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Livre party questions legal basis for Municipal Police action against Porto camp

The political party Livre has formally questioned the Porto municipal government regarding the legal grounds for the removal of protest tents from Praça D. João I on Monday. They are seeking clarification on who authorized the intervention, the legal basis for identifying protesters during property retrieval, and whether those individuals face potential legal action.

Why it mattersThis highlights an ongoing dispute over the limits of public protest and municipal authority in housing-related demonstrations, which may affect how future public protests in Porto are handled by local police.

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