VENEZUELA CRISIS | SUPREME COURT DECLARES DELCY RODRÍGUEZ AS INTERIM PRESIDENT AMID MADURO’S DETENTION — LEGAL & CONSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
The political crisis in Venezuela intensified after the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Chamber ordered that Vice President Delcy Rodríguez assume the role of Acting President following the detention of President Nicolás Maduro during a US-led military operation in Caracas. The Court framed this intervention as necessary to ensure “administrative continuity, state sovereignty and national defense.” This development raises significant constitutional, geopolitical, and governance questions — particularly regarding succession of executive authority , legality of forced absence, and legitimacy of interim power transfer. BACKGROUND OF THE CRISIS According to court summaries and media reporting: • Nicolás Maduro was detained during a US forces operation in Caracas • The Venezuelan Supreme Court invoked emergency continuity provisions • The Court declared that Delcy Rodríguez would act as interim head of state • It announced further deliberations on the legal governing framework • Rodríguez h...