Three former Venezuelan metropolitan police officers—Erasmo Bolívar, Héctor Rovaín, and Luis Molina—were released from Phoenix Penitentiary in Lara state after spending more than 20 years imprisoned for alleged involvement in the 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez. The release came via humanitarian probation measures as part of a broader announced plan to free 300 detainees, following U.S. pressure on the Maduro government to release political prisoners.

Colombian academic and lawyer Mauricio Gaona released his book "The Constitution is Me" (Planeta) with warnings about how democracies can be dismantled through legal mechanisms rather than military coups. Publishing 15 days before Colombia's first electoral round, Gaona draws comparisons between President Gustavo Petro's constitutional reform proposals and Venezuela's institutional changes under Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, arguing that populist narratives and credible institutional supporters create conditions for democratic erosion.