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US Treasury lifts sanctions on Venezuela's Jorge Rodríguez

The decision allows the National Assembly president access to the US financial system.

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EUA suspendem sanções contra o presidente da Assembleia Nacional da Venezuela, irmão da presidente interina

What this story says

  • The U.S. Treasury Department lifted economic sanctions against Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela's National Assembly.
  • Rodríguez, brother of interim president Delcy Rodríguez, was originally sanctioned in September 2018.
  • The Treasury Department did not provide reasons for lifting the sanctions.
  • The removal allows Rodríguez access to the U.S. financial system.

Who covered it

Left 11%(4)Centre 42%(16)Right 47%(18)

Percentages are shares of the 38 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 64 of the 102 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

61/100

Hype

41/100

102 sources · methodology

The U.S. Treasury Department has lifted economic sanctions against Jorge Rodríguez, who serves as president of Venezuela's National Assembly and is the brother of interim president Delcy Rodríguez. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which is linked to the Treasury, removed Rodríguez's name from its list of sanctioned individuals. The decision permits Rodríguez to access the U.S. financial system.

Jorge Rodríguez had been placed on the OFAC sanctions list in September 2018. His sister, Delcy Rodríguez, was removed from the same list on April 1st. The U.S. Treasury Department has not published any justifications for the decision to lift the sanctions against Jorge Rodríguez.

Disagreement on context

Some reports suggest the lifting of sanctions is part of a broader rapprochement between Washington and Caracas following the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro. El Diario and Eldiariodechihuahua.mx state this is another sign of rapprochement after Maduro's capture. France24 notes the U.S. President's government withdrew sanctions on Wednesday, July 14, in a move confirmed by the Treasury. Pentapostagma suggests Washington is easing the blockade after Maduro's arrest, seeking to redevelop Venezuela's oil sector. However, other reports, including CartaCapital, robertocavada.com, KEYT, El Pais, www.eldiario.net, and UPI, focus solely on the lifting of sanctions without mentioning this broader context.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated, centre-rated, or right-rated reports printed below mention the specific date of Jorge Rodríguez's original sanctioning in September 2018, although this fact is established by the verified claims. Additionally, none of the right-rated reports mention that the lifting of sanctions allows Jorge Rodríguez to access the U.S. financial system, a detail present in left and centre-rated reports.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 14 Oct 2026, 21:00, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

4 rated outlets

  • The left-rated reports focused on the U.S. Treasury Department lifting economic sanctions against Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela's National Assembly and brother of interim president Delcy Rodríguez. CartaCapital, in its full report, stated that U.S. authorities did not publish justifications for the decision, which had been in place since 2018. It also noted that the removal allows Rodríguez access to the U.S. financial system. El Pais mentioned that the Treasury removed the brother of the president in charge from the main list of specially designated nationals. Efecto Cocuyo highlighted that upon removal from the SDN list, property and property interests under U.S. jurisdiction are unblocked.

Centre

16 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports highlighted the U.S. Treasury Department's action to remove Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela's National Assembly and brother of Delcy Rodríguez, from the sanctions list. KEYT described him as a Chavista leader. El Diario and Eldiariodechihuahua.mx framed the move as another sign of rapprochement between Washington and Caracas following the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro. UPI stated the Treasury Department announced the lifting of personal economic sanctions. Investing.com and Reuters used the headline "US lifts sanctions on head of Venezuela legislature." France24 noted the U.S. President's government withdrew sanctions on Wednesday, July 14. Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija reported that the U.S. has eased sanctions on Rodríguez.

Right

18 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports focused on the U.S. lifting sanctions against Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela's National Assembly and brother of Delcy Rodríguez. La Nacion stated the Chavista politician had been sanctioned in 2018 for belonging to Maduro’s inner circle and for collaborating in the “tragic decline of Venezuela.” Reforma and El Diario reported the U.S. lifted sanctions on Delcy Rodríguez's brother as a new step to strengthen ties with Venezuela. Anadolu Ajansı reported Washington's announcement of the designation removal. Clarin noted that while Rodríguez was removed from the list, 254 Venezuelan individuals and entities remain penalized. The Rio Times provided a profile of Jorge Rodríguez, identifying him as Venezuela’s negotiator and power broker who came off the U.S. sanctions list on October 14. Observador mentioned that Delcy Rodríguez's brother had been on the list since September 2018.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover US Treasury lifts sanctions on Venezuela's Jorge Rodríguez?
Of the 38 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 11% are rated left, 42% are rated centre, 47% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 102. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is US Treasury lifts sanctions on Venezuela's Jorge Rodríguez left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 38 rated outlets on this story, 11% are rated left, 42% are rated centre, 47% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of US Treasury lifts sanctions on Venezuela's Jorge Rodríguez biased?
US Treasury lifts sanctions on Venezuela's Jorge Rodríguez is one event reported by 102 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which outlets covered US Treasury lifts sanctions on Venezuela's Jorge Rodríguez?
102 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
Who is Jorge Rodríguez?
Jorge Rodríguez is the president of Venezuela's National Assembly and the brother of interim president Delcy Rodríguez. He was originally sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department in September 2018.
Why were sanctions lifted against Jorge Rodríguez?
The U.S. Treasury Department lifted economic sanctions against Jorge Rodríguez, but did not publish any justifications for the decision. The removal allows him access to the U.S. financial system.
When was Jorge Rodríguez sanctioned?
Jorge Rodríguez was originally included on the U.S. Treasury Department's OFAC sanctions list in September 2018. The sanctions were lifted on October 14, 2026.
What is the significance of lifting sanctions?
The lifting of sanctions allows Jorge Rodríguez to access the U.S. financial system. Some reports suggest this move is part of a broader rapprochement between Washington and Caracas.

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