FEATURE | Venezuela's corrupt interim government says it is united behind Maduro after his US capture

He said lawmakers would weigh a measure to constrain further Trump administration action in Venezuela, though its prospects could be uncertain given that congress is controlled by Trump's Republicans. While many Western nations oppose Maduro, there were many calls for the US to respect international law and questions arose over the legality of seizing a foreign head of state.

In a statement on Sunday, US Attorney General Pam Bondi, echoing the message put forth by the Trump administration since Maduro's capture, described the action as a "law enforcement mission" to force him to face US criminal charges filed in 2020, including narco-terrorism conspiracy.

Maduro has denied criminal involvement. The UN Security Council planned to meet on Monday to discuss the attack. Russia and China, both major backers of Venezuela, have criticized the US.

(Reporting by Reuters bureaux worldwide; Writing by Andy Sullivan, John Kruzel, Lincoln Feast, Andrew Cawthorne and Julia Symmes Cobb; Editing by Andrew Heavens, Cynthia Osterman, Sergio Non and Chizu Nomiyama )