Enough: Public Prosecutor's Office opens investigation into André Ventura and Rita Matias

The issue at hand is the disclosure of the names of immigrant children enrolled in a school in Lisbon.

In a response sent to Lusa, the Attorney General's Office ( PGR ) stated that "the opening of an investigation related to the matter is confirmed."

André Ventura mentioned the list of names in the Assembly of the Republic during the parliamentary debate on changes to the nationality law in early July, and Rita Matias released the full names in a video shared on social media.

"These gentlemen are not Portuguese at all," said André Ventura, to a standing ovation from his bench, considering that the immigrant children mentioned were ahead of children of Portuguese nationality on the list to get a place in public school.

At the time, the Chega leader said the list was "public," but MP Rita Matias later admitted that she had not confirmed the "veracity" of the names.

Following the publication of the list, association leaders, political parties and citizens publicly announced that they would file a complaint against Chega's disclosure of the foreign names of children attending a Portuguese school.

Following this disclosure, and after several complaints, the National Data Protection Commission announced on July 16 that it had opened an investigation process.

The body chaired by Paula Meira Lourenço will evaluate the case, and if the complaints are upheld, for violation of the General Data Protection Regime ( GDPR ), those affected may have to pay a fine.

Photo: Chega