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Lisbon Municipal Assembly warns Chega for associating crime with immigration

A Chega MP in the Lisbon Municipal Assembly was warned for associating the practice of some crimes with immigrant citizens during a debate on security in the capital.

Chega at the Lisbon Municipal Assembly held a debate on Tuesday (Nov 6) about “disturbances, contempt and insecurity in the city”, associating responsibility for some crimes with immigrant citizens, which earned the warning of the president of this deliberative body of the municipality.

Criminal complaint against Chega figures on its way to the Attorney General's Office

The criminal complaint against three members of Chega could reach the Attorney General's Office as early as Monday. The timing of the submission of tens of thousands of signatures depends on the agenda of the Attorney General, Amadeu Guerra. The party leader, André Ventura, the parliamentary leader, Pedro Pinto, and the advisor Ricardo Reis are accused, in this action, of instigating the commission of a crime, defending the commission of a crime and inciting collective disobedience.

Police report two buses and seven vehicles set on fire in Lisbon

Two buses and seven vehicles were set on fire, in total, overnight, in various areas of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, a police source told Lusa today.

The last bus set on fire was recorded in Arrentela, in the municipality of Seixal, district of Setúbal, said the same source.

The PSP also recorded fires in dumpsters in Amadora, Sintra, Oeiras, Odivelas, Barreiro, Lisbon and Almada, following the riots that followed the death of a man shot by the police, in Amadora, in the early hours of Monday.

Immigrants pay much more than they receive: Social Security collected 1.8 billion euros until August alone

Foreigners living in Portugal contributed more than they received from Social Security . In the first eight months of this year, the immigrant community paid contributions of more than 2 billion euros, a new historical high. The amount received was only 380 million euros.

This is a positive balance of more than 1.8 billion euros . Since 2021, contributions from immigrants in Portugal have been increasing .

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