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Soldado americano apostou $33 mil em queda de Maduro e ganhou $436 mil

“Nos dias anteriores à captura de Nicolás Maduro, um soldado das Forças Especiais americanas apostou 33 mil dólares em contratos sobre a queda do ditador venezuelano e embolsou 436 mil.”
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Confidence: High Checked on May 11, 2026

Summary

In the days leading up to the U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, a U.S. Special Forces soldier wagered roughly US $33 000 on contracts predicting Maduro’s downfall and subsequently collected about R$2 million (approximately US $436 000). He was later detained for using privileged information to place those bets.

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