Don't mess with the Scarlet Witch, writes TOM LEONARD: She's Venezuela's Imelda Marcos, draped in Dior with a property empire. Maduro claims her only crime is 'being my wife' - but experts say she's the brains behind his braw

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Don't mess with the Scarlet Witch, writes TOM LEONARD: She's Venezuela's Imelda Marcos, draped in Dior with a property empire. Maduro claims her only crime is 'being my wife' - but experts say she's the brains behind his braw

Thursday 8th January 2026, 2:21AM

TOM LEONARD: She preferred the revolutionary moniker First Combatant to First Lady and was fond of recalling her humble beginnings in a mud-brick shack.

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