Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Miguel Antonio Munoz Palacios
Position
Deputy Director of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service; Director of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service
Nationality
Venezuela
DoB
1964-07-12
Address
Caracas, Venezuela
Reg. ID
6186648
Official reason
Miguel Antonio Muñoz Palacios is an involved person through his role as the Deputy Director of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service. He is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations and abuses, including the use of sexual and gender-based violence. He commissioned torture, killings and the arbitrary detention...
Other Information
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2025-01-10
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UK country specific
Target State
Venezuela
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain financial, trade and immigration sanctions relating to Venezuela continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 and the Sanctio...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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