Relationship dossier
Portugal
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
A history of bilateral cooperation alongside political friction over Venezuela’s leadership and political situation.
Portugal toward Venezuela
-15Portugal aligned with the European Union’s 2019 recognition of Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president, challenging Nicolás Maduro’s claim to the presidency and contributing to political friction.
Venezuela toward Portugal
+10Venezuela’s government concluded bilateral cooperation agreements with Portugal during the Hugo Chávez period. The scope and implementation of those arrangements are unclear.
Overall relationship
0The relationship combines earlier bilateral cooperation agreements with significant political disagreement over Venezuela’s leadership. The extent to which past cooperation continues is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Portugal and Venezuela have had periods of bilateral cooperation, including agreements reached during the Hugo Chávez government, but their relationship has also faced political strain. Portugal aligned with the European Union’s 2019 recognition of Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president, a position rejected by Nicolás Maduro’s government. The breadth and present status of earlier bilateral arrangements are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Portugal’s alignment with the European Union’s 2019 recognition of Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president.
Key developments
Portugal aligned with the European Union’s recognition of Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president.
Portugal and Venezuela concluded bilateral cooperation agreements during the Hugo Chávez period.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of earlier bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of recent direct government-to-government cooperation is unclear.