groups identified gangs as a threat to security

The Security Information Service (SIS) has identified motorcycle organizations, such as the Hells Angels, as one of the serious threats to national security. In the latest annual report on homeland security, it is revealed that in 2017, these bikers – referred to as "one percent bikers" on the sidelines of the law – stood out in activities related to nighttime entertainment.

"One of the major groups identified with the threat agents in this area are mostly the 1% bikers, mostly because they do not hesitate to resort to force for s & # 39; 39 on the other hand, the information services added: "Club biker clubs 1% are always an added security concern for other criminal activities that they practice. "

Among these groups, the Hells Angels, Outlaws and Bandits are featured by Europol, who are also trying to establish themselves in Portugal, whose main promoter is Mário Machado, currently in parole after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for several serious crimes, such as serious physical offenses, extortion, illegal possession weapons, among others. "Mário Machado, who has recently applied to the leadership of Juve Leo , the main pom- cheerleader of Sporting, was the leader of the most dangerous faction of shaved heads – "Portuguese Hammerskins" – and detained for crimes related to xenophobia and racism

In March, the Hells Angels attacked a group of Bandits in Prior Velho, where Mário Machado was. This episode finally accelerated the investigation of the PJ that had already begun in 2016.

Since 1947
Designation 1% of bikers was adopted in 1947 in California, where the Hells Angels originate in response to a serious incident, with alcohol, fighting and many injured, which became known as the "Hollister riot". The American Motorcyclists Association came to guarantee that "99% of the bikes were good, decent and law-abiding", which prompted an immediate reaction from several organizations that were among the 1% of those who did not. Did not do it. Many of these bikers even wear a badge with this designation inscribed in a diamond shape, which is evaluated in the group.