Mark Weisbrot and Jeffrey Sachs | Center for Economic and Policy Research

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• Research found that American sanctions on Venezuela resulted in more than 40,000 deaths from 2017–2018.
• The economic sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the US government since 2017 reveals significant harm to the civilian population.
• The sanctions severely affected the health, well-being, and mortality of large numbers of Venezuelans, especially among the poorest citizens, including infants and children.
• The recognition of an unelected parallel administration created broad financial and economic issues far beyond the stated language of Trump's executive orders.

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