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Some 160 supporters of Chega’s presidential candidate met this Sunday in a festive atmosphere, at a dinner-rally, in Braga, with music and singing, an initiative that the candidacy intends to comply with the regulations of the General Directorate of Health.
“All the events that we are holding are carried out through the districts, which contact the General Directorate of Health (DGS), with the data and compliance with all the distance rules, the tables and the places on the tables”, said the campaign director, national representative of André Ventura and member of the national director of Chega, Rui Paulo Sousa.
With some 160 people distributed in round tables for a support dinner in Braga, this was the largest open space initiative of the candidacy since the beginning of the official campaign period (January 10), since all the rallies were held previous. in spaces with audiences properly prepared to maintain health distance or collective meals with only a few dozen diners in restaurants.
Despite the “general duty of home care” and on a day when Portugal lost 152 more people due to covid-19, Rui Paulo Sousa argued that the event is “a political rally that, by law, is allowed”. “It is not canceled, despite the state of confinement. Obviously people sing, speak, express themselves because it is a political event ”, he emphasized.
“In this case, they contacted the Braga Health Center Group (ACES Braga), which sent a team here and was measuring it rigorously and seeing if it met all the requirements,” the leader of the political force of the parliamentary far right. .
The competitor of the Palace of Belém, André Ventura, in his electoral campaign actions, has harshly criticized the executive headed by António Costa for what he considers incompetence and lack of planning in combating the new waves of the pandemic crisis. In the background, in the room where the initiative takes place, closed to the media, there were shouts of support for Ventura, applause, a chorus of people singing and toasting.
According to RTP, the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC) had issued a negative opinion on the event, which was later confirmed by the delegate of the Northern Regional Health Administration (ARSN), but ACES Braga will only have known this day. of the document, such as the Republican National Guard.
The space chosen by Chega was a large restaurant establishment, specialized in events such as weddings and baptisms, among others, in Tebosa, on the outskirts of Braga.
