Former First Lady’s Health Crisis in Custody | Venezuela News

Venezuela News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 11, 2026 · 1m

Cilia Flores, Venezuela’s former first lady and wife of President Maduro, is fighting for her life — and freedom — as she battles a rapidly worsening heart condition behind bars in the U.S. Once healthy enough to manage just monthly injections, she now relies on four medications and carries nitroglycerin, with doctors warning she may need surgery. Her legal team argues detention is unsafe and demands house arrest in Manhattan until her trial next June, where she’ll be under strict surveillance. The judge hasn’t ruled yet — but time is running out for both her health and her case. Listen in…