Venezuelan human rights defender Alfredo Romero has classified the case of Víctor Hugo Quero Navas as a forced disappearance, alleging that the state detained him incommunicado at the Judicial Internado Rodeo I facility in violation of legal safeguards. Romero's statement highlights irregularities in the case and expresses strong criticism of the treatment of the detainee's family.

Venezuela's Ministry for Prison Services confirmed the death of 51-year-old merchant and political prisoner Víctor Hugo Quero Navas, who died in state custody nearly ten months ago. His family had filed forced disappearance complaints for over a year before authorities acknowledged his death.