Police absence stops football matches in Lisbon

According to CM As it turned out from operational sources, the “lack of attendance” of the police was due to a lack of personnel who could guarantee this service. In the case of the canceled game in Lores, there was also a scheduling error that caused police to arrive at the site three hours earlier than expected. The PSP did not clarify any of the situations.

This will be another consequence of the protest, which began on the 7th and grew. This Monday, the PSP union installed eight coffins and several headstones near the Assembly of the Republic, the main point of the police protest, in a symbolic action aimed at commemorating each of the eight years of the PS government.

This Monday, protests were repeated across the country, with uniformed and civilian police outside police stations and posts, and in municipal councils from north to south.

In the Algarve, about 100 PSP and PNP members gathered outside Tavira City Hall, where they were received by the local mayor. The protest will continue today in the south of the country, near the border with Spain, and is expected to attract security forces from the Algarve and Alentejo.