Housing
Porto protest camp says court ruling shows police violence is illegitimate
Following a Lisbon court ruling that allowed a housing protest tent to remain in Rossio beyond the 00:30 curfew until 24 November, activists in Porto are calling for changes to PSP police tactics after repeated dispersals at Praça D. João I. The Lisbon Administrative Court ruled that a general time limit on demonstrations violates the principle of proportionality, though the decision does not explicitly establish a blanket right to collective tent encampments.
Why it matters
If you participate in public demonstrations or housing protests in Portugal, a recent court ruling establishes that a midnight curfew cannot be applied automatically to ban overnight protests, potentially altering how police handle ongoing demonstrations.Correio da ManhãRead original ↗
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