PSP unions praise the measure, but warn that there are dozens of facilities in a deep state of disrepair for decades, some even with rat plagues.
For the requalification of each of the six police stations, Lisbon city hall will pay 500 thousand euros, money that will later be returned by the State. The cooperation agreement has been signed.
These squadrons had long been degradedwhich is why priority is given to Campo de Ourique, Belém, Campolide, Carnide, Benfica e Parque das Nações.
The problem is that the country has more than a thousand police infrastructuressome in an advanced state of degradation. The works in Lisbon police stations, the Government promised, will be ready by end of the year.
The municipality hopes that these requalifications will help to reduce the number of crimes in the city signaled in the last .
PSP unions applaud the measure, but warn that there are dozens of facilities in a deep state of degradation for decades, some even with rat pestssuch as Vila Nova de Gaia.
Concerned, the Government says it wants to change the paradigm and invest in police structures. For now, they will be three millions in Lisbon and more 20 to 30 million in the rest of the country.
