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flag Venezuela passes law punishing support for maritime blockades with up to 20 years in prison, following U.S. tanker seizures.

flag Venezuela’s National Assembly approved a law imposing up to 20 years in prison and heavy fines for supporting acts deemed piracy or blockades against its maritime trade, following U.S. seizures of two Venezuelan-linked oil tankers. flag Passed in an emergency session, the law targets what Caracas calls U.S.-led economic sabotage after Washington seized the tankers Centuries and Skipper over alleged sanctions violations. flag The bill awaits President Nicolás Maduro’s signature and includes measures to protect affected businesses. flag The opposition backed the U.S. actions, and the full text of the law has not been released.

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