US tightens sanctions on Venezuela after opposition ban confirmed - BBC News

The move comes after Venezuela's Supreme Court upheld a ban on the main opposition candidate.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPAImage caption, María Corina Machado says she will stand firm and continue to fight the ban which bars her from running for presidentBy Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsThe United States has reimposed some sanctions on Venezuela, days after the South American country's top court upheld a ban on the main opposition candidate, María Corina Machado.

She won a primary by a landslide to become the opposition's unity candidate for the 2024 presidential election.

But on Friday, Venezuela's Supreme Court confirmed a 15-year ban on Ms Machado running for public office.

Ms Machado said she would stay in the race for president despite the ban.

The US loosened its sanctions on Venezuela in October after the government of President Nicolás Maduro reached a deal with the opposition, laying some of the groundwork for free and fair presidential elections to be held in the second half of 2024.

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