Lourdes Benicia Suárez Anderson

1965-03-07

Female

EU

Judge of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ)) since Dec 2005 and Vice President of the Constitutional Chamber since Apr 2022. Former President of the Constitutional Chamber and former first Vice-President of the Supreme Court. As a member of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court, she is responsible for actions, statements and rulings that have usurped the constitutional powers of the National Assembly and undermined the opposition’s electoral rights including the unilateral appointment by the Supreme Court of the National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE)) in Jun 2020 and the suspension and unilateral replacement of the leadership of three of the main democratic opposition parties in Jun and Jul 2020, as well as the extension of the ruling on Acción Democrática for one more year in May 2021. Her actions have therefore undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, and she has supported and facilitated the undermining of democracy and the rule of law by the executive branch.

CH

art. 2 para. 1 (Financial sanctions) and art. 3 para. 1 (Travelban)

2021-03-19

CH

Ordinance of 28 March 2018 on measures against Venezuela (SR 946.231.178.5)

Switzerland country specific

Venezuela

Asset freeze, Travel ban

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 28 March 2018 on measures against Venezuela (SR 946.231.178.5). The measures follow the sanctions adopted by the European Union.