Maduro’s wife seeks home detention as heart condition worsens in US custody

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Seus advogados afirmam que Flores precisa de tratamento cardíaco e instalações de recuperação que um centro de detenção não pode oferecer.

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Em um pedido de liberdade provisória na quarta‑feira, a equipe jurídica dela pediu ao tribunal que permitisse que Flores aguardasse o julgamento sob confinamento domiciliar em Manhattan.

It described her declining health since US military operation on January 3 that resulted in her abduction from Caracas and imprisonment in New York, as well as that of her husband, former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Flores foi uma figura proeminente no governo de seu marido, servindo como primeira‑dama desde sua inauguração em 2013.

Prior to Maduro’s first inauguration, she was also a leading member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), the country’s dominant political movement, leading the National Assembly for more than four years.

But Maduro had long clashed with the administration of US President Donald Trump, who accused Venezuela of sending drug-traffickers into the US. Both Maduro and Flores have also faced allegations of participating in human rights abuses, including the violent suppression of political dissent.

After launching a one-day military operation to abduct Maduro and Flores, the Trump administration charged them both with drug- and weapons-related charges. They are currently awaiting trial in New York City.

Mas a saúde de Flores tem sido duvidosa desde sua remoção forçada da Venezuela, segundo a equipe jurídica.

After consulting outside medical experts, Flores’s lawyers said they believe she may have suffered a minor heart attack on July 29 while in US custody.

They also questioned whether she was receiving the appropriate medical care for her mitral valve prolapse, a condition affecting one of the heart’s valves.

Desde sua prisão, seus advogados disseram que Flores não recebeu a injeção mensal que ela precisa para controlar a condição.

Instead, she has reportedly been prescribed baby aspirin, a statin, diltiazem and nitroglycerin to use when she experiences chest pain.

Doctors have recommended that she undergo a cardiac procedure, which could result in additional heart operations. If she undergoes such treatment, Flores “will need adequate time to recover from any procedures in a setting conducive to restoring her health”, her lawyers said.

Thursday’s filing acknowledges that Flores does not “dispute that she has received excellent care” from medical professionals. But it argues that “a detention centre lacks the conditions needed for such a recovery”.

Seus advogados propuseram transferir Flores do Metropolitan Detention Center em Brooklyn para uma residência dentro do distrito federal de Manhattan, onde ela e Maduro devem ser julgados em junho próximo.

Under home detention, Flores would be subject to round-the-clock armed monitoring, with visits restricted to people approved by the court and federal prosecutors.

Sua casa também seria monitorada por vídeo e suas ligações telefônicas gravadas, conforme o documento.

Judge Alvin K Hellerstein has yet to rule on the application.

Flores, 69, and Maduro, 63, have been held in US custody since the January raid on their home in Caracas. Both have pleaded not guilty to the charges of participating in a conspiracy to traffic cocaine into the US.