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Son of Nicolás Maduro revealed details of the new photos taken to his father in a prison in Brooklyn, USA: 'I was very shocked'

Nicolás Maduro Guerra, son of the deposed Venezuelan president, revealed that new photos of his father in a Brooklyn prison were taken on June 25, a day after a devastating earthquake in Venezuela, and that Maduro was 'very shocked' and concerned.

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Photos of Nicolás Maduro in Brooklyn prison were taken on June 25, 2025, a day after a double earthquake in Venezuela that killed at least 6,509 people.

Maduro Guerra stated his father was 'very shocked, very afflicted' and called four or five times to check on the situation, especially in La Guaira.

The photos were sent by postal mail on July 13 and received on August 25, with a message 'pequeño regalo de amor y esperanza' dictated by Maduro on August 28.

Maduro and Flores were captured by the US during a military operation in Caracas on January 3, 2025.

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