Rival groups gathered in Venezuela’s capital Caracas on the eve of President Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration for a third term on Friday, with opposition leader Maria Corina Machado making a rare public appearance.

The protests took place a day before President Nicolas Maduro was due to be sworn in for a third six-year term

Machado was arrested by government security forces Thursday as she left a rally in Caracas on the eve of Maduro's inauguration after a widely discredited election.

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election, says that his son-in-law has been kidnapped in Venezuela’s capital.

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been arrested after her convoy was intercepted by security forces as it departed an anti-government protest in Caracas, according to aides.

Edmundo Gonzalez, whom the White House called the “president-elect” of Venezuela despite Nicolas Maduro’s continued hold on the country, said his son-in-law was kidnapped in Caracas the day after he met with President Joe Biden.

Venezuela's Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who the opposition says won a July presidential election over incumbent Nicolas Maduro, said Tuesday his son-in-law was detained by "hooded men."Writing on the social network X,