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The Treasury Department has reported that OFAC has designated Paraguayan tobacco company Tabacalera del Este S.A. (Tabesa) for providing financial support to Paraguay’s former president, Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara, whom OFAC sanctioned on January 26, 2023, for his involvement in corruption. Tabesa was designated pursuant to Executive Order 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.
BankersOnline’s August 6, 2024, OFAC Update includes identification information on Tabesa.