Portugal and Venezuela meet regularly in the Ibero-American Summit and the Venezuela-Portugal Mixed Commission of Bilateral Monitoring created in 2008.

[citation needed] In February 2019, Portugal recognised opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela.

Portugal joined other European Union countries such as Spain, the UK and Sweden, who had already recognised Guaidó as interim president.

Guaido returned to Venezuela’s main airport on a TAP flight after a three-week international tour aimed at drumming up support for his campaign to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

Authorities then detained Guaido’s uncle, who was traveling with him on the flight from Portugal, accusing him of bringing explosive material into the country.