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Following clashes at housing protests in Porto, the PSP stated it holds video evidence showing three plainclothes officers being assaulted. The incident coincided with viral footage of an isolated officer drawing a firearm, amid broader police interventions at encampments in Lisbon and Porto that led to 25 injuries and several arrests.
Following a silent two-hour standoff, the PSP departed Praça D. João I in Porto at 02:30 without enforcing the removal of tents from the area.
The PSP has identified and formally named a young man as a suspect for allegedly inciting an attack on Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's residence during a housing protest speech in Porto. The individual was questioned on suspicion of public incitement to a crime and released under a mandatory identity and residence bond pending an ongoing investigation.
A civilian motorcyclist has died after being struck by an overturning Amarante fire engine that was responding to firefighting efforts in Celorico de Basto, leaving three firefighters injured.
The Judicial Police and Public Prosecutor's Office have dismantled a corruption network involving 81 contracts at Águas de Gaia, with 13 suspects detained for allegedly accepting bribes in the form of luxury trips, gifts, and home renovations.
Participation in domestic violence rehabilitation programmes has risen by 8.9% in early 2025, prompting the Ministry of Justice to launch a recidivism study and establish a specialised training academy for prison staff.
The demand is contained in an open letter promoted by the Citizens' Academy, signed by organisations, collectives, movements and projects from Portugal, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Romania and South Africa.
Seventy-eight organisations, including collectives, movements and projects from nine countries, have signed an open letter demanding a 'rigorous and independent' investigation into the police intervention on 15 October in Porto during a housing rights protest. The letter, released this Monday and promoted by the organisation Academia Cidadã, also requests the disclosure of the legal grounds and orders that led to the intervention at Praça D. João I. The signatories, which include international groups like the Ligue des droits de l’Homme and CIVICUS, are calling for an inquiry into allegations of police violence and accountability for potential abuses, while warning about the risks that the repression of peaceful mobilisations poses to the right to protest and democratic participation. The protest in question resulted in 30 injuries.
But, from what I have heard or read, no one promised an inquiry, no one took any action to investigate a fact that could be a serious disciplinary offence and, potentially, a crime.
The Public Security Police (PSP) has secured urban surveillance footage from Porto to demonstrate that three plainclothes officers were violently beaten and kicked by protesters, continuing the assault even after the officers were defenceless on the ground, the Lusa Agency reported this Sunday, November 1st. The PSP's statement and the preserved footage are a response to viral videos circulated by protesters and allegations of intimidation and excessive force. The footage from the Command and Control Centre provides a counterpoint to accusations regarding a lone officer seen holding a firearm, pointing it towards the ground while being surrounded; police command clarified that the display of the weapon was a purely deterrent measure that prevented the lynching of a fourth team member after their cover was blown. The clearing of the Housing Protest camp resulted in 13 injured officers, three of whom were hospitalised with serious injuries to their ribs, pelvis, and limbs following the beating of the plainclothes group. Ten other members of the Intervention Corps required medical assistance—five of whom were hospitalised for bronchospasms and eye irritation caused by paint spray—in a scenario of rising tension where the police claim self-defence and the restoration of order after ignored dispersal warnings, while protest organisers continue to denounce disproportionate and illegal actions against what they describe as a peaceful demonstration.
Protesters in Porto accuse the police of introducing plainclothes officers to destabilise the protests.
The PSP clarified that a request was made to preserve public video surveillance footage in the area where the assaults occurred, with a view to a full investigation of the facts.
At issue is the use of a weapon by an officer at the Porto encampment.
An undercover officer showed his service firearm to demonstrators during a protest in Porto, justifying the action as a means of dissuasion.
The police charge in Porto began after protesters refused to remove their tents and continued to shout slogans. The police pushed the crowd through the streets near Praça D. João I until they dispersed on Avenida dos Aliados.
It began with a march and ended with an undercover police officer brandishing a weapon. This time, dialogue did not resolve the standoff and the PSP took action in Praça D. João I. A minute-by-minute account of an endless night.
According to a protestor's account, the plainclothes officer was in the middle of the protest and drew his weapon when identified as an 'infiltrator'. Police describe it as a 'passive use of a firearm as a deterrent'.
Bruno Batista questions the need to remove the tents and considers that the second police charge in Porto requires explanation. The CNN Portugal commentator warns of the risk of further clashes.
In the early hours of this Sunday, police moved against protesters in Lisbon and Porto. Thirteen people were detained. Seven of them, in Porto, have already been released.
In a preliminary report released around 05:45, there were 35 minor injuries and three serious ones resulting from the police charge against the protesters, in addition to seven arrests.
The Maia municipality rejects any responsibility for the holding of the neo-Nazi festival Masters Of The Sea III, revealed by Expresso, guarantees that it did not license the event, and states that it will use the legal means at its disposal to stop unauthorised initiatives.
Neo-Nazi group Blood & Honour is organising the Masters of The Sea festival in Maia. The exact location has not been revealed.
Adolfo Amílcar favoured an advertising company that could help him in future elections for seven years.
Two people were struck with batons away from the housing protests in Porto. According to the Left Bloc, the incident occurred before the police charge at Praça D. João I. The party is demanding explanations from the City Council regarding the orders given to the officers.
In the early hours of Sunday, October 25, another police intervention related to the protest took place, resulting in 37 injured and six arrests, according to the organizers of the encampment.
Donald Trump questions the legitimacy of the Brazilian presidential elections, but does not justify the statement. Additionally, complaints about police conduct mark the Porto City Council meeting.
The detainees appeared in court at the Local Court of Petty Crimes in Porto. Furthermore, the Public Prosecutor's Office proposed the provisional suspension of the proceedings for all those arrested this weekend.
The six people arrested on Sunday morning, following police intervention at the encampment in D. João I Square, were heard today at the Local Petty Crime Court in Porto.
The trial for protesters arrested during housing demonstrations in Porto has been scheduled for November 13.
The General Inspectorate for Internal Administration is awaiting information requested from both the PSP and the Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the police intervention in Porto. Additionally, Montenegro and Seguro congratulate Lula da Silva.
