The Lisbon City Council executive will discuss and vote on a proposal during its meeting on Wednesday to name a section adjacent to Avenida Álvaro Cunhal 'Avenida 25 de Novembro'. A separate proposal to name another section of the Central Axis in Lumiar after Jorge Sampaio will also be voted on.
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The protest movement occupying Rossio has accepted an invitation from the President of the Republic for a meeting. A local administrative court ruled on 1 November that the 00:30 curfew for this specific protest is not automatic, allowing one protester to maintain a tent in the square until the final vote on the 2027 State Budget on 24 November 2026, provided it coordinates with the planned Christmas Market.
The Livre party has written to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights requesting a public statement and intervention regarding recent police actions during housing protests in Portugal. The party also requested that the Council of Europe's commissioner, who is scheduled to visit Portugal on 11 November for the Web Summit, meet with civil society and parliamentary groups to discuss the government's and police's conduct.
The government defended the proposed state budget in Parliament, highlighting an increase in overall funding and a target of 100% execution rates. The Minister of Culture did not provide specific budget allocations for individual cultural organizations during the hearing.