José Adelino Ornelas Ferreira, alternatively known as José Adelino Ornella Ferreira, is a Venezuelan military officer and head of the operational command of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela.[1] A longtime supporter of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Ferreira was targeted with sanctions by the Canadian government in April 2019.[2]
During the 2019 Venezuela uprising, Ferreira's Twitter account denied his involvement with forces loyal to Juan Guaidó and reaffirmed his support for the Maduro presidency.[3]
References
edit- ^ Redacción EC (2019-02-08). "El alto mando militar que sostiene a Nicolás Maduro en el poder de Venezuela". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "Lacava y Prieto en la lista de los 43 colaboradores de Maduro sancionados por Canadá". cronica.uno. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "Ornelas Ferreira desmiente comandar movimiento militar junto a Guaidó y ratifica apoyo a Maduro". noticiaaldia.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.