Security & Defense

#32026R1051EU adds three people to Sudan sanctions list

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The regulation adds three Colombian-linked individuals to the EU sanctions list for Sudan. They are accused of helping recruit, deploy, or finance former Colombian military personnel who supported the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, including through tactical roles, drone operations, training, and payments. Banks, insurers, exporters, logistics firms, and other compliance teams in the EU should screen for the newly listed names and related identifiers. Any assets under EU jurisdiction must be frozen, and EU persons and businesses must not make funds or economic resources available to them.

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Key Changes

  • Adds Alvaro Andres Quijano Becerra to the EU Sudan sanctions list.
  • Adds Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero to the EU Sudan sanctions list.
  • Adds Mateo Andres Duque Botero to the EU Sudan sanctions list.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

EU persons and businesses must treat Alvaro Andres Quijano Becerra as a listed person under Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 from 7 May 2026 and screen sanctions, customer, counterparty, payment, trade, logistics, insurance, and employment records against his identifiers, including Colombian passport AP628498, Italian passport YB7731256, Colombian Cedula 80413253, and links to International Services Agency (A4SI).

EU sanctions compliance teamsbankspayment institutionsinsurersexporterslogistics firmsemployment and recruitment firms
From the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, 7 May 2026
operational
high

EU persons and businesses must treat Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero as a listed person under Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 from 7 May 2026 and screen sanctions, customer, counterparty, payment, trade, logistics, insurance, and employment records against her identifiers, including Colombian passport AZ321704, Colombian Cedula 52252815, and ownership or management links to International Services Agency (A4SI).

EU sanctions compliance teamsbankspayment institutionsinsurersexporterslogistics firmsemployment and recruitment firms
From the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, 7 May 2026
operational
high

EU persons and businesses must treat Mateo Andres Duque Botero as a listed person under Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 from 7 May 2026 and screen sanctions, customer, counterparty, payment, trade, logistics, insurance, and employment records against his identifiers, including Colombian passports AS272175 and BF868819, Spanish passport XDD789846, Colombian Cedula 79782423, address Calle 77 9 76 APT 302, Bogota, Colombia, and links to Maine Global Corp, Global Staffing, and Talent Bridge.

EU sanctions compliance teamsbankspayment institutionsinsurersexporterslogistics firmsemployment and recruitment firms
From the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, 7 May 2026
operational
critical

EU operators must freeze any funds or economic resources under EU jurisdiction that are owned, held, or controlled by Alvaro Andres Quijano Becerra, Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, or Mateo Andres Duque Botero once they are added to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 747/2014.

EU banksEU payment institutionsEU asset managersEU insurersEU businesses holding customer or counterparty assets
From the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, 7 May 2026
prohibition
critical

EU persons and entities must not make funds or economic resources available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of Alvaro Andres Quijano Becerra, Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, or Mateo Andres Duque Botero after their addition to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 747/2014.

EU personsEU companiesbankspayment institutionsexporterslogistics firmsinsurersrecruitment firms
From the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, 7 May 2026
prohibition

Affected Parties

EU financial institutions and sanctions compliance teamsBusinesses screening customers, suppliers, payments, and logistics tied to Sudan or the listed individuals

Tags

EU sanctions,Sudan,asset freeze