Venezuela's national government decreed between 2:15 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. UTC on Jan. 5, 2026, that national, state, and municipal police must immediately search for and capture throughout the country anyone involved in promoting or supporting the U.S. armed attack to detain Nicolás Maduro, according to X posts by @puzkas citing the State of Shock decree. The decree adds a new article directing security forces to arrest individuals who facilitated the U.S. operation that captured Maduro in Caracas, placing them under the Public Ministry for trial with due process guarantees, as stated in the official measure shared by @puzkas during the 29-minute reporting window. China's President Xi Jinping condemned the U.S. action as "unilateral hegemonic bullying" in his first public comments since the attack, urging respect for other nations' development paths and adherence to international law and the UN Charter, according to ABC News as posted by @FaytuksNetwork in the same period. U.S. oil stocks rose amid the developments, with Exxon Mobil up 2.8%, Chevron up 6.4%, ConocoPhillips, SLB, and Halliburton gaining 6% to 8%, while defense stocks AeroVironment and Kratos each increased 3.4%, per an X post by @phildstewart during the window. These measures follow U.S. forces' arrest of Maduro in Caracas and his transfer to New York for trial, as confirmed in prior U.S. statements, and build on related international actions including Switzerland's asset freeze announced earlier on Jan. 5.
