Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno announced on Monday that Argentine citizen Gustavo Gabriel Rivara has been released from prison in Venezuela. Las autoridades… — Pablo Quirno (@pabloquirno) February 2, 2026There is a third Argentine who also remains detained in Venezuela and whom Quirno did not mention: Roberto Baldo. The news comes amid the release of numerous Venezuelans and foreign nationals who had been imprisoned in Venezuela. Three Argentine prisoners remain in VenezuelaGallo, Giuliani, and Baldo are currently the three Argentines considered to be political or arbitrary prisoners who remain detained in Venezuela. His family says they haven’t heard from him since December 21 and that he was arrested for having an Argentine accent.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald February 02, 2026 22:56 UTC