Very little is known about Alberto Trentini’s detention. But we do know that the Venezuelan government uses the detention of foreigners for a kind of horrendous policy. What the Nicolás Maduro regime usually does is use political prisoners as bargaining chips. This is very evident in the case of the United States, with which there had been negotiations in the past for the release of detained Americans. Now it seems to be doing exactly the same with foreigners from other countries.