US lifts sanctions on Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Apr 02, 2026 · 514 words · By Lucy Davalou

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What to know about Venezuela's political legitimacy

Washington has lifted sanctions on Rodríguez, boosting her legitimacy as a US-recognised leader and opening doors for closer oil and business ties.

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What happened

Washington has lifted sanctions on Rodríguez, boosting her legitimacy as a US-recognised leader and opening doors for closer oil and business ties.

Why it matters

Washington on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, according to an Office of Foreign Assets Control entry on the US Treasury Department website.

Common ground

The newly announced sanctions relief is the latest US recognition of Rodríguez as a legitimate authority in Venezuela ever since the US military captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife on 3 January in the capital Caracas.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Flag-Waving: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Venezuela's political legitimacy story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that ‘Maduro has given Delcy Eloina Rodríguez Gomez and Jorge Jesus Rodríguez Gomez senior positions within the Venezuelan government to help him maintain power and solidify his authoritarian rule,’ the US Treasury said in a statement at the time?
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Claim 1: “‘Maduro has given Delcy Eloina Rodríguez Gomez and Jorge Jesus Rodríguez Gomez senior positions within the Venezuelan government to help him maintain power and solidify his authoritarian rule,’ the US Treasury said in a statement at the time.”

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Claim 2: “Washington on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, according to an Office of Foreign Assets Control entry on the US Treasury Department website.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_interventio…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez (born 18 May 1969) is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who has served as the acting president of Venezuela since 2026, after the United States captured then-p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodríguez

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jorge Jesús Rodríguez Gómez (born 9 November 1965) is a Venezuelan politician serving as President of the National Assembly of Venezuela since 2021. He is the brother of Delcy Rodríguez, the vice pre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Rodríguez_(Venezuelan_po…

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Claim 3: “The siblings — along with other members of Maduro’s inner circle — were added to the Treasury’s list in September 2018, months after Maduro won re-election in a contest widely considered a sham because opposition politicians and parties were banned from participating.”

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Claim 4: “The pair have since been taken to New York to face drug trafficking charges and both have pleaded not guilty.”

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Claim 5: “The court ordered Rodríguez to take office for up to 90 days with the possibility of extending it to six months if approved by the National Assembly, which is also controlled by the ruling party and presided over by her brother.”

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Claim 6: “Rodríguez and her brother, Jorge Rodríguez, were hit with US sanctions during Trump’s first term for their role in allegedly undermining Venezuelan democracy.”

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Claim 7: “In the hours after the 3 January operation, the country’s ruling-party-loyal high court declared his absence ‘temporary,’ effectively eliminating the need for a speedy election and preserving the protections the office grants him under international law.”

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Claim 8: “She has since led Venezuela’s cooperation with the administration's phased plan to turn the country around, pitching her oil-rich nation to international investors and opening the nation up to private capital, international arbitration, and scrutiny.”

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Claim 9: “Meanwhile, Maduro legally is still Venezuela’s president.”

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Claim 10: “The US has lifted sanctions on major Venezuelan industries. In March, US Treasury issued a broad authorisation allowing the state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela SA, or PDVSA, to directly sell Venezuelan oil to US companies and on global markets, a massive shift after Washington for years had largely blocked dealings with Venezuela’s government and its oil sector.”

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Claim 11: “The newly announced sanctions relief is the latest US recognition of Rodríguez as a legitimate authority in Venezuela ever since the US military captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife on 3 January in the capital Caracas.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra (born 21 June 1990), also referred to as Nicolás Maduro Jr., Maduro Jr., or Nicolasito, is a Venezuelan politician and economist and the son of the former President of Ve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolás_Maduro_Guerra

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States v. Nicolás Maduro Moros et al., originally filed under United States v. Carvajal-Barrios, is a federal criminal case filed against Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela, and various…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_Nicolás_Maduro_…

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Claim 12: “Last month, the administration recognised her as the ‘sole head of state’ of Venezuela in an ongoing civil case in a US federal court.”

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Claim 13: “The move allows Rodríguez to work more freely with US companies and investors.”

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Claim 14: “The current Trump administration, however, chose to work with Rodríguez instead of Venezuela's political opposition after Maduro's ouster.”

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Claim 15: “The 90-day period ends Friday.”

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Claim 16: “Washington has lifted sanctions on Rodríguez, boosting her legitimacy as a US-recognised leader and opening doors for closer oil and business ties.”

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