A Venezuelan political prisoner was released and reunited with his children in an emotional teddy bear costume surprise after over a year of unjust imprisonment.

Venezuelan ex-political prisoner Víctor Borjas, a Popular Will party member detained since January 9, 2025, surprised his two daughters on Sunday by wearing a teddy bear costume after his release from Tocorón prison, where he was held alongside 863 other political prisoners as of end-2025, with 266 confirmed releases following Jorge Rodríguez's January 8, 2026 announcement.