The actor Adérito Lopes, who was “violently” assaulted outside the A Barraca theatre company in Lisbon on Tuesday night, has been discharged from the hospital.
A source close to the actor disclosed that the victim left the hospital at around 2:00 am on Wednesday and even went to the theatre afterward.
Adérito Lopes was reportedly punched in the eye by someone who allegedly used brass knuckles or rings, around 8:00 pm, approximately an hour before the play ‘Love is a Fire That Burns Unseen’.
As a result of the assault, the actor sustained facial lacerations and had to be transported by firefighters to the hospital, where he received stitches.
The stage director of the play Adérito Lopes is participating in, Maria do Céu Guerra, had previously stated that the actor was left with an “injured eye” and a “large cut on his face.”
Actress Maria do Céu Guerra described how, as the actors were arriving at Cinearte in Largo de Santos, they encountered “a group of neo-Nazis with posters and flyers,” featuring xenophobic phrases, who began by taunting one of the actresses.
“Meanwhile, the other actors were arriving. Two were taunted and a third was violently assaulted, leaving an eye injured and a large cut on his face,” she said.
The actor Adérito Lopes was attacked by a far-right group before taking the stage in a tribute to Camões. The play was canceled, and the actor ended up hospitalized in Lisbon.
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Police from the Public Security Police (PSP), using descriptions of the suspect provided by the victim and a friend, undertook several measures in the streets near Largo de Santos, successfully locating and intercepting a man, aged 20, suspected of committing the assault.
All three involved in the incident – the suspect, the victim, and a witness – have since been identified by the police, who will report the findings to the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The play ‘Love is a Fire That Burns Unseen’ was supposed to have its final performance, of a series of six, at 9:00 pm on Tuesday, with free admission and a full house, but it did not take place.
The audience only left the venue after 9:00 pm, said Maria do Céu Guerra, who highlighted that the situation did not escalate further due to the arrival of the police.
The group responsible for the attack left a note reading: “Remigration. Portugal to the ‘Portuguese’,” associated with the ultra-nationalist group Reconquista.
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A PSP source informed that they were called at about 8:15 pm to Largo de Santos due to “news of assaults,” where they were approached by a 45-year-old man who “reported that upon leaving his personal vehicle, he was attacked by an individual.”
