The move comes after the Supreme Court upheld a ban on opposition presidential hopeful María Corina Machado

During talks in Barbados last year, the government reached a deal to hold elections in 2024, but the opposition’s candidate is still banned from running

The US is calling on the Venezuelan government to lift political bans on opposition leaders, including presidential candidate María Corina Machado

The industrial engineer and former lawmaker had over 90% of the vote with 65% counted