Today, the most discussed issue in the world is the U.S.’s four-hour operation against Venezuela, in which Maduro was reportedly taken from his bedroom and brought to the United States. There is now no doubt that Maduro’s close inner circle betrayed him. Without significant internal support, it would have been impossible for a single U.S. soldier to conduct the operation, arrest Maduro in his own home, and bring him to the U.S.

Axar.az reports that these remarks were made by politician Natiq Jafarli.

“To understand what happened, one must go back 50 years. The foundation is there, but the breaking point emerges in Chávez’s succession plan.

Venezuela’s Vice President, Delsi Rodríguez, who has been declared the country’s legal and de facto leader by the Constitutional Court since yesterday, is, in my opinion, the main actor in this story, while her brother Jorge Rodríguez is the chief orchestrator.

In 1969, a movement called the ‘Socialist League’ (Liga Socialista) was founded in Venezuela. Its founder and leader was Antonio Rodríguez, a member of Venezuela’s wealthy class. Antonio Rodríguez had two children—Delsi and Jorge.

In 1976, Antonio Rodríguez was arrested and mysteriously died during the investigation. However, his family’s wealth allowed his wife to provide both children with a good education—Jorge became a doctor, Delsi a lawyer (labor law). Delsi lived in France for some time, studied there, and later returned to Venezuela.

After Hugo Chávez came to power, he gave the brother and sister important positions. Everyone expected Chávez to designate Jorge Rodríguez as his successor, as he was vice president at the time. But Chávez believed Jorge lacked charisma and instead chose Maduro, a former bus driver known for fiery speeches and union leadership, as his successor.

Knowing the strength of the Maduro-Rodríguez clan, Chávez had to appoint the sister as vice president and the brother as mayor of Caracas and parliament speaker. However, it seems the siblings grew impatient. Understanding that Maduro would not step down willingly, they allegedly received full assurances from the U.S. that a Nobel-winning opposition leader would not come to the country and that power would pass to their clan. They thus provided substantial internal support to the U.S. operation, effectively taking revenge for Chávez’s and Maduro’s jealousy, or coming very close to it.

Historically, in various countries, ‘throne games’ have been presented as revolutions, popular uprisings, or sometimes as unique operations by powerful countries,” Natiq Jafarli emphasized.