Venezuela’s government has announced another investigation against opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, continuing its efforts to blame her for the economic sanctions that the United States has imposed against the South American country.

Venezuelan authorities are investigating opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for alleged treason after she expressed support for a US bipartisan bill that seeks to block Washington from doing business with any entity that has commercial ties with the government of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.

Maria Corina Machado will be investigated for expressing support for a sanctions bill passed by the US House of Representatives.

Venezuelan democratic opposition leader María Corina Machado advocated for electoral transparency in a talk hosted by the Freeman Spogli Institute on Monday.

Venezuelan opposition leaders called Saturday for mass protests on December 1 against President Nicolas Maduro's contested reelection, as his government claimed it had uncovered another alleged "desta

The top leaders of the Venezuelan opposition called Saturday for an "enormous" turnout December 1 to protest the contested reelection of President Nicolas Maduro.The authorities subsequently launched investigations of opposition leaders and called for Gonzalez Urrutia's arrest.

Venezuela is once again at the center of international controversy. On Friday, government prosecutors announced that they are launching a treason investigation against opposition leader María Corina Machado.