People have been protesting on the eve of President Nicolás Maduro's inauguration. Friday will mark his third term in office.

In a bold move ahead of Venezuela’s inauguration of President-elect Edmundo González, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the Securing Timely Opportunities for Payment and Maximizing Awards for Detaining Unlawful Regime Officials (STOP MADURO) Act.

Venezuelans in South Florida gathered in protest Thursday as Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a controversial third six-year term, amid claims of election fraud and a $25 million bounty for his arrest related to alleged drug trafficking.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for another term on Friday, deepening the country’s political crisis as opposition leaders and many Venezuelans claim he lost the election.

The announcement came as Nicolás Maduro began another term despite U.S. officials believing he lost his election.

In South Florida, demonstrators will gather at Downtown Doral Park, 8395 NW 53rd St., with millions of Venezuelans around the world expected to participate in similar rallies.

A former U.S. Marine and a Florida man who were imprisoned in Venezuela have sued President Nicolás Maduro for allegedly heading a vast "criminal enterprise" that uses American citizens as bargaining chips in negotiations with the U.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar are introducing a bipartisan bill to crack down on loopholes that allow oil company revenues to flow to the Venezuela’s authoritarian government led by President Nicolás Maduro.

the U.S. increased its reward for the capture of Maduro to $25 million. Mauricio Maldonado is a digital editor for CBS Miami and has been a digital journalist in the South Florida area since 1997.

The incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump is pushing for regime change in Venezuela, citing Nicolas Maduro's rigged elections, political repression and escalating threats to American territories, according to American media reports on Saturday. Axios reported that Trump’s team advocates Maduro’s removal without military action.

The message seemed designed to reach Washington as one administration prepares to hand the baton to the next: If the United States keeps messing with Venezuela, then Caracas will retaliate by “liberating” the US territory of Puerto Rico,

As America’s top diplomat, Rubio will not need to be briefed on the state of play. His views were forged in Miami, which has its own foreign policy and serves as the de facto capital of Latin America. It is a Latino-dominated city of exiles, where political shake ups in Latin America can lead to the eruption of local protests.