Paola Ramos

that he doesn't have enough soccer players to literally play games. And the reason why is because many of them have had to flee Venezuela, to leave Venezuela, and the same reasons why Ndersi did, to get better opportunities and to find things elsewhere that they just couldn't find in Venezuela, to immigrate, to get out of the country.

that he doesn't have enough soccer players to literally play games. And the reason why is because many of them have had to flee Venezuela, to leave Venezuela, and the same reasons why Ndersi did, to get better opportunities and to find things elsewhere that they just couldn't find in Venezuela, to immigrate, to get out of the country.

A country that for many years at this point has been in the midst of a political and economic crisis.

A country that for many years at this point has been in the midst of a political and economic crisis.

Nicolás Maduro is someone that many people in Venezuela and around the world would call a dictator.

Nicolás Maduro is someone that many people in Venezuela and around the world would call a dictator.

Because he's someone that continues the legacy of Hugo Chávez. Chávez has raised Nicolas Maduro to the seat of power. But he's particularly known for his political repression.

Because he's someone that continues the legacy of Hugo Chávez. Chávez has raised Nicolas Maduro to the seat of power. But he's particularly known for his political repression.

The idea of having civil liberties and rights and freedom of press does not exist in Venezuela. On top of that, and I think this is when it becomes very real for people like Dersi and these soccer players.

The idea of having civil liberties and rights and freedom of press does not exist in Venezuela. On top of that, and I think this is when it becomes very real for people like Dersi and these soccer players.

For the last seven plus years, there's been over seven million people that have left Venezuela, that have migrated. And so I'll put it this way. Many of the images that you may remember from those thousands of asylum seekers.

For the last seven plus years, there's been over seven million people that have left Venezuela, that have migrated. And so I'll put it this way. Many of the images that you may remember from those thousands of asylum seekers.

Many of them were Venezuelans escaping the Nicolás Maduro regime.

Many of them were Venezuelans escaping the Nicolás Maduro regime.

Trump casts himself as an anti-Maduro, anti-socialist, anti-communist American president. So Nicolás Maduro is one of Donald Trump's biggest enemies. This is where Darcy's fleeing from. He's fleeing from Maduro.

Trump casts himself as an anti-Maduro, anti-socialist, anti-communist American president. So Nicolás Maduro is one of Donald Trump's biggest enemies. This is where Darcy's fleeing from. He's fleeing from Maduro.

So Dersi did something that thousands of Venezuelans did. Dersi decides to take the streets. And it was really brave knowing that is that in February 2024 and in March 2024, he decides to protest against the Nicolás Maduro regime. And I say that's very brave because we're talking about a regime known for having political prisoners.

So Dersi did something that thousands of Venezuelans did. Dersi decides to take the streets. And it was really brave knowing that is that in February 2024 and in March 2024, he decides to protest against the Nicolás Maduro regime. And I say that's very brave because we're talking about a regime known for having political prisoners.

So in the second demonstration that Dersi participates in, things get really dark. From what we've been told, after one of these protests, he's taken to this clandestine building.

So in the second demonstration that Dersi participates in, things get really dark. From what we've been told, after one of these protests, he's taken to this clandestine building.