Andre Ventura explained on Tuesday, in an interview with CMTV, Chega’s protest during Lula da Silva’s speech in Parliament. The party leader questioned “why are they bringing a schismatic figure into parliament” at the 49th anniversary celebration on 25 April. DMembers of Chega showed Ukrainian flags and posters reading “Enough of corruption” or “Thief a place in prison” during Lula da Silva’s speech in parliament.
“We did not stop the performance and sat on the bench only to applause in protest. It was a polite protest,” he explained. “I did not feel good in my conscience not to tell my fellow citizens that this is a shame for Portugal,” he continued.
“During the action, Chega was insulted and threatened by the guards of the President of Brazil,” the leader of Chega said.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva on Tuesday downplayed Chega’s protest during his parliamentary speech, suggesting that “when people have nothing to show” they turn “this mocking scene” into “cardboard”. and asks how they can sleep at night.
Andre Ventura replied in an interview CMTVwho would find it difficult to sleep “if he robbed the country of millions of euros”.
“No more insults and degrading institutions,” Augusto Santos Silva said after Chega’s protests.
To the intervention of the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Andre Ventura, replied: “Santos Silva today [esta terça-feira] behaved, once again, as the leader of PS”.