Isabel Mendes Lopes
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Police clear housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto, leaving injuries and arrests
Police dismantled roughly 200 tents in Lisbon's Praça Pedro IV and Porto's Praça D. João I in the early hours of Sunday, 25 October. Police reported about ten injuries, including three officers, and around thirty detentions, while organisers counted 37 minor injuries in Porto.
- Oct 14
PS, BE and Livre seek urgent hearing of minister Pinto Luz over urban renewal law
The Socialist Party, the Left Bloc and Livre have asked parliament to question Infrastructure and Housing Minister Miguel Pinto Luz over a possible conflict of interests in an urban renewal law that shortens court challenge deadlines.
- Sep 30
Portuguese parliament approves mandatory helmets and reflective gear for e-scooters and e-bikes
Lawmakers in Lisbon backed a PSD bill imposing fines of up to 300 euros for unhelmeted riding and mandating retroreflective equipment in low-visibility conditions.
- Jul 11
Livre congress in Sintra picks Pinto and Mendes Lopes as new spokespersons, Tavares slams rental law as 'domain of delirium'
The 17th congress of Portuguese party Livre in Sintra sees Rui Tavares exit as spokesperson, with Jorge Pinto and Isabel Mendes Lopes poised to co-lead, amid internal disputes over party democracy and a controversial rental law.
- Jun 22
Livre accuses Portugal's government of failing storm-hit regions as parliamentary days begin in Leiria
The Livre party launched its parliamentary days in Leiria on Monday, accusing the government of Luís Montenegro of a slow and inadequate response to the train of storms that battered central Portugal earlier this year.
- Jun 12
Portuguese Parliament sends unified welfare benefit bill to committee after PSD-Chega deal
The government's plan to merge 13 social supports into a single payment moved to a parliamentary committee without a general vote on 12 June, after the ruling Social Democrats and the far-right Chega agreed to postpone the vote for ten days of closed-door talks.
