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The daughters of the Portuguese-descended man detained in Venezuela, Juan Ramos, demand that the Portuguese government explain what measures are being taken to secure the release of the detainees. On Saturday several Venezuelan and foreign political prisoners were freed, but none of the four detained Portuguese nationals appear on the list.

It was the candidate's only reply to criticism from rival campaigns. Seguro spent the afternoon in Aveiro and attended the 'chuva de cavacas' (a traditional pastry‑throwing event).

Seguro says Rangel ought to be focused on the Portuguese living in Venezuela.

The presidential candidate backed by the Socialist Party (PS) asked, “How are the roughly 500,000 Portuguese in Venezuela doing?”

The number of prisoners released by Venezuela continues to rise, a sign that the country’s new government intends to ease relations with the Trump administration. Reporting live from the Colombia-Venezuela border, special envoy Hugo Capela gave an update on the latest figures for prisoners released.

A country slow to forge an identity, wealthier than it realises, overrun by business and strategic interests. Carlos Maria Bobone recalls the recent trajectory: confused, hesitant, full of advances and setbacks.

Ukraine and Venezuela were the only items on the Council of State's agenda which, the newspaper PÚBLICO reported, were agreed by consensus among councillors. Domestic politics was left off the agenda.

The meeting was attended by two of the leading presidential candidates for Belém, Luís Marques Mendes and André Ventura, both members of the Council of State.

The Council of State meeting on the international situation, in particular on Ukraine and Venezuela, ended this Friday after four hours, at around 19:10, without the publication of any conclusions. In the statement distributed to the media after the meeting ended it reads only that "the Council of State, meeting under the presidency ...

The meeting lasted about four hours.

The Council of State is meeting this Friday at Belém Palace to analyse the international situation, in particular the situation in Ukraine — the issue that prompted the President to convene the meeting, to which he has since added Venezuela.
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Relatives of Portuguese nationals accused of conspiracy or treason have lost their fear of speaking out. The government says it has been questioning local authorities. Venezuela announced today the release of some prisoners.

Gustavo Vivas, a Venezuelan living in Portugal, analyses the state of his homeland after the capture of Nicolás Maduro by the United States. 'We believe the change has not yet arrived,' he says about the current state of affairs. The solution for the country, he argues, lies in free elections. At the moment, 'the way the state is set up makes it impossible to hold free elections,' he laments.

Two days after the extraordinary US attack on Venezuela, and exfiltration of its president and first lady to answer criminal charges in the United States, Portugal’s minister of foreign affairs, The post Portuguese community in Venezuela ‘hang in there’ appeared first on Portugal Resident.

Portuguese political party Iniciativa Liberal has submitted a draft resolution concerning the situation in Venezuela and expressing support for Taiwan's right to self-determination.

The 11 candidates running for Belém are united on Venezuela: they all condemn the US action. Also, depression Goretti arrives in Portugal on Thursday, bringing rain and cold.

Global tensions rise after a US operation that resulted in the detention of the Venezuelan president.

Saragoça da Matta, Agostinho Miranda and Almeida Ribeiro explain the criminal proceedings against Maduro, the economic consequences and what international law says about intervention by the United States.

US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday that the Trump administration has no clear strategy for Venezuela after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Schumer also criticised the lack of direction and warned about what he described as the 'chaos' of the US actions in the country.

The PSD candidate says Portugal positions itself “in favour of the sovereignty of Venezuelans” and in favour of international law, which, if “thrown to the ground”, could legitimise Putin's actions.

The PCP condemns the “unacceptable attempts by the Trump administration to impose a puppet government in Venezuela”, aimed at ensuring “the appropriation by US oil multinationals of Venezuela's resources”.

The Left Bloc (Bloco de Esquerda) has presented a draft resolution urging the Portuguese Government to condemn any military intervention in Venezuela.
The US action marked a day when candidates for the Presidency of the Republic took to the streets in force to try to win votes.
