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Judge Orders Removal of Hate Posters, Ventura Fumes
12/22/2025
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Story summary
- Judge Ana Barao of a Lisbon court ruled the posters incited hatred and ordered Andre Ventura, leader of the far-right Chega party, to remove them within 24 hours, with €2,500 fines.
- Andre Ventura called the ruling an 'attack on freedom of expression.'
- The Roma associations' lawyer described the ruling as a victory against discrimination.
- Ventura is a frontrunner in the January 18 election, though polls show a runoff loss.
