Nearly 2,200 people have benefitted under new Venezuela amnesty law: lawmaker

Nearly 2,200 people have been freed from Venezuelan prisons or had legal restrictions lifted under a newly enacted amnesty law, marking an early milestone in its implementation, lawmaker Jorge Arreaza said.

Reuters

February 24, 2026

Former Vice President Jorge Arreaza looks on during a meeting with the Commission for Democratic Coexistence and Peace as the country prepares for the approval of an amnesty law, in Caracas, Venezuela, February 4, 2026.

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Nearly 2,200 people have been released from Venezuelan jails or had other legal restrictions withdrawn since the start of a new amnesty law, ruling party lawmaker Jorge Arreaza said on Monday.

Arreaza is president of a commission set up to monitor the implementation of the law, which came into effect on Friday.

"Tpday we can say that thanks to the law 177 releases have taken place and 2,021 people who were under presentation restrictions have been given full liberations," Arreaza said. People released from jail in Venezuela can be held on house arrest or required to regularly report to police or other entities.

-Reuters

Nearly 2,200 people have been released from Venezuelan jails or had other legal restrictions withdrawn since the start of a new amnesty law, ruling party lawmaker Jorge Arreaza said on Monday.

Arreaza is president of a commission set up to monitor the implementation of the law, which came into effect on Friday.

-Reuters