Maduro Images Removed From Venezuelan Billboards and Public Spaces

Billboards and murals featuring Nicolás Maduro are being painted over or dismantled in multiple Venezuelan cities. In downtown Caracas, white paint has covered murals outside banks and pharmacies in areas previously considered supportive of the former government. On the highway to Guatire, Maduro's name has faded on a 2024 election hoarding.

An analysis by Venezuelan news outlet TalCual found that interim leader Delcy Rodríguez mentioned Maduro 86 times in the immediate aftermath of his removal. By March, monthly mentions had dropped to seven. Caracas-based political commentator Phil Gunson said the decline reflects how Maduro alienated both opponents and former supporters during his time in office.

At a recent pro-regime rally outside Caracas botanical gardens, one demonstrator carried action figures of Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. Another marcher wore a T-shirt with Maduro's image but said no one had paid or pressured attendance. Most participants at the event wore white rather than the red traditionally associated with the Chavista movement.

A fresco of Maduro was later splashed with black paint.