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Going through security controls without problems, even with affectionate greetings by airline employees, Guaidó said that he knew the risks he was facing: “That has never stopped us; we’re still on the street, still mobilized. We’re here in Venezuela. We’re here stronger,” he said while the airport reverberated with his last name in cheers.

If his exit without inconveniences was an event, the escort system provided by diplomatic cars marked another milestone. The caravan made brief stops in its route up the Caracas-La Guaira freeway until arriving to Alfredo Sadel Sq., where he spoke with an emotion that’s hard to describe for anyone who hasn’t seen the full picture and he even managed to scramble up the scaffoldings of one of the speakers.

The United Nations said that they were closely following Juan Guaidó’s return to Venezuela, underlining the importance of a dialogue to find a solution to the political conflict. Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and María Fernanda Espinosa, president of the United Nations General Assembly, discussed the Venezuelan crisis yesterday at a meeting in Brussels, debating the concrete actions promoted by the International Contact Group created by the EU to try and facilitate a peaceful, political and democratic solution, the only one possible.

Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela expressed his trust that Juan Guaidó will pull Venezuela from the profound political and social crisis, while Delcy Rodríguez said that Guaidó’s behavior and activities “will be studied by state institutions” to take appropriate measures. It was really funny to hear her claim that the Venezuelan regime “has solid and sustainable institutions.” Juan Guaidó appointed economist Ricardo Hausmann as the country’s main governor before the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and before the Inter-American Investment Corporation.