Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Julio Cesar AVILES CASTILLO

Nationality

Nicaragua

DoB

1956-08-11

Address

Managua, Nicaragua

Reg. ID

A00000371, Passport

Official reason

Julio Cesar Aviles Castillo (Aviles) was designated for being a current official of the Government of Nicaragua as the Commander-in-Chief of the Nicaraguan Army. Aviles, who is politically aligned with President Ortega, refused to order the disbarment and dismantling of paramilitary or “parapolice” forces during and after the political uprisings th...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1019

Date of listing

2020-05-22

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