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U.S. Imposes Financial Sanctions on Eight More Venezuelans

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  • Trump administration seeks coordinated international action
  • Latest move stops short of a restriction on oil imports

Venezuela Inches Closer to Dictatorship

The Trump administration expanded U.S. sanctions against Venezuela by freezing assets of eight Venezuelans as it seeks to raise pressure on the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

A list released by the U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday included Adan Chavez, brother of the late president Hugo Chavez, and Hermann Escarra, a constitutional adviser to Maduro.