{"id":2119555,"date":"2026-08-30T16:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T13:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2119555"},"modified":"2026-08-30T16:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T13:18:15","slug":"nicolas-maduro-shares-jailhouse-photo-in-new-message-flashes-peace-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2119555","title":{"rendered":"Nicol\u00e1s Maduro Shares Jailhouse Photo in New Message, Flashes Peace Signs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/73\/16by9\/2026\/08\/30\/733fc56ddb65495a8e8e169092f5524d_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Nicol\u00e1s Maduro Shares Jailhouse Photo in New Message, Flashes Peace Signs<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Shares Photo from Jail As &#8216;Gift of Love &amp; Hope&#8217; to Family<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-08-30T09:18:15-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              August 30, 2026<br \/>\n                            9:18 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-b504979cb51c0eacc8ea27ddddc908bb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260830_733fc56ddb65495a8e8e169092f5524d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:043492de-61d4-43a7-a708-c3d269dfb0ad\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/73\/4by3\/2026\/08\/30\/733fc56ddb65495a8e8e169092f5524d_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-Nicola\u0301s-Maduro-x-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e5ef19a13be52b5e0172f0e392f79e89\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/nicolas-maduro\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/strong><\/a> is giving his supporters a glimpse inside his jail cell &#8230; flashing double peace signs in newly posted photos.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cb86437df581865a29b69faa896836f3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The former Venezuelan president shared two images Sunday showing him dressed in gray sweats and smiling while posing against what appears to be a cinder-block wall.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e55f15724173aebe58cde8906ebb6631\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260830_1037aaeba2f94ec78569e1d014a10f91\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:043492de-61d4-43a7-a708-c3d269dfb0ad\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/10\/4by3\/2026\/08\/30\/1037aaeba2f94ec78569e1d014a10f91_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-Nicolas-Maduro-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8ee24c7767cd305d164882bd883af6b0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Maduro captioned the photo, calling it a &#8220;small gift of love and hope&#8221; for his grandchildren, children, and supporters.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d3e2e246f52d9ac16ddf30f867bede75\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The image appears to have been taken in June based on the timestamp, despite being posted early Sunday morning. Maduro also thanked supporters for their prayers and solidarity, ending his message on a hopeful note about Venezuela&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-80d333a97f5cd96135e8977882ecc6eb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260103_90e4fc8221c646ee867993708d7f1425\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:043492de-61d4-43a7-a708-c3d269dfb0ad\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/90\/4by3\/2026\/01\/03\/90e4fc8221c646ee867993708d7f1425_md.jpg\" alt=\"Nicola\u0301s maduro truth social sub 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Truth Social \/ @realDonaldTrump<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b359d43132b35015c008cbb4a67c6bc4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The arrest of Maduro caught world-wide attention, even the grey Nike Tech Fleece jacket and matching joggers he was wearing at the time of his capture <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/05\/nicolas-maduro-venezuela-dictator-nike-tracksuit-sells-out\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>flew off shelves<\/strong><\/a> within hours of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0posting the viral Truth Social pic of Maduro being transported on the USS Iwo Jima to NYC.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3a8d48f147793ee90e038d516e90aa52\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Maduro and his wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/cilia-flores\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Cilia Flores<\/strong><\/a>, have been detained in the United States since their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/03\/trump-captures-venezuela-president-nicolas-maduro-airstrikes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>capture<\/strong><\/a> in Venezuela earlier this year.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8dd669553f94c810fae1176ea6acd05d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260103_fe5eb6b13b1746869ddd8f2ea83afd5f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:043492de-61d4-43a7-a708-c3d269dfb0ad\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fe\/4by3\/2026\/01\/03\/fe5eb6b13b1746869ddd8f2ea83afd5f_md.jpg\" alt=\"Nicola\u0301s maduro cilia flores sub getty swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-12b74ab701cde5a0cbbae17e2892be8b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The former leader is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/03\/nicolas-maduro-indictment-venezuela-wife-son-drug-weapons-charge\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>facing<\/strong><\/a> federal charges &#8212; including narco-terrorism and cocaine-trafficking conspiracy &#8212; and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/05\/nicolas-maduro-pleads-not-guilty\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>pleaded<\/strong><\/a> not guilty to those charges. His criminal trial is currently set for June 2027.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/30\/nicolas-maduro-posts-picture-from-jail\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:043492de-61d4-43a7-a708-c3d269dfb0ad\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/30\/nicolas-maduro-posts-picture-from-jail\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:043492de-61d4-43a7-a708-c3d269dfb0ad\" 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