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Nicaragua's leadership delivers religious rhetoric amid exile of former Miss Universe
On Thursday, July 30, 2026, Vice President Rosario Murillo addressed the nation on Multinoticias Canal 4, opening with a religious message that declared “God is love” and praised Nicaragua’s dignity, sovereignty and future under divine guidance.
Former Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios said she would travel across Nicaragua’s regions – from Carazo’s tacos to Granada’s vigorón, the Masaya volcano and Corn Island’s beaches – if she could return. She noted she is unable to do so because the government of President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Murillo placed her under a forced, indefinite exile, viewing her 2023 Miss Universe victory and subsequent public celebrations as a political threat.
Palacios’ remarks highlight the regime’s tightening control over public figures and its use of religious language in official speeches.
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Daniel Ortega · Nicaragua · Rosario Murillo · Sheynnis Palacios
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- [● 2 SOURCES] Rosario Murillo delivered a speech on July 30, 2026, on Multinoticias Canal 4. diariobarricada.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Sheynnis Palacios says she would travel to various Nicaraguan locations if she could return. www.lateja.cr
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The Nicaraguan regime considered Palacios' Miss Universe 2023 win and celebrations a political threat. www.lateja.cr
- [● 2 SOURCES] In the speech Murillo praised God and declared Nicaragua dignified and sovereign. diariobarricada.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Sheynnis Palacios is under a forced, indefinite exile imposed by the government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. www.lateja.cr