quarta-feira, 21 de outubro de 2026
Housing: it's time for action, not endless meetings./ PSP warns that it will intervene if the tents remain in Lisbon and Porto
Sociedade
PSP avisa
que intervirá caso as tendas se mantenham em Lisboa e Porto
Porta-voz
da PSP diz que a polícia está “a todo o custo” a tentar fazer perceber aos
manifestantes que se podem manifestar, mas “há irregularidades que têm que
cessar”.
DN/Lusa
Publicado
a:
19 Out
2026, 20:47
Atualizado
a:
19 Out
2026, 20:47
A PSP
prometeu esta segunda-feira, 19 de outubro, “esgotar ao máximo a via do
diálogo” com os promotores dos protestos pelo direito à habitação em Lisboa e
Porto, mas avisou que vai haver uma intervenção policial caso as tendas não
sejam desmontadas.
“Há um
limite. Se não for possível pela via do diálogo e negociação, terá de haver uma
intervenção da PSP”, disse à Lusa o porta-voz da Polícia de Segurança Pública,
Sérgio Soares, avançando que os manifestantes em Lisboa e no Porto estão a
cometer uma “série de irregularidades”.
Segundo a
PSP, em causa está um “acampamento ilegal”, uma vez que os manifestantes não
têm qualquer licença das autarquias para montarem as tendas no Rossio e na
Praça D. Joao I; o facto de a lei não permitir manifestações e ocupação do
espaço público depois da meia-noite e desrespeito pela lei do ruído.
O
porta-voz da PSP frisou que a polícia está “a todo o custo” a tentar fazer
perceber aos manifestantes que se podem manifestar, mas “há irregularidades que
têm que cessar”.
“As
tendas não se podem manter ad aeternum”, disse, avançando que a PSP vai
“esgotar a via da mediação”, mas vai haver um momento em que, se não
conseguirem por via do diálogo, a polícia terá de intervir.
O
porta-voz da PSP desconhece quando será feita essa intervenção, que segundo o
responsável será “proporcional e adequada”, referindo que está a ser feito uma
permanente “avaliação do risco”.
No Porto,
dezenas de tendas estão montadas desde sábado na Praça D. João I no âmbito do
protesto pelo direito à habitação que começou no dia 10, tendo ocorrido na
madrugada de quinta-feira uma carga policial.
Também em
Lisboa dezenas de tendas estão desde sábado no Rossio.
Society
PSP warns
that it will intervene if the tents remain in Lisbon and Porto
PSP
spokesman says that the police are "at all costs" trying to make the
demonstrators understand that they can demonstrate, but "there are
irregularities that have to stop".
DN/Lusa
Published
to:
19 Oct
2026, 20:47
Updated
to:
19 Oct
2026, 20:47
The PSP
promised this Monday, October 19, to "exhaust as much as possible the path
of dialogue" with the promoters of the protests for the right to housing
in Lisbon and Porto, but warned that there will be a police intervention if the
tents are not dismantled.
"There
is a limit. If it is not possible through dialogue and negotiation, there will
have to be an intervention by the PSP," Public Security Police spokesman
Sérgio Soares told Lusa, adding that protesters in Lisbon and Porto are
committing a "series of irregularities".
According
to the PSP, at stake is an "illegal camp", since the protesters do
not have any license from the municipalities to set up the tents in Rossio and
Praça D. Joao I; the fact that the law does not allow demonstrations and
occupation of public space after midnight and disrespect for the noise law.
The PSP
spokesman stressed that the police are "at all costs" trying to make
the demonstrators understand that they can demonstrate, but "there are
irregularities that have to stop".
"The
tents cannot be maintained ad aeternum", he said, adding that the PSP will
"exhaust the path of mediation", but there will be a time when, if
they do not succeed through dialogue, the police will have to intervene.
The PSP
spokesman does not know when this intervention will be made, which according to
the official will be "proportionate and appropriate", noting that a
permanent "risk assessment" is being carried out.
In Porto,
dozens of tents have been set up since Saturday in Praça D. João I as part of
the protest for the right to housing that began on the 10th, and a police
charge took place in the early hours of Thursday.
Also in
Lisbon, dozens of tents have been in Rossio since Saturday.
French Member of the European Parliament Marion Maréchal stated, "If the State no longer protects the French, they will defend themselves," during a video address published on October 20, 2026.
Marion
Maréchal: "If the State no longer protects the French, they will defend
themselves"
French
Member of the European Parliament Marion Maréchal stated, "If the State no
longer protects the French, they will defend themselves," during a
video address published on October 20, 2026.
According to
her official Marion Maréchal YouTube Channel, her remarks were made in
response to a wave of severe student protests, riots, and public disorder that
have recently impacted major French cities.
Context
of the Remarks
- Widespread Civil Unrest: France has been gripped by
massive demonstrations over the "high cost of living" alongside
intense student blockades and riots. Right-wing political figures have
characterized these events as a "thuggish-leftist insurrection".
- Criticism of State Authority: Maréchal's statement directly
targets the current French government, accusing the state apparatus of
"laxity" and failing to maintain public order. National Rally
leader Marine Le Pen similarly warned of a "profound crisis of trust
and authority" in the country.
- Government Response: In response to the growing
chaos, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and Interior Minister
Laurent Nuñez announced a "massive" deployment of elite law
enforcement units—including the RAID, GIGN, and BRI—to regain control of
the streets.
Maréchal,
who recently founded the political party Identity-Liberties, frequently uses this rhetoric to argue
that regular citizens are being left vulnerable by a failing judicial and
security system.
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