Thousands on the street as a “lesson” to the government, compared to the left, because April is not good.
The spirits in the area of Rossioin Lisbon, they calmed down at 18h00, after violent clashes involving supporters of far-right movements, and went to a party mood, especially with protesters who descended Avenida da Liberdade.
The hundreds of police elements that were present in the Rossio area in the afternoon to ensure the safety of all left, around 18:00, to be so visible, after the supporters of far-right movements, including the Elevar-Te, the Habeas Corpus movement and the 1143 group 1143, to have demobilized.
Before, two moments of clashes were recorded, with the police having to intervene, one of them at 16:00, with a, Rui Fonseca and Castro, After being warned that the demonstration was not authorized and was incurred in a crime of disobedience, and another citizen was arrested for resistance and coercion, according to the PSP. Group 1143 leader Mário Machado was arrested later.
Three detaineesincluding the leaders of Raise-Te and the far-right group 1143, four identified people and two “slightly injured” police It is the balance of police operation associated with April 25 in Lisbon, PSP said.
About 17:00, there was another time of confrontation, between far-right supporters and anti-fascist protesters, including some who came from Avenida da Liberdade, which forced the PSP to intervene and then form a security police cord, to separate antagonistic groups, close to half a hundred operational, including quick intervention teams.
The images collected by the Expresso show one of the moments when a man attacks those who opposed the far right.
At 18:00, thousands of people occupied the Rossio area and Largo de São Domingos, where he saw queues again for Ginjinha and groups of tourists with guides showing the city.
In the midst of Largo de São Domingos, music associated with April 25, 1974, which echoes through a column, and many were singing and danced, in a party environment on Freedom Day.
Na Martim Moniz SquareAt 3 pm, more than a hundred citizens came together to contest the action of the far right. Faced with this, the party lifted you and the remaining far-right groups passed the concentration to the São Domingos Largo, next to Rossio and five minutes from Martim Moniz Square.
While the supporters of far-right movements shouted for Salazar, responsible for the dictatorship in Portugal, anti-fascists stated: “April 25, always, fascism never again” and “won’t pass!”
“I have been here since I remember being people. It is a manifestation of love for freedom, for democracy, at a time when this is increasingly necessary, given the resurgence of the far right. The only answer is to affirm the alternative for freedom, for democracy,” one of the protesters told Lusa.
