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Chega questions Minister of National Defence about alleged use of military helicopter by Rubina Leal
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Chega questions Minister of National Defence about alleged use of military helicopter by Rubina Leal

SAPO Notícias30 August 2026 at 15:41

The Chega deputy in the Assembly of the Republic, Francisco Gomes, sent a parliamentary question to the Minister of National Defence regarding an alleged misuse of a military helicopter. The issue concerns the transport of the president of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, Rubina Leal, on an EH101 Merlin helicopter from the Portuguese Air Force.

The alleged incident reportedly occurred on August 15th, a date that coincides with the festivities of the Madeira Holiday period. The trip in question reportedly took place between the island of Madeira and the island of Porto Santo, two islands in the archipelago of the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

Francisco Gomes, as a deputy of the Chega party, chose to formally question the Minister of National Defence about this situation, using the parliamentary instrument of questions to the government to obtain clarification on the alleged use of the military helicopter for non-service purposes.

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