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Growing insecurity and complaints about the lack of resources for officers at the 4th precinct on Rua da Palma have led residents to organise a collection. Local officials are calling for more police action to prevent rising fear.
Some outraged by the lack of support from the government, others angry at those who tried to “profit at the expense of other people's lives”, the residents of Batalha joined forces and went into the woods through the night to protect the generators responsible for supplying water to that region.
In a letter dated the 16th, residents say the decision represents 'a structural change to the area's cultural offering' in that neighbourhood.
Residents of Travessa das Águas, in Porto, are worried about the possibility that the flower pots that beautify the street will be removed. Following an anonymous complaint, the community asked the president of the Bonfim parish council for help, who, in coordination with Porto City Council, is trying to find a solution.
