US Sanctions More Maduro Allies Over Venezuelan Election, Government Repression

The United States has declared Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González the rightful Venezuelan president and called for Nicolas Maduro to step down.

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech following the presidential election results in Caracas, on July 29, 2024. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Nov. 27 imposed new sanctions on 21 security and Cabinet-level officials aligned with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

The U.S. sanctions are meant to freeze any U.S. assets belonging to the sanctioned individuals and block transactions they may seek with U.S. individuals.