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A woman with her children sells coffee near a bus station in Maturin, Venezuela, Saturday, July 20, 2024. The presidential election is set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A woman with her children sells coffee near a bus station in Maturin, Venezuela, Saturday, July 20, 2024. The presidential election is set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

People stand outside a supermarket in Maturin, Venezuela, Saturday, July 20, 2024. The presidential election is set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

People stand outside a supermarket in Maturin, Venezuela, Saturday, July 20, 2024. The presidential election is set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez are seen during pass out campaign flyers in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, July 19, 2024. The presidential election is set for July 28. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)

Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez are seen during pass out campaign flyers in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, July 19, 2024. The presidential election is set for July 28. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters during a campaign rally for presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, in Maturin, Venezuela, Saturday, July 20, 2024. The presidential election is set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters during a campaign rally for presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, in Maturin, Venezuela, Saturday, July 20, 2024. The presidential election is set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A boy sells desserts from the trunk of a car for a small business on a street in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A boy sells desserts from the trunk of a car for a small business on a street in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Supporters walk past a campaign mural promoting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after a campaign rally in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 18, 2024. Venezuela is set to hold presidential elections July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Supporters walk past a campaign mural promoting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after a campaign rally in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 18, 2024. Venezuela is set to hold presidential elections July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A supporter of President Nicolas Maduro holds a Venezuelan flag after a campaign rallyin the Catia neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 18, 2024. Venezuela is set to hold presidential elections July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A supporter of President Nicolas Maduro holds a Venezuelan flag after a campaign rallyin the Catia neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 18, 2024. Venezuela is set to hold presidential elections July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A vender gives a customer change at a flea market in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Monday, July 22, 2024. The country's presidential election is set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A vender gives a customer change at a flea market in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Monday, July 22, 2024. The country's presidential election is set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Carla Machado, right, waits with her children for her husband who cuts hair at a flea market in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Monday, July 22, 2024. The country's presidential election is set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Carla Machado, right, waits with her children for her husband who cuts hair at a flea market in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Monday, July 22, 2024. The country's presidential election is set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Antonio Rodriguez sells fresh "cilantro cimarrón," on the side of a street in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Venezuela is set to hold its presidential election on July 28. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Antonio Rodriguez sells fresh "cilantro cimarrón," on the side of a street in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Venezuela is set to hold its presidential election on July 28. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

A vendor displays rice at a flea market in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Monday, July 22, 2024. The country's presidential election is set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A vendor displays rice at a flea market in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Monday, July 22, 2024. The country's presidential election is set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Vendors wait for customers at an open air market in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Monday, July 22, 2024. Venezuelans head to the polls on July 28 to elect a new president. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Vendors wait for customers at an open air market in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Monday, July 22, 2024. Venezuelans head to the polls on July 28 to elect a new president. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A man hauls bundles of vegetables through a flea market in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Monday, July 22, 2024. Venezuelans head to the polls on July 28 to elect a new president. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A man hauls bundles of vegetables through a flea market in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Monday, July 22, 2024. Venezuelans head to the polls on July 28 to elect a new president. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)