Curiosidade do dia

Há minutos, no noticiário das 16h da rádio Observador ouvi o presidente do Chega, André Ventura, a perguntar como é que alguém na Índia e que nunca pôs os pés em Portugal pode ter nacionalidade portuguesa.

 

Há duas respostas possíveis. Ilegalmente e legalmente.

O WSJ de hoje publica a via legal (já agora, eu ainda sou do tempo de aprender na escola primária que Goa, Damão e Diu eram parte de Portugal, apesar de tomadas pela União Indiana em 1961): 

"DIU ISLAND, India - The only survivor of Air India Flight 171 was born on this tropical island dotted with palm trees and fishing boats. So were 14 passengers who died in the crash, most of them Portuguese or British nationals of Indian origin.

They straddled two continents, their lives consisting of long-haul flights between work and family. Like many of the 241 people who perished on the London-bound Boeing 787, they were part of the large Indian diaspora that has spread across the world.

Yet Diu is unique. Unlike much of India, the island off the country's west coast was a Portuguese colony until 1961, a history that gives its residents a leg up if they want to go abroad. Those born under Portuguese rule and their descendants for two generations are entitled to citizenship of the country."

Trechos retirados de "Island With Ties To Europe Tallies Its Crash Dead" publicado no WSJ do passado dia 16 de Junho.