Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro became interested in religion and philosophy in prison, the New York Times writes, citing a source.
He devotes his free time to studying religious and philosophical texts.
Several people familiar with the conditions of his detention said that he also met with priests in prison, including a priest and a rabbi.
Maduro has publicly stated that he has Jewish roots and has described himself as a descendant of a Spanish Jewish community that immigrated to Venezuela from the Netherlands Antilles in the last century.
Those close to the former Venezuelan president stated that before his capture he had shown no interest in Judaism.