Chega president André Ventura announced this Wednesday that he has asked the elected Chega mayors to begin conducting a survey regarding the payment of support to "minorities."
"Today, I issued a directive to immediately begin surveying all subsidies and social support paid to non-working minorities so that this can end in Portugal. This is a revolution that will happen in local government," he explained in statements to journalists in the Assembly of the Republic, after emphasising that the party is now "decisive in most of the country's municipal councils."
Ventura also said, after the party's first meeting with elected mayors, that the State Budget would also need to undergo similar changes. "People can't vote without it having any consequences. That's why I made a point today of issuing a directive to all mayors that the cuts must begin now. And the Budget must reflect this as well," he emphasised.
Asked how he planned to manage these cuts, Ventura said it would be "very simple," giving the example: "People who live in municipal housing and who have been convicted of drug trafficking. Now is the time when this has to end."
Ventura also reinforced how decisive the party was now, saying that "it is decisive in seven of the country's largest municipalities. No decision goes through without Chega's support in all seven municipalities."
"I would like to see this in the State Budget as well. We looked at Social Security, and it's exactly the same," he stated, adding that the party will not "compromise or yield support."
I recommend that we all non Portuguese citizens leave the country. Let them service seem self , let them build their houses by themselves. Clean the streets by themselves. They will ask us on their knees to come back. All residents have the right of social security we all paid for it mostly non Portuguese citizens. Stop Chega
By Thomas from Lisbon on 15 Oct 2025, 17:52
Please do leave the country gladly drive you to the airport
By Joe from Other on 16 Oct 2025, 11:03
Ventura is following Trump’s playbook, and Trump is following Hitler’s. The MAGA/CHEGA/NAZI propaganda about immigrants has been taking a grain of truth and amplifying and distorting it way beyond that grain of truth. Trump has said all immigrants are rapists, murderers and thieves, and a very small number are indeed those things. 99% of them are here just trying to find better opportunities than what their home countries can offer. The same is true here in Europe. But why don’t their home countries offer better opportunities for their people? It is because of how world economic powers, and their multinational corporations, have exploited those countries, bleeding them dry of their own resources that would provide opportunities for their people. Add in corruption to the mix, and we all get millions of people wanting to come here.
We need to expand aid to democratic countries, and promotoe democracy. Create economic environments where people don’t feel the necessity to seek opportunities elsewhere. Trump/MAGA/CHEGA want to do the opposite, and sustain immigration, as it gives them a tool to dupe voters. WAKE UP! Study history. Read more. Learn the truth. Don’t buy this anti-immigration rubbish from Ventura, Trump and other right wing fascists!
By JoeT from Algarve on 16 Oct 2025, 14:28
If you are no Portuguese and don’t work but collect benefits leave my country now. The Portuguese are very enterprising, resourceful and hard working to need you Thomas. Who do you think you are. Portugal is the oldest independent country in Europe and it was built by Portuguese not illegals, or people like you. Leave.
By Eleanor Pimentel from Other on 16 Oct 2025, 17:44
Only minorities? Which minorities? Who decides? Can new minorities be added later?
By Rick from Lisbon on 17 Oct 2025, 15:37