President of the Supreme Court defends the need to regulate the right to protest

The president of the Supreme Court, João Cura Mariano, stated that Portugal's 1974 law on the right to protest may need updating to reflect current societal needs, while stressing that any new regulation must respect the principle of proportionality and not hinder the fundamental right to protest. His comments follow recent demonstrations regarding housing rights and associated police actions in Lisbon and Porto.