Maria Corina Machado was briefly detained at a protest march, local media and party officials reported. The opposition was back on the streets as Nicolas Maduro was preparing to be sworn in for a third term.

The inauguration on Friday followed protests in the country.

President Nicolás Maduro is about to extend his increasingly repressive rule over Venezuela until 2031.

The increased reward was announced on the day Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term as president.

The United States will also extend temporary protections for roughly 600,000 Venezuelan migrants in the United States.

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrested after protests against Maduro's disputed election win.

Maria Corina Machado was arrested while leaving a protest march, local media and party officials report. The opposition is back on the streets on the eve of Nicolas Maduro being sworn in for a third term.

Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Maria Corina Machado was arrested following an opposition rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Thursday but has been released.

Ms Machado emerged from months of hiding earlier on Thursday.

CARACAS, - The incumbent head of state Nicolas Maduro Moros has taken office as president of Venezuela for the third time, a position he will hold until 2031.

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was briefly detained by security forces Thursday after emerging from months of hiding to lead a protest in Caracas, defiantly promising after her release that her country "will be free!". The protests were aimed at President Nicolas Maduro, due to be sworn in for a third six-year term on Friday despite a disputed election.

During her detention, an aide said, Maria Corina Machado “was forced to record several videos.” She has garnered enormous support for her opposition to Nicolás Maduro.

Demonstrations took place throughout the country prior to Nicolas Maduro’s third inauguration

Maria Corina Machado emerged from months of hiding earlier today as part of a last-ditch attempt to block President Nicolas Maduro from clinging to power.

President Nicolás Maduro extended his increasingly repressive rule over Venezuela until 2031 when he was sworn in Friday, despite credible evidence that his opponent won the latest election and following protests against his plan to serve a third six-year term.

Electoral authorities loyal to the ruling party declared Maduro the winner hours after polls closed, but unlike in previous elections, they did not provide detailed vote counts.

Media freedom campaigner Carlos Correa is among several high-profile figures detained in the week leading up to Maduro’s inauguration

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday for a new term, extending his increasingly repressive rule in the face of renewed protests and rebukes from the United States and others who believe he stole last year's vote.

Venezuelan President Maduro sworn in amid protests and allegations of electoral fraud, extending his rule until 2031.

The U.S. is offering up to a $25 million reward for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will be sworn in for a third six-year term after a reelection widely viewed as illegitimate and as his administration grows increasingly brazen in cracking down on its opponents.

Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado's aides said she was detained Thursday, followed moments later by official denials of her arrest, in a confusing episode that capped a day of protests seeking to block President Nicolás Maduro from clinging to power. It remained unclear what exactly happened after Machado bid farewell to hundreds of supporters, hopped on a motorcycle and raced with her security convoy down a main Caracas avenue. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.

President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Ana Brnabic will visit the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela today.