Socialist councillor Ana Mendes Godinho faced backlash after videos showed her turning her back on Sintra Mayor Marco Almeida and using her mobile phone during his speech at the 25th of April commemorations in Massamá. Godinho denied the act was a protest, claiming she was following protocol by facing the public and security forces, while the municipality criticised her behaviour. The incident follows a similar protest by Socialist MP Pedro Delgado Alves against the President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, during the national parliamentary celebrations.