Government welcomes release of Portuguese-Venezuelan detained in 2022

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Government welcomes release of Portuguese-Venezuelan detained in 2022
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Héctor Ferreira Domingues, a Portuguese-Venezuelan imprisoned since 2022 during a raid on the uniform factory where he worked, has been released. The government guarantees it will continue efforts for the release of political prisoners.

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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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