He rose to notoriety during the 2017 Portugal wildfires , due to his near-constant presence in the operations center by the fire fronts . One of the first authorities on the scene , he regretted being " the bearer of ever-worsening news " as he updated the journalists on the rising death toll . When President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa arrived , the two were visibly shaken and shared a long hug
2017 Portugal wildfires
June 2017 Portugal wildfires
Jorge Gomes (politician)