Archive · 22 Dec 2025
Portugal Court Orders Removal of Anti-Roma Posters
A court in Portugal told the leader of a political party named Chega to take down posters that were mean to a group of people called the Roma.
The judge said the posters were unfair and could make people hate the Roma.
The leader, André Ventura, might have to pay a lot of money if he doesn’t take the posters down.
Some people are happy about the court’s decision because they think it’s not fair to treat the Roma badly.
André Ventura is running for president, and some people think he might win the first part of the election, but he probably won’t win in the end.
Portugal’s far-right Chega party leader André Ventura ordered to remove posters targeting the Roma community.
Lisbon court ruled the posters discriminatory and capable of inciting hatred.
Judge Ana Barao gave Ventura 24 hours to remove the posters or face a daily fine of €2,500 per poster.
Ventura claims the court case is an attack on freedom of expression but promised to comply with the court’s decision.
Recent opinion polls place Ventura among the frontrunners in the first round of Portugal’s presidential election on January 18, 2024.
- Who
- André Ventura, leader of Portugal’s far-right Chega party
- What
- Ordered to remove street posters targeting the Roma community
- When
- December 22, 2023
- Where
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Why
- The posters were ruled discriminatory and could incite hatred against the Roma community
- Party
- Chega
- Leader
- André Ventura
- Judge
- Ana Barao
- Fine
- €2,500 per poster per day
- Election Date
- January 18, 2024
- Complaint Filed By
- Roma associations
- Legal Basis
- Discriminatory and inciting hatred