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A raid on group 1143 turned Luís Neves into a target of ultranationalists. Mário Machado's lawyer challenges the investigating judge.
Home News Chega militants arrested for participation in neo-Nazi group Chega militants arrested for participation in neo-Nazi group According to Jornal de Notícias (JN), three Chega militants were part of the 1143 group.
José Manuel Castro says there are no grounds for a new conviction of Mário Machado and that the prison transfer has no “basis”. The lawyer also represents the neo-Nazi's mother and ex-wife.
The guest in this episode is João Carvalho, a political scientist and researcher at ISCTE, who has been studying the movements of the European far right.
Rui Afonso reportedly travelled to Lisbon under the protection of the extremists in 2024.
A PSP officer, promoted in 2017, was a delegate to Chega's sixth national convention. The party's national leadership is awaiting notification about the reasons for the detention, which it says it is unaware of.
