A source close to the politician's defense informed the Lusa agency by phone from Lisbon that the opposition figure has gone to Portugal to receive medical assistance.
Simões Pereira has been under pre-trial detention since July 10. He is accused by military courts of participating in an alleged coup attempt that occurred in October 2025.
Dozens of citizens from Guinea-Bissau held a protest in Lisbon to demand the release of Domingos Simões Pereira. The demonstration's organizer, Mariane Quande, told Lusa that they want the President to intervene through international structures.
Quande called on the President to appeal to organizations such as the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union, and the European Union, and subsequently to the United Nations, to exert favorable influence on the release of Domingos Simões Pereira.
A representative of the protesters asserted that Domingos Simões Pereira, the elected president of the National Assembly of Guinea-Bissau, is 'unjustly detained in cells of the Second Regiment in Bissau without official charges, while the court was created in violation of the Constitution, specifically for the prosecution of a politician.'
At the rally, participants displayed flags of Guinea-Bissau and placards condemning former President of Guinea-Bissau Sissoco Embaló for 'betraying the homeland.' They chanted slogans such as 'the struggle continues' and 'out with the traitors.'
Quande emphasized that a series of repressions are currently taking place in the country, which require the attention and firm stance of Portugal, a country committed to democracy and the values of freedom and justice. He noted that Portugal could provide important support to Guinea-Bissau to establish communication channels between citizens capable of resolving the current deadlock.
The protesters also accused former ruler Sissoco Embaló of using a 'iron fist to suppress all freedoms and guarantees of the people' and dissolving the Assembly of the Republic to avoid scrutiny and pass laws and international agreements not approved by the people of Guinea-Bissau.
Mariane Quande stated that they want to condemn the referendum proposed by the regime, which arose from a coup d'état without any popular legitimacy. He added that this proposed referendum would serve to ratify a new Constitution adopted by representatives of the Transitional Council, which itself emerged from a coup d'état, and therefore has no recognition from the people of Guinea-Bissau.
Around the world, including London, many citizens of Guinea-Bissau have taken to the streets to demand the release of Domingos Simões Pereira, who was arrested on July 10 and remains in custody during proceedings in the Civil Court.
The Venezuelan government is studying the possibility of providing support to Portuguese nationals affected by the double earthquake that shook the country. A representative from SEC told the Lusa agency in Caracas that during a four-day visit dedicated to strengthening Portugal's solidarity with the victims, contacts were made with local authorities, representatives of the Portuguese community, and associative movements.
The SEC representative stated that he had the opportunity to speak with interim President Delcy Rodríguez. She expressed immense gratitude to Portugal for all the work done. She noted that the Portuguese community in Venezuela made the best impression on her because it 'touches the hearts of Venezuelans,' and therefore the Venezuelan government will consider the issue of supporting businesses and lives that have been affected.
Emídio Sousa emphasized that Portugal is doing what he considers 'appropriate and necessary.' He noted that the first phase was search and rescue, where highly specialized teams demonstrated outstanding work. The second stage is humanitarian aid, which Portugal is providing by transporting various goods via Air Force aircraft, and another flight is planned for next Monday aboard a TAP plane to deliver an additional 8 tons.
Furthermore, Emídio Sousa explained that Portugal will allow part of the financial aid provided to Lusophone-Venezuelan social and associative movements to be redirected to humanitarian needs. He mentioned that the Camões Institute has funds amounting to 400 thousand euros for such projects, which he hopes will help Portuguese families cope with this terrible tragedy.
According to the latest official report, the earthquakes that occurred in Venezuela on June 24th resulted in the deaths of at least 4,118 people and injuries to 16,740 people. Among the deceased are at least 107 Portuguese nationals and descendants of Portuguese, and another 57 people are considered missing or unreachable. Destructive tremors of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 occurred 200 kilometers from Caracas with less than a minute interval, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Search and rescue teams from several countries, including Portugal and other European Union states, were sent to Venezuela.
The Portuguese government announced that it will send eight tons of medicine to Venezuela next Monday, aiming to support the emergency response triggered by the two earthquakes that resulted in nearly 3,900 deaths.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, this operation to donate medicines was carried out as a sign of cooperation and solidarity between Portugal and Venezuela, following the strong tremors that occurred in Venezuela on June 24, 2026.
The supplies will be dispatched on Monday at 10:00 AM aboard a plane departing from Lisbon. The operation will involve the Secretary of State for Health Management, Francisco Pinheiro Catalão.
In this initiative, a call was issued to pharmaceutical companies to assess the possibility of donating medicines. This action was coordinated by the National Authority of Medicines and Health Products (Infarmed), the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Health, and the Camões Institute of Portugal, in collaboration with representative associations of the pharmaceutical industry.
In response to this call, approximately eight tons of medicine were gathered, donated by the companies Grupo Tecnimede, BIAL, FAES Farma, Menarini, and Bluepharma. These items will be destined for the Venezuelan Ministry of Popular Power for Health.
The seismic events registered in Venezuela on June 24 caused an official toll of at least 3,899 dead and 16,740 injured. Among the deceased are at least 107 Portuguese citizens and Lusophone descendants, in addition to another 57 people who are missing or unreachable.
Several countries, including Portugal and other European Union nations, sent search and rescue teams to Venezuela. The earthquakes, classified as magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, occurred 200 kilometers from Caracas, less than a minute apart, and were followed by hundreds of aftershocks, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
