The birthday also served as an opportunity for Ventura to don a different outfit

Keen to please the veterans, the candidate and leader of Chega was given a military uniform and decided to wear it straight away during the subsequent speech in Ponte de Lima, where he vowed that, if elected President, he would settle accounts with history.

CNN Portugal15 Jan

Isaltino Morais joins Gouveia e Melo on the campaign trail: "Voting for the liberal lot is voting for the weaklings"

Isaltino Morais joined Gouveia e Melo's campaign on Sunday. In Ponte de Lima, the mayor criticised all of the candidate's opponents, even saying that “voting for the liberal lot is voting for the weaklings”.

CNN Portugal12 Jan

Isaltino goes on the campaign trail to target the 'queques'

Gouveia e Melo steps up the rhetoric and Isaltino Morais joins the speeches at the Ponte de Lima rally. From 'the fake socialist' to 'the queque' and 'Uncle of Cascais', there are nicknames for everyone.

Observador11 Jan

Ao lado de Gouveia e Melo, Isaltino ataca o "queque" Cotrim e o "proto-ditadorzeco" Ventura

Correio da Manhã11 Jan

Blaze breaks out in scrubland area in Ponte de Lima

Flames burned for several hours.

Correio da Manhã6 Jan