US sanctions ex-Venezuelan President's brother 
The US has imposed sanctions on eight more Venezuelan officials, including ex-Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃ¡vez's brother, to punish them for their role in President NicolÃ¡s Maduro's creation of a new legislative body. US recently imposed similar sanctions on Maduro and 13 other Venezuelan figures. Notably, 71 lakh Venezuelans voted against the body tasked with rewriting the country's Constitution.