Francisco Mendes da Silva: "It's not just the bravado and self-praise tone, [Luís Neves] said serious things. Saying 'nothing will take me out of this position' is not worthy of a minister"
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Francisco Mendes da Silva: "It's not just the bravado and self-praise tone, [Luís Neves] said serious things. Saying 'nothing will take me out of this position' is not worthy of a minister"

Expresso2 September 2026 at 10:45

Francisco Mendes da Silva criticized the statements by minister Luís Neves, considering that he did not limit himself to a "bravado and self-praise tone", but said "serious things". In particular, Mendes da Silva considered that the statement "nothing will take me out of this position" is unbecoming of a minister, demonstrating an inappropriate posture for the position.

Daniel Oliveira and Francisco Mendes da Silva analyzed the Luís Neves case and the statements made by the minister throughout the week. The intervention of the two analysts comes in the context of growing political tension surrounding the minister's actions.

Chega threatened to present a motion of censure against the Government, which worsens the climate of political confrontation. This motion is part of a context of growing contestation to the governance.

In parallel, the Constitutional Court gave its approval to the return and asylum law, a decision that has direct impact on the country's immigration and migration policies.

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