficking.

Tareck El Aissami, 51, Venezuela’s former vice president for the economy, was placed on ICE’s most-wanted list in 2019.

He is accused of facilitating drug shipments for imprisoned trafficker Walid Makled Garcia and maintaining links to Mexican and Colombian cartel figures.

Maikel José Moreno Pérez, 60, Venezuela’s former chief justice, is accused of laundering millions of dollars and accepting bribes to fix civil and criminal cases.

U.S. allegations include authorizing the seizure and sale of a General Motors auto plant valued at approximately $100 million and dismissing a multibillion-dollar fraud case involving a state oil company.

As Maduro Guerra’s call for protests circulated, there were no reports of large-scale demonstrations in Caracas. Authorities have not announced additional arrests related to the street activity.

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