BE coordinator Mariana Mortagua this Saturday called on PS leader Pedro Nuno Santos to “say no to open-pit lithium exploration” and pointed to a “rotten consensus” between the PS and the right on these issues.
The BE caravan began the seventh day of the official campaign in the parish of Barco, municipality of Covilhã, Castelo Branco district, with the aim of Mariana Mortagua to give a voice to the population that wants to stop open-pit lithium mining in the Serra da. Argemela.
“Over time we have seen how laws and regulations have been changed to allow this exploration, how impact statements have been delayed, how the Portuguese Environmental Agency itself has made decisions in favor of private interests, and sometimes it is necessary to be able to say no.” “, he defended himself while talking to reporters.
Having renewed the statements of the PS leader at the socialist congress that “sometimes you need to be able to say no,” the bloc coordinator left a direct challenge to the PS.
“I call on the PS Secretary General to say no to open-pit lithium exploration and respect this population,” he urged.
According to Mariana Mortagua, in the possible understanding of the left after the March 10 elections, these are the demands that BE wants to put forward, knowing that in parliament, “when it comes to protecting the population, stopping these lithium mines in the open, there is a rotten consensus between the centrist parties. between the PS and the right.”
The BU leader accused the emerging alliance of “continuing to use a development model that delays the country’s development, does not create jobs, exploits natural resources and disrespects the population.”
“This is not the future of Portugal. The future of Portugal is different, it is a future of respect for people, heritage, respect for the environment. And this is how we see the future, and we are here to confirm everything. We are not going to give up on this population and these people,” he promised.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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