A Venezuelan economist and sociologist. An opposition leader, accused by the authorities based on fabricated evidence, captured, and sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison. The European Union, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and several other human rights organizations condemned his arrest, recognizing it as politically motivated. Ultimately, forced to flee the country (October 2020). Politically active, he is a co-founder of the Primero Justicia party (2000) and the national coordinator of the Voluntad Popular party (2009). Former mayor of the Chacao municipality in Caracas.