Freddy Bernal
Governor of Táchira state
At a glance
Freddy Bernal is the governor of Táchira — Venezuela's main border state with Colombia — and a longtime senior PSUV official with a security and intelligence background.
Who is Freddy Bernal?
Freddy Alirio Bernal Rosales is a former Caracas mayor (Libertador municipality, 2000–2008) and a longtime senior PSUV operator with a background in the police and intelligence services. He has been governor of Táchira state, on the Colombian border, where his portfolio touches smuggling, border security, and the bilateral relationship with Bogotá.
Bernal has been on the OFAC SDN list since 2018. The Táchira governorship is consequential for foreign-investor and compliance teams because it sits at the centre of the Venezuela-Colombia trade corridor and the informal-economy flows that move across it.
Also known as: Freddy Alirio Bernal Rosales.
Network & connections
The following figures are part of Freddy Bernal's direct political, cabinet, or institutional network — useful for compliance teams mapping the wider Venezuelan power structure:
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Sources & further reading
Useful tools and explainers
- Browse all active OFAC Venezuela SDN designations — the live US Treasury tracker for individuals, entities, vessels, and aircraft.
- OFAC Venezuela sanctions checker — paste any name to check it against the active SDN list.
- How to invest in Venezuela (2026 sanctions-safe guide)
- Browse all Venezuelan power figures
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