Latin America & Caribbean
In photos: New crop of Venezuelan officials slapped with U.S. sanctions before constituent assembly elections
U.S. President Donald Trump sanctioned 13 senior officials linked to the Venezuelan government four days before a critical vote on a "constituent assembly" that will re-write the constitution and govern the country on an interim basis.
Tibisay Lucena, the President of Venezuela's National Electoral Council and President of Venezuela's National Board of Elections, who is organizing Sunday's election.
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Elías Jaua, former Vice President of Venezuela, is the head of Venezuela's Presidential Commission for the Constituent Assembly.
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Tarek William Saab, Venezuela's Ombudsman.
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Iris Varela, Venezuela's Former Minister of the Penitentiary Service.
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Carlos Alfredo Pérez Ampueda, National Director of Venezuela's Bolivarian National Police.
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Venezuela's Minister of Interior, Justice, and Peace, Néstor Luis Reverol. He was formerly the Commander General of Venezuela's Bolivarian National Guard and Director of Venezuela's Anti-Narcotics Agency.
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Former National Treasurer of Venezuela and the nephew of the first lady, Carlos Erik Malpica Flores.
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Minister of Commerce Alejandro Fleming.
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The Commander General of Venezuela's Bolivarian National Guard, Sergio Rivero Marcano.
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Simón Zerpa, Vice President of Finance for Petroleos de Venezuela.
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General Commander of Venezuela's Bolivarian Army, Jesús Suárez Chourio.
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Former National Director of Venezuela's Bolivarian National Police, Franklin García Duque.
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President of Venezuela's National Center for Foreign Commerce, Rocco Albisinni.
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