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Venezuela parliament postpones final debate on amnesty bill to address sticking points

(13 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Caracas, Venezuela - 12 February 2026 1.⁠ ⁠Various of Jorge Rodríguez, President of the Venezuelan National Assembly, arriving to session 2. Wide of session 3.⁠ ⁠Nora Bracho, lawmaker, speaking during session 4.⁠ ⁠Wide of Rodríguez, pictures and paintings of former presidents Hugo Chavez and Nicolás Maduro, as well as of national hero Simón Bolivar 5.⁠ ⁠SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jorge Rodríguez, President of the Venezuelan National Assembly: "Those deputies who are in favor of deferring the second-stage discussion of the Draft Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence—with the bill remaining approved up to Article number 6—please signify in the usual manner. It is approved by unanimity. We will continue the discussion in the next ordinary session, next week." 6.⁠ ⁠Various of relatives of detainees watching National Assembly session on phones outside the Boleíta detention center 7.⁠ ⁠Various of relatives of prisoners reacting to the amnesty bill approval being postponed 8.⁠ ⁠Various of Sandra Rosales crying as the amnesty bill debate is postponed 9.⁠ ⁠SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Sandra Rosales, wife of prisoner: "My children ask, ‘Mom, when is my father coming out? Will you bring my dad? Is my dad going to be free?’ It really is very tough. How much longer are they going to play with us?" 10.⁠ ⁠Various of relatives of detainees outside Boleíta detention center 11.⁠ ⁠Police officers on motorcycles driving in front a demonstration of government supporters 12. Various of government supporters marching 13.⁠ ⁠Supporters cheering crowd on stage 14.⁠ ⁠SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Diosdado Cabello, Interior Minister of Venezuela: "The Amnesty Law has conditions, limits, conditions to expire, and it has principles. Mark my words! This is how the Amnesty Law is going to be applied. It’s not like everyone who committed crimes from '99 to the present date gets set free; it doesn’t work that way. No, it’s not like that. The ones who committed all the crimes are claiming today that the Hate Law isn’t necessary. Well, let them abolish it whenever they become the government." 15.⁠ ⁠Various of Cabello leading chant 16. Supporters chanting 17. Wide of Cabello cheering with government supporters, UPSOUND (Spanish): "Long live Chávez, Long live Maduro." STORYLINE: Venezuela's parliament on Thursday postponed its final debate on an amnesty bill that could free hundreds of detained opposition members, activists and human rights defenders. Although lawmakers approved portions of the measure, they ultimately voted to suspend the session to resolve some sticking points, including whether people who left the country to avoid detention can be granted amnesty. Relatives of detainees who were expected to be released with the approval were left disappointed as they waited outside the Boleíta detention center. “How much longer are they going to play with us?” asked Sandra Rosales, whose husband is detained at the facility. “My children ask, ‘When is my father coming out?’ It really is very tough”. The legislative friction was seen in the streets as Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello led a rally. "The Amnesty Law has conditions, limits, conditions to expire, and it has principles," Cabello told government supporters. He further challenged the opposition’s calls to repeal the laws that the government used to charge the detainees when "whenever they become the government." The debate in itself was a stark turn for Venezuela, where authorities have for decades denied the country has any political prisoners. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...