This Thursday, farmers took to the streets with their tractors, from north to south, demanding recognition of the sector and fair conditions in a protest that is expected to block several roads, as has happened in other parts of Europe.
We are talking about the initiative of the Civil Farmers’ Movement, which began at 6 o’clock in the morning.
The protest comes a day after the government announced a package worth more than €400 million aimed at mitigating the effects of drought and strengthening the Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan (PEPAC).
According to a statement released this Wednesday, farmers are demanding the right to adequate food, fair conditions and recognition of their activities.
The movement, which describes itself as spontaneous and non-partisan, ensured that Portuguese farmers were ready to “defend themselves against the constant attacks on sustainability, food sovereignty and rural life.”
Alentejo farmers have vowed to blockade the region’s three main borders with Spain with tractors and agricultural machinery, namely Caia (Elvas, Portalegre district), Mouran (Evora) and Vila Verde de Ficalho (Serpa, Beja district).
Protest has also grown in countries such as Spain, Belgium, Greece, Germany and Italy.
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Updated February 1, 2024 | 08:43
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With flag raised and protest posters: images of Elvas farmers
The A25 is cut in both directions at Vilar Formoso and the EN260 at the Alentejo border at Vila Verde de Ficalho.
Around 100 tractors and agricultural machines cut the National Road 260 (EN260) in the Vila Verde de Ficalho (Beja) area, close to the border with Spain, from 3am as part of a farmers’ demonstration. Dozens of agricultural vehicles and farmers have been blocking traffic on Highway 25 (A25) between the Leomil and Vilar Formoso intersection in Guarda since 6 am.
At the exit from Vila Verde de Ficalho towards Spain, where there are also some vehicles and members of the NTC, the first tractors are parked in the middle of the road and crossed.
Farmers blocked traffic on the A6 highway in Elvas
This Thursday, a group of protesting farmers staged a successive blockade of the A6 motorway in the Elvas area of the Portalegre district in the direction of Elvas Oeste Caia, claiming that the vehicles they were driving had mechanical problems.
Farmers block Chamuska Bridge
Traffic on the Chamuska Bridge is snarled due to a protest by farmers blocking the road with tractors.
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