Constitutional President Nicolás Maduro sent a message of faith and hope to the Venezuelan people this Sunday on International Women's Day.

The statement was shared through social media by his son and National Assembly deputy Nicolás Maduro Guerra. Writing from a detention facility in Brooklyn, New York, the president declared that today "Bolívar invites us to vote and to build, from the commune, a government where equality and freedom prevail."

He expressed his wish that this day, "blessed by God, be a testament to our steadfast faith and our daily struggle," in reference to the first Popular Consultation of 2026 — in which organized communities across five thousand three hundred thirty-six Communal Circuits cast votes this Sunday in favor of their development projects.

Maduro affirmed that "united in Christ, Bolívar, and Chávez, we will make Venezuela a home of love, justice, and People's Power."

He noted that on this March 8th, International Women's Day, "we come before God and Bolívar, alongside the beloved Communes of Venezuela," to ask for divine guidance in this day of People's Power building — carried out by the brave hands of the country's women and men.

The president put forward a rallying call: "Faith that moves mountains and action that builds the new, in Christ and Bolívar."

He invoked scripture, citing Matthew 21:21 — "If you have faith and do not doubt, you can say to this mountain: get up and throw yourself into the sea, and it will be done" — calling for sincere and popular faith to overcome the obstacles standing in the nation's path.

He also drew on the legacy of Simón Bolívar, recalling that at the Congress of Angostura, the liberator charted a course of action by calling for a popular, just, and moral government that would end oppression and bring peace.

On January 3rd, following months of sustained threats, the United States launched a military offensive against four Venezuelan territories, including Caracas, and proceeded to detain Maduro and his wife and fellow deputy Cilia Flores. The two have now been held for 65 days in what Venezuelan authorities describe as an illegal detention.