The Portuguese government has officially welcomed the release of Héctor Ferreira Domingues, a dual Portuguese-Venezuelan citizen who had been detained in Venezuela since 2022, while pledging to continue diplomatic efforts for other political prisoners.
Portugal welcomes the release of another Portuguese-Venezuelan citizen
Tuesday, 21 April 2026RSS
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Paulo Rangel is a Portuguese politician from the Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata or PSD) who has been a prominent voice on defence and foreign‑policy issues and has served in the European Parliament. He appears in this story because he commented publicly on the controversy over Lajes Air Base being used to refuel US planes.
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Other news coverage of this topic
- Imprisoned since 2022. Another Portuguese-Venezuelan released • RTP Notícias
- Government welcomes release of Portuguese-Venezuelan detained in 2022 • Observador
- Government welcomes release of Portuguese-Venezuelan citizen and promises to continue working for the release of political prisoners • Expresso
- Held since 2022: another Portuguese-Venezuelan released. Five others remain detained • CNN Portugal
- Portugal welcomes the release of a Portuguese-Venezuelan citizen • Correio da Manhã
- Another Portuguese-Venezuelan citizen, Héctor Ferreira Domingues, released • Público
