Vila Real, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Boticas.
The collective, which describes itself as “anti-capitalist” and “in solidarity with the struggle of Covas do Barroso”, broke the entrance gate of the building belonging to the company responsible for the lithium mine project.
The company managing the Boticas landfill guarantees compliance with regulations, but avoids the key issue: the disposal of non-stabilised organic waste, which has been prohibited since 2020.
The Zero Association opposes the project, which it considers illegal, to increase the capacity of the Boticas landfill to receive waste from this area of the country. The project proposed by Resinorte was under public consultation between January 19 and February 13 via the Participa portal.
The Zero Association opposes the project, which it considers illegal, to increase the capacity of the Boticas landfill to receive waste from this area of the country. The project proposed by Resinorte was under public consultation between January 19 and February 13 via the Participa portal.
Environmental association Zero denounces the “turning a blind eye” by the Portuguese Environment Agency and CCDR-Norte to illegalities at the Boticas sanitary landfill.
The UDCB association says the lithium extraction project in Boticas “jeopardises the lives of local communities and mortgages their future”, accusing the Government of merely “protecting private interests”.
The tradition of burying the bottles began 120 years ago during the French invasions.
The government granted financial support of up to €110 million to Savannah for the lithium project in Boticas.
In Boticas, the Admiral urged people to go to the polls and admitted that “it would be good if it were settled in the first round.” Mounted on a Harley, Gouveia e Melo said he will “make as many circuits as the Portuguese want.”
The British company Savannah was invited to apply to the incentives scheme for “Investments in Strategic Sectors”. The application was negotiated with AICEP and approved by COMPETE 2030 and the Portuguese Government.
