Talks between government and opposition mark a new chapter for Venezuela

Visibility for political prisonersAs the meeting wound to a close in Caracas, opposition members took to the capital's streets to push for a timetable for new elections and the release of political prisoners.Separately, some former prisoners met with Figuera, the opposition's representative, to advocate for dissidents who remain in detention.Americo de Grazia, a former member of the 2015 National Assembly, was among them.De Grazia was detained in August 2024 and spent more than a year in Caracas’s El Helicoide prison before being released last year. He said he never had access to his case file.But he welcomed Wednesday's announcement that the government would overhaul the Supreme Tribunal of Justice."There is no better place to start than at the top, with the highest judicial body, in order to correct not only the situation of today's political prisoners but also address deeper problems," he told Al Jazeera.Americo de Grazia attends a political prisoners' protest during the talks between Venezuela's government and its opposition [Catherine Ellis/Al Jazeera]But De Grazia remains sceptical about the intentions of those involved. He believes the negotiations will ultimately advance th...