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While no overt military rebellion has yet emerged, the pattern of loyalty displays, militia expansion, and leadership restructuring suggests increasing regime paranoia about internal loyalty. Opposition figures, including Venezuela’s prominent leader Maria Corina Machado, argue that Maduro’s heavy-handed tactics and militia buildup reveal his insecurity and lack of confidence in the armed forces. Machado claims her movement operates quietly inside the country, aiming to undermine Maduro’s grip—a sign, she asserts, that the regime’s support is fragile.