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The deputy of the arrival, André Ventura.
Ventura assures that he will advance with fires inquiry committee since 2017, although PSD and PS defend independent technical committee – which should advance it. Montenegro speaks today in Parliament in debate about coordinating the fight against fireworks.
“I think we give a sign to the country, to say that we are not afraid to make this inquiry commission. Those who have to be called will be called, have been rulers, have been leaders of the Ministries of Internal Affairs, Civil Protection, all who have responsibility,” said André Ventura, promising to present a present POWER APPLICATION (Mandatory character) to force the constitution of the Inquiry Commission.
Ventura took the opportunity to respond to the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel, who classified a video of the arrival that circulates on social networks in the area affected by the fires as “a outrage to firefighters”.
“I think Paulo Rangel is the last one who can talk about videos for social networks. I think it was really a good idea that Paulo Rangel wouldn’t talk about videos for social networks,” he said in an ironic tone.
Asked about the criticism of the PS secretary general, José Luís Carneiro, who criticized the arrival that “found ten days later what was happening to the country,” André Ventura replied, recalling that “the PS took eight years.”
The arrival leader said he also understood the rejection of the PS to this proposal, claiming that José Luís Carneiro, who was once Minister of Internal Affairs, wants to avoid responding to a parliamentary committee of inquiry. “He was the Minister of Internal Affairs in 2023 and 2024, he knows that with all the probability he will be sitting at the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry and wants to escape it as the devil runs away from the cross,” he said.
Also questioned about the response of the PSD that considered “unreasonable and useless” the proposal of the arrival, Ventura refused the interpretations of populism and demagogy.
“Those who don’t want to investigate anything always think that those who want is being a populist or demagogic. Now here is even saying [que] Let’s investigate this to the end, we will recommend that you go to jail who has to go, investigate responsibilities for who has to be, ”he said.
PS and PSD squeeze their hand
José Luís Carneiro was pleased with the position of PSD parliamentary leader Hugo Soares about the creation of a new independent technical committee on the fires.
“The government has not heard us. However, I read with attention and positively the statements of the PSD parliamentary leader that the government accepted an independent technical committee. It seems to me that it is a good principle and therefore let’s approve it in the Assembly of the Republic to evaluate what went well and what did not go well,” he told journalists in Viseu.
At the opening session of the 21st edition of the Summer University of PSD, Hugo Soares considered “UNPEARED AND Useless” the proposal of the arrival From an inquiry into the fires since 2017, but said it see “welcome” PS from a new independent technical committee.
Montenegro in Parliament
The Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, goes to Permanent commission From the Assembly of the Republic to discuss the coordination of firefighting in Portugal, after opposition parties made unanimous criticism of the government’s performance.
The debate, required by the arrival and the PCP, is scheduled for 15h00 And it will last about an hour, starting with a six -minute government intervention, which will succeed interventions of equal duration of all parties, by order of parliamentary representation, and it is up to the government again for a 10 -minute intervention.
The Permanent Committee replaces the plenary of the Assembly of the Republic during the period of parliamentary holidays, also meeting in the hemiciclo, although with a small number of deputies.
Prior to this debate, the President of the Republic’s message will be read in the hemicicle, announced on August 8, after the Constitutional Court decreed five rules of the legislation.
