Venezuela's Cabello denies blocking Machado return, challenges her to come back

Diosdado Cabello, a senior Chavista leader, publicly denied that the government prevents opposition leader María Corina Machado from returning to Venezuela and challenged her to do so. This marks a rhetorical shift from prior government statements that had suggested legal obstacles to her return. The claim is unverified and likely aimed at shaping domestic political narrative ahead of upcoming elections.