It’s just a phrase that Chega wants to add to the Penal Code, but with relevant implications for the debate on the limits of freedom of expression. In the article that punishes discrimination and incitement to hatred and violence against people or groups based on characteristics such as ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity, André Ventura’s party maintains that the application of this crime cannot serve “to restrict freedom of expression, academic freedom or conscientious objection”. PÚBLICO learned that the PS will vote against, and it remains to be seen what the PSD’s position is to know if the project has room to move forward.
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