Human rights

Portuguese businessman begins hunger strike to defend his property

Francisco Alves Félix said that in the last four years, 6.67 acres of his property, located in the valley of Monzaga, Carabobo state (central Venezuela), have been threatened by local officials of the National Lands Institute (INTI). Therefore, he decided to chain himself to the gate of his property to protest

Economy
A Portuguese businessman living in Venezuela started on Sunday a hunger strike to prevent the seizure of his property by the Venezuelan government. He urged the Portuguese government to intercede with its Venezuelan counterpart. He requested that his rights be respected.

"I declare a hunger strike and I request the Portuguese government to intercede with the Venezuelan government. It must comply with the Venezuelan laws and Constitution and respect private property," Francisco Alves Félix said, as reported by Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Noticias.

The Portuguese businessman claimed that INTI officials want to seize 6.67 acres of his property, located in the valley of Monzaga, Carabobo state (central Venezuela) .

As reported, Alves decided to start a hunger strike and chained himself to his property because INTI officials told him that his land would be seized.

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