Sandra Oblitas Ruzza (born 7 June 1969) is a

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

n public official who has been vice president and rector of the country's National Electoral Council (CNE). She was involved in disruptions during the

2017 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election Constituent Assembly elections were held in Venezuela on 30 July 2017 to elect the members of the 2017 Constituent National Assembly (; ANC). Unlike the 1999 Constituent National Assembly, which was assembled following a referendum, the 2017 elec ...

s in Venezuela. Oblitas graduated from the

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in sociology. She worked as an assistant at CNE beginning in 2003.

International sanctions

Hernández has been sanctioned by several countries. Canada sanctioned 40 Venezuelan officials, including Oblitas, in September 2017. Also at an
El Nacional
/ref> The sanctions were for behaviors that undermined democracy after at least 125 people will killed in the

2017 Venezuelan protests The 2017 Venezuelan protests were a series of protests occurring throughout Venezuela. Protests began in January 2017 after the arrest of multiple opposition leaders and the cancellation of dialogue between the opposition and Nicolás Maduro's g ...

and "in response to the

government of Venezuela Venezuela is a federal presidential republic. The chief executive is the President of Venezuela who is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President. Legislative power is vested in the National Assembl ...

's deepening descent into dictatorship". Canadians were banned from transactions with the 40 individuals, whose Canadian assets were frozen. In November, ten government officials, including Oblitas, were added to the list of Venezuelans sanctioned by the United States after the

; the Treasury Department described the individuals as being "associated with undermining electoral processes, media censorship, or corruption in government-administered food programs in Venezuela". In March 2018,

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sanctioned 55 public officials, including Oblitas. Also a
Panama Economic and Finance Ministry
/ref> In June 2018, the

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sanctioned eleven officials, including Oblitas, in response to the May

2018 Venezuelan presidential election Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 20 May 2018, with incumbent Nicolás Maduro being declared reelected for a second six-year term. The original electoral date was scheduled for December 2018 but was subsequently pulled ahead to ...

, which the E.U. described as "neither free nor fair", stating that "their outcome lacked any credibility as the electoral process did not ensure the necessary guarantees for them to be inclusive and democratic". On 10 July 2018, Sandra Oblitas Ruzza, among eleven Venezuelans previously sanctioned by the European Union in June 2018, was added to the sanctions list of Switzerland.

References

Living people People of the Crisis in Venezuela 1969 births {{Venezuela-bio-stub

International sanctions

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