The Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, José Dionísio Gouveia, warned that the situation in Venezuela is concerning. During his intervention, the bishop defended the need for intervention by the authorities to resolve the crisis in the country.
José Dionísio Gouveia presided over a mass in Machico, on the Island of Madeira. The ceremony took place in the birthplace of his parents, establishing a personal connection of the prelate to the region.
The bishop's alert comes in a context of profound political and social instability in Venezuela, which has led to a massive exodus of Venezuelan citizens to other countries, including Portugal. The position of the religious figure reinforces appeals from various international organizations that have been calling for solutions to the humanitarian crisis in the South American country.
