ERC/2026/236 (DR-TV) - Appeal by Rui Pedro da Silva Afonso against the SIC and SIC Noticias programme services for alleged denial of the right of reply concerning a report broadcast on 22 February 2026 Topics: Internet Right of reply Television

ERC (Portugal) · 2026-08-26 · PT · verified record

Themes: Media & broadcasting · Online platforms

Decision ERC/2026/236 (DR-TV) Appeal by Rui Pedro da Silva Afonso against the SIC and SIC Noticias programme services for alleged denial of the right of reply concerning a report broadcast on 22 February 2026 Lisbon 26 August 2026 500.10.01/2026/131 EDOC/2026/2107 Regulatory Board of the Regulatory Entity for the Media Decision ERC/2026/236 (DR-TV) Subject: Appeal by Rui Pedro da Silva Afonso against the SIC and SIC Noticias programme services for alleged denial of the right of reply concerning a report broadcast on 22 February 2026 I. Identification of the parties 1. Rui Pedro da Silva Afonso, as Appellant, and the SIC and SIC Noticias programme services, as Respondents. II. Object of the appeal 2. The appeal concerns the alleged unlawful denial of the right of reply by the respondent programme services regarding a journalistic item broadcast in the 22 February 2026 editions of SIC's Primeiro Jornal and Jornal da Noite and SIC Noticias' Jornal de Domingo, entitled "CHEGA 1143 - Defendant accuses Rui Afonso of buying votes", as well as in the respective online editions.…