Nearly seven months after last year's military coup in Guinea-Bissau, the continued house arrest of opposition figure Domingos Simoes Pereira, leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), has developed into an international issue.
A Guinea‑Bissau military court earlier this month ordered Pereira to remain under house arrest after fresh questioning over allegations he plotted a coup against the military government, AFP reported, citing his lawyer.
While Portugal and other Portuguese-speaking states have called for his release, the military leadership in the West African nation's capital, Bissau, has dismissed the criticism as interference in national sovereignty.
What led to Pereira's arrest?
On November 26, 2025, three days after the presidential election, Guinea-Bissau was waiting for the official announcement of the results by the National Electoral Commission, as most of the votes had already been counted.
