ac as ▁dr one ▁attack ▁that ▁saw ▁her ▁arrested ▁alongside ▁her ▁brother , ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁an ▁" ar bitr ary " ▁move ▁to ▁suppress ▁political ▁opposition . ▁She ▁was ▁released ▁shortly ▁afterwards . ▁She ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁Blo om berg ▁" Week ▁in ▁Pictures " ▁on ▁August ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁global ▁status ▁her ▁position ▁had ▁suddenly ▁achieved . ▁Though ▁not ▁a ▁deput y ▁herself , ▁Re ques ens ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Justice ▁First ▁party ▁to ▁which ▁her ▁brother ▁belongs . ▁After ▁the ▁arrest , ▁the ▁party ▁released ▁an ▁ur gent ▁statement ▁that ▁den ounced ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁both ▁Juan ▁and ▁Raf a ela ▁as ▁a ▁" k id n apping ". ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁after ▁this ▁event ▁that ▁Raf a ela ▁took ▁another ▁leadership ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁protest s , ▁demand ing ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁her ▁brother ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁an ▁improved ▁nation . ▁In ▁the ▁days ▁following ▁her ▁release , ▁Re ques ens ▁spoke ▁several ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁and ▁to ▁media ▁about ▁the ▁issues ▁in ▁Venezuela . ▁She ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁brother ▁had ▁been ▁target ed ▁because ▁" the ▁government ▁is ▁sc ared ▁of ▁young ▁people ". ▁With ▁protest s ▁ar ising ▁in ▁the ▁nation , ▁Re ques ens ▁took ▁a ▁leadership ▁role ▁to ▁organ ise ▁such ▁efforts , ▁asking ▁Venezuela ▁to ▁un ite . ▁In ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁protest s , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁under we ar