A federal court in Argentina has ordered the “immediate” arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello for alleged crimes against humanity committed against dissidents.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has drawn the ire of the international community for his refusal to cede power in an apparent election defeat in the country’s presidential election in July. Now, a neighboring South American country has also decided to act against the authoritarian leader.

Courts in Argentina and Venezuela issued warrants for the arrests of each other's presidents on Monday amid a showdown between "anarcho-capitalist" leader Javier Milei and socialist strongman Nicolas Maduro.

Una corte federal de Argentina ordenó el lunes la “inmediata” detención del presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro y del ministro de Interior de ese país, Diosdado Cabello, por presuntos crímenes de lesa humanidad cometidos contra disidentes.

A federal court in Argentina on Monday ordered the “immediate” arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello for alleged crimes against humanity

Federal court members Pablo Bertuzzi, Leopoldo Bruglia and Mariano Llorens ordered that "the arrest warrants for Nicolás Maduro and Diosdado Cabello be executed immediately, and that their international arrest should be ordered via Interpol for the purposes of extradition to the Argentine Republic,” according to the resolution.

Venezuela's highest court on Monday approved a warrant for the arrest of Argentina's President Javier Milei, a vocal critic and ideological rival of counterpart Nicolas Maduro.