On Monday, Chegi’s leader indicated that measures were being taken to avoid violence during a demonstration against the presence of the Brazilian president in parliament and criticized other protests in the area, warning that they could be a “powder keg”.
“We involve hundreds of people, volunteers and are in constant contact with the police and news agencies to ensure that there will be no violence during the demonstration, that all intruders who come to provoke disrespect or any attempt at aggression will be identified in advance. , offense or violence against the police or political authorities,” he said.
André Ventura stated that the volunteers would be “dispersed to different demonstration sites with a permanent record to ensure that any less positive situation can be later identified by the authorities and handled properly.”
Leader Chegi also mentioned that a preparatory meeting between the municipality, the party and the police took place this morning at the Lisbon Chamber.
“Our demonstration is political, which wants to be heard and felt in the country and in the world, but rejects any form of violence and disrespect that may be provoked,” he said.
Asked if he was aware of elements from Chega that could incite violence on social media, Ventura said that “all elements found that could constitute any kind of incitement to violence against the Assembly of the Republic, against the police, against journalists or against politicians.” “will be reported ‘immediately to the authorities’.
However, Ventura did not indicate how many people have already been identified: “I have no knowledge, I’m not flying.”
President Chegi also criticized the holding of other demonstrations in the same area.
“The Lisbon Chamber decided, in addition to the risks already in place, to intensify a number of others and to sanction other demonstrations at the site that Chega had previously guarded for this demonstration,” he said, warning that “the joining to the same site of thousands of people who came to protest the presence of President Lula, organized by Chega, and other counter-demonstrations, this is a powder keg around the parliament.”
André Ventura stated that “the city should have taken care of it because they had the time and opportunity to do it.”
Lusa found on the spot that some streets near the Assembly of the Republic had already been closed to traffic, and the PSP was installing high railings and concrete structures.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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