Exiled opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Washington's new oil partner in Venezuela, businessman Alejandro Betancourt, was responsible for "obscene corruption" and would not be a viable partner if she took power, marking her first public comments on the state deal that gave him control of the reserve. "In our constitution and international treaties there are crimes that are not subject to amnesty or forgiveness. Machado said this about the government of Acting President Delsea Rodriguez, which is facing U.N. and U.S. federal charges of major human rights violations, while declining to say whether Rodriguez could face prison if a transition occurs. "Venezuela will be free. We will bring our children home. We will build democratic institutions that will last for generations to come. "
She also said she had made seven attempts to enter Venezuela this year, all blocked, and vowed to return "sooner than you would expect. ".