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Cabinet raid: Parliament received requests for Ventura and two MPs to testify
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Cabinet raid: Parliament received requests for Ventura and two MPs to testify

Expresso15 September 2026 at 12:10

The Portuguese Parliament received requests for Chega leader André Ventura and two party MPs to testify regarding the alleged raid on a parliamentary office. The case is being investigated by the Judicial Police, which has already carried out procedures at the scene and is waiting to hear the MPs involved.

Chega began reporting the alleged raid at the end of July, but since then has said little or nothing about the case. This silence was noted and the party ended up being provoked during the government censure motion debate precisely because of this lack of public explanations.

The Judicial Police has already carried out procedures at the location where the alleged raid is said to have occurred and is waiting to proceed with interrogations of the MPs involved. No further details have yet been disclosed about what may have been taken or the exact circumstances of the alleged crime.

Why this matters

Readers following Portuguese political life follow this case because it raises questions about the credibility of Chega's reports and about possible implications for Ventura's leadership, at a time when the party is facing public pressure to clarify what it knows about the alleged crime.

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