Get out! EU ambassador given 72 hours to leave Venezuela by furious leader Steven Brown Replay Video UP NEXT Ms Brilhante was handed a declaration of "persona non grata" by the Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza on February 24. The EU ambassador was given 72 hours to leave the country in response to a new round of EU sanctions. This comes after the EU foreign ministers agreed to sanction 19 Venezuelan officials, bringing the overall total to 55. Mr Arreaza said: "Today, by decision of President Nicolas Maduro, we have personally delivered to Mrs Isabel Brilhante a declaration of persona non grata. "She was given 72 hours to leave Venezuelan territory."