U.S. preparing new sanctions against Maduro regime in response to disputed election: Report

The U.S. government is reportedly planning new sanctions in response to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s disputed reelection that occurred in July.

The effort is being led by the Treasury Department, which is considering imposing 15 individual sanctions on Venezuelan government officials it has learned “obstructed the holding of free and fair presidential elections,” according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg News.

The State Department is also reportedly preparing to enforce visa restrictions against 34 relatives of Maduro-allied officials.

The opposition party had produced data showing that the Venezuela election authority inaccurately declared Maduro the winner of the election.

Maduro's regime has ordered the arrest of the opposition party candidate, Edmundo González, which the U.S. said it recognizes as the winner.