Group of citizens asks the President of the Republic to speak out on police violence

A group of 23 public figures, including Helena Roseta, Tiago Rodrigues, and Pedro Abrunhosa, sent an open letter to the President of the Republic calling for his intervention following police interventions during housing protests in Lisbon and Porto. The protests resulted in 33 injuries and 31 arrests according to police figures, prompting further demonstrations and a call for a protest outside the Assembly of the Republic in Lisbon on Tuesday, 27 October 2026.