Exclusive-US drafts list of 60 Venezuelans for possible sanctions over election, sources say

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters during a march amid the disputed presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela August 3, 2024. REUTERS/Fausto Torrealba/File Photo

HOUSTON (Reuters) -The U.S. has drafted a list of about 60 Venezuelan government officials and family members who could be sanctioned in the first punitive measures following the South American country's disputed presidential election in July, two people close to the matter said.

The proposed list singles out officials from Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), the Supreme Court and the counterintelligence police who have been involved in political chaos, the people said.