# US lifts sanctions on head of Venezuela legislature

https://mins.news/en/item/99938

- Reuters, 2026-10-14 14:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-lifts-sanctions-head-venezuela-legislature-2026-10-14/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6acf9579490a5e0001254fb3

> A notice posted on the US Treasury Department’s website on Wednesday showed that President Donald Trump’s administration had lifted sanctions on Jorge Rodriguez, head of Venezuela’s National Assembly and the president’s brother.

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