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Chega should move forward with motion of no confidence in the Government

Jornal Económico28 August 2026 at 17:36

Chega leader André Ventura stated on Friday, August 28, that the party may move forward with a motion of no confidence in the Government next week, if Prime Minister Montenegro does not dismiss the Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves. Ventura said that if the situation is not resolved, he will present the motion of no confidence on Tuesday, September 1st, in Parliament.

Ventura said he hopes this reality does not come to pass and called on Montenegro to understand that the minister does not have the conditions to remain in office. The Chega leader considered that if Montenegro does not dismiss the minister, he is either compromised with Luís Neves for some reason, which he considers bad for democracy, or believes he can do whatever he wants.

At the end of last week, Chega had already requested the dismissal of Luís Neves, pointing to alleged irregularities during his management of the Judicial Police. In the document presented by the party, the deputies refer to a set of situations related to asset declarations, financial management of the PJ, public contracts, and relationships with a company that allegedly carried out work for the then National Director.

O líder do Chega, André Ventura, afirmou esta sexta-feira, 28 de agosto, que poderá avançar com uma moção de censura ao Governo na próxima semana, caso o primeiro-ministro não demita o ministro da Administração Interna.

“Se este padrão ético deixar de existir, se nós não tivermos a resolução desta situação, nós juntar-nos-emos ao apelo que o Presidente da República fez e apresentaremos uma moção de censura na terça-feira, dia 1, no Parlamento”, disse Ventura.

O presidente do Chega disse esperar que essa realidade não se concretize. “Espero que isto seja resolvido nos próximos dias, que o primeiro-ministro compreenda que este ministro da Administração Interna não tem nenhumas condições de continuar”, frisou.

No entanto, se Montenegro não demitir o ministro, para o Chega “ou está comprometido com Luís Neves por alguma razão, e isso também não é bom para a democracia, ou entende que pode fazer o que quiser”.

De recordar que, no final da semana passada, o Chega pediu a exoneração de Luís Neves, apontando alegadas irregularidades durante a gestão da Polícia Judiciária (PJ).

No documento apresentado pelo partido, os deputados apontam um conjunto de situações relacionadas com declarações patrimoniais, gestão financeira da PJ, contratos públicos e relações com uma empresa que terá realizado trabalhos para o então diretor nacional.

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