Other MoA event in Portugal on Sat 11th January 2025

An explosive device went off late Saturday at Venezuela's consulate in Lisbon. Nobody was injured because at the time of the attack which local media said consisted of a Molotov cocktail, the offices were closed. “The Portuguese government strongly condemns the attack on the Venezuelan consulate in Lisbon,” Portugal's Foreign Ministry posted on X.

The Portuguese Government of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro ordered “the immediate reinforcement of security and the corresponding police investigation,” the Ministry also pointed out while insisting that “the inviolability of diplomatic missions must be respected in all cases.”

Portuguese Police told EFE that around 22:00 local time on Saturday “something similar” to a Molotov cocktail was thrown against the consulate, which caused, “as far as it seems, some damage to the outside of the shutter” of the building, with no record of injuries.

The attack came a day after Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a new six-year term following the controversial July 28, 2024, elections both he and opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia claimed to have won.