Imagine waking up in a country where the law feels solid—contracts enforced, courts open, rights mostly intact—yet somewhere disintegrated.

Executive Summary On January 3, 2026, the geopolitical landscape of South America was fundamentally altered by Operation Southern Spear, a United States military intervention that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro Moros and his spouse, Cilia Flores. The operation, justified by the U.S. administration under narco-terrorism charges, marks the end of the Maduro regime and initiates a complex transition period under temporary U.S. administration. The de