Gustavo Porras Cortés Explained

Gustavo Porras Cortés
Term Start:	9 January 2017
Birth Date:	11 October 1954
Party:	Sandinista National Liberation Front

Gustavo Porras Cortés is a politician from Nicaragua who is serving as President of the National Assembly of Nicaragua^[1] from January 2017.^[2]

Personal life

He was born on 11 October 1954 and graduated as General practitioner in National Autonomous University of Nicaragua.^[3]

Personal Sanctions

In 2021 Gustavo Cortes was sanctioned by the EU making him subject to travel ban and assets freeze in all EU jurisdictions. The decision came about as he was deemed responsible for contributing to the ongoing commission of serious human rights violations and other abuses by the Nicaraguan authorities. In his capacity as the National Assembly's President, he played an instrumental role in passing repressive laws that undermined democratic processes in the country.^[4]

References

1. Book: Lansford, Tom . Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019 . 19 March 2019 . CQ Press . 978-1-5443-2711-2 . en.
2. Web site: COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1276 of 30 July 2021 . 14 October 2022 . European Union.
3. Web site: Gustavo Eduardo Porras Cortés . 14 October 2022 . National Assembly of Nicaragua.
4. Web site: COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2019/1716 of 14 October 2019 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua (OJ L 262, 15.10.2019, p. 1) . EUR-Lex.