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João Massano talks about "political spectacle" in Parliament: "There no one is judged or condemned"

Now8 September 2026 at 21:46

João Massano, President of the Bar Association, considered this Tuesday that the parliamentary debate in the context of the motion of censure presented by Chega constituted a "political spectacle". His statements were made in the NOW channel program.

The leader of the Bar Association specifically commented on the nature of these Parliamentary debates, stating that "there no one is judged or condemned", referring to the dynamics of the censure motion discussion sessions in the Assembly of the Republic.

Massano thus analyzed the debate that took place in Parliament, contextualizing it within the Portuguese political-party framework and the way these sessions are conducted. The censure motion in question was presented by the Chega party, triggering the debate that the President considered to be more of a political spectacle than a true exercise of judgment or condemnation.

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