Former Chega deputy, Miguel Arruda
Vanda Loureiro, a former PS activist, was one of 37 detained at the beginning of the week for belonging to 1143 – a far-right group linked to acts of discrimination and incitement to hatred. Miguel Arruda will have participated in the group’s lunch.
This Tuesday, the PJ carried out a mega operation to combat hate crimes committed against immigrants, in which .
Of these suspects, it is known that and even though one belonged to the PS until October 2024.
According to , this is Vanda Loureirowho was part of PS Barreiro, from which 2024 left, having radicalized and joined Group 1143.
The morning newspaper writes that the detainee even had a seat on the PS political committee in Barreiro, a structure with decision-making power on municipal lists.
Vanda Loureiro he would later have become radicalized, becoming a member of Ergue-te – appearing as number 12 from the list of that far-right party to the Chamber of Barreiro, in 2025 legislative.
The CM also writes that his Presence at 1143 events was usual.
Arruda at lunch at 1143
The reported this Friday that Miguel Arrudaformer Chega deputy, will have participated in 1143 lunch, but with a covered face.
The gathering celebrated the group’s first anniversary and took place in Porto, in October 2024, three months before Miguel Arruda became famous for the alleged theft of 19 suitcases at Lisbon and Ponta Delgada airports.
The then Chega deputy began to be, as the weekly writes, a “popular figure in the far-right universe”, for being an active supporter of Mário Machado on social media.
About a year ago, Miguel Arruda was caught in a phone call where he stated: “I belong to Mário.”
