Police charge against housing protesters leaves dozens injured in Porto
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Thirty-seven people were injured and seven hospitalized after police moved to break up a protest over the cost of housing in Porto. The intervention has already prompted criminal complaints to the internal administration inspector and claims of far-right interference. The housing movement ordered an immediate demobilization in the early hours of the morning, yet by daylight thousands were back in the streets demanding a revolution for dignity.
The government is asking parliament for €334m to settle the accounts of failed banks, while the energy regulator has proposed a 1.5% hike in regulated electricity tariffs for 2027. Meanwhile, associates of former Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho deny the existence of a movement to return him to power. Political comebacks are often more popular with the press than they are with the supposed candidate.
A dispute has emerged between the interior minister and the Public Prosecutor over a trip to Brazil. The minister invoked the urgency of a police operation to justify the expense; the prosecutor notes the inspectors were actually attending a training course in Brasília. Efficiency in the field and efficiency in accounting do not always align.