Overview
- Interim president Delcy Rodríguez named General Gustavo González López to command the Presidential Honor Guard and direct the DGCIM through a decree published in the Gaceta Oficial.
- Communication minister Freddy Ñáñez announced the changes, saying they pursue institutional strengthening to safeguard public security and constitutional order.
- González López replaces Maj. Gen. Javier Marcano Tábata at the guard and succeeds Maj. Gen. Iván Hernández Dala at military counterintelligence.
- Media reports claim Marcano Tábata was arrested, but no state outlet or independent source has confirmed that information.
- González López previously led SEBIN in two stints and served as interior minister, and he appears on U.S. and EU sanctions lists over alleged human-rights abuses.