Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Gustavo Eduardo PORRAS CORTES
Nationality
Nicaragua
DoB
1954-10-11
Official reason
Gustavo Eduardo Porras Cortes (Porras) is designated for being a current official of the Government of Nicaragua and for being the President of the Nicaraguan National Assembly (NNA), an entity that has enacted significant actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions in Nicaragua, pursuant to E.O. 13851 and NHRAA. Porras...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm715
Date of listing
2019-06-21
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13851 of November 27, 2018 Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Nicaragua
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Nicaragua
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/2581
Official Information
On November 27, 2018, the President, invoking the authority of, inter alia, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706) (IEEPA), issued Executive Order 13851 (83 FR 61505, November 29, 2018) (E.O. 13851). In E.O. 13851, the President determined that the situation in Nicaragua, including the violent response by the Governme...
Program URL
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/09/04/2019-19049/nicaragua-sanctions-regulations