Over 100 public sector union members protest 2027 budget outside Portugal's parliament

More than 100 members of the Frente Comum da Administração Pública, including union leaders, delegates and activists, rallied outside the Assembleia da República in Lisbon on 27 October 2026. They were protesting the government's proposed State Budget for 2027 (OE2027), on the day the general debate on the budget opens in parliament.

Frente Comum coordinator Sebastião Santana told reporters that the budget does not serve the Portuguese people. He described the government's plan as a continuation of policies he called disastrous for public services, and accused the government of stalling for two meetings without putting a negotiating proposal on the table. In the week of 19 October 2026 the federation had criticised the government for devaluing talks on pay updates, saying the offer made at the Finance Ministry meeting amounted to nothing in monetary terms, and it said all forms of action remained open.

The federation's plenary approved a national strike of public administration unions for 20 November. Santana said the group might join other actions called by the CGTP, with everything on the table. The federation demands a raise of at least 15%, with a minimum of 150 euros for all workers, and the next negotiating round is scheduled for November.