The Biden administration will restore its sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector if authorities continue to uphold a ban on María Corina Machado, the opposition's highest-polling candidate, from running for office, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
Concretely, the U.S. government would let a six-month-long respite on sanctions to expire if the situation continues as it currently is, the outlet reported, citing two people familiar with the considerations, and could consider additional measures to punish the Maduro administration.
