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Ombudsman requests information from PSP on intervention during Porto demonstration

The Ombudsman wants to analyze the compatibility of the police action with the fundamental right to assembly and demonstration.

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Generic image of blue and red police lights reflecting on wet asphalt at night, with a blurred crowd and buildings in the background.

The Ombudsman urgently requested from the National Directorate of the Public Security Police (PSP) a set of information and documents regarding the police operation launched in the early hours of October 15 in Praça D. João I, in Porto, during a demonstration.

The demonstration, titled «For the Principle of the Dignity of the Human Person; for the Right to Housing and for Freedom of Expression and Information», was the scene of the police intervention that will now be analyzed. The Ombudsman intends to assess the compatibility of the police action with the fundamental right to assembly and demonstration.
This right is constitutionally protected by Article 45 of the Constitution, which establishes a duty to guarantee its free exercise by the State and security forces, according to Decree-Law No. 406/74, of August 29.
Based on information from the official source: Provedor de Justiça (16/10/2026)

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