The "Primavera de Coros" project is holding open rehearsals at the ongoing protest camp in Praça do Rossio in Lisbon to support the movement for the right to housing. These sessions are part of a series of ongoing activities at the camp, which includes public assemblies and discussions regarding the housing crisis.
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The insurance and financial sectors are concerned about the high number of uninsured homes in Portugal and the lack of private pension savings among the population, noting that these issues are becoming more critical as extreme weather events increase and life expectancy rises.
The President of the Republic is pressuring the government and the Socialist Party to reach a consensus on housing policy, expressing disapproval over recent political attacks between the government and the opposition during the state budget debate.
Participants at a protest in Porto's Praça D. João I voted to request a formal in-person meeting with Mayor Pedro Duarte at the Rivoli theatre to discuss the city's housing policy. The group also plans to gather at the Praça da Trindade on 9 November, when the Municipal Assembly is scheduled to hold an extraordinary meeting to discuss reversing the authorization that allowed seven real estate developers to pay financial compensation instead of building affordable housing.