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With the motion to suspend the campaign, presented by the only BE councilor, the council condemns the "mega-operation" carried out on November 8 in Martim Moniz, which involved the Lisbon Metropolitan Command of the PSP, in partnership with ASAE, the Tax and Customs Authority (AT) and other entities.

Lisbon City Council decided this Wednesday, with opposition from PSD/CDS-PP, to urge the Government to suspend the "Portugal Sempre Seguro" campaign, within the scope of which there was a police operation in Martim Moniz, condemning the attempt to associate crime with immigration.

Those summoned by appointment appear at the service points without the necessary documents. Some immigrants do not even bring their passports. Many try to hire lawyers at the last minute.

A piece of paper reading "Employee needed" has been stuck to the window of a bakery in central Lisbon for several months, a practical example of the need for labor, accentuated by the end of the entry of regular immigrants.

"This is a boring job, I know. You have to open and close, with a break in the middle of the day, but even paying a little above the table I can't find anyone," says João Santiago, owner of the small business.

Rui Santos, owner of a workshop in Loures, has a similar problem, having already turned away new customers because he does not have the workforce.

Court admits to lawyers that the 800 daily actions create overload and delay actions to ensure progress in the regularization of immigrants at AIMA

Immigrants, mostly Brazilians, have resorted to the courts to ensure assistance and progress in regularization processes at the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA).

Citizens who already had an employment contract or green receipts before June 3, when the Government ended this regime, and had not started will be covered. The bill was proposed by the Liberal Initiative.

A Chega MP in the Lisbon Municipal Assembly was warned for associating the practice of some crimes with immigrant citizens during a debate on security in the capital.

Chega at the Lisbon Municipal Assembly held a debate on Tuesday (Nov 6) about “disturbances, contempt and insecurity in the city”, associating responsibility for some crimes with immigrant citizens, which earned the warning of the president of this deliberative body of the municipality.

The initiative by the Institute of Employment and Vocational Training is part of the recently launched Integrar program. The objective, as the name suggests, is to improve the conditions for the integration of immigrants in Portugal.

AIMA breaks the law and blocks access to appointment system, lawyers say
Without information about the date of the Expression of Interest, lawyers may have their actions refused in courts, which require scheduling to obtain the Residence Permit.

The criminal complaint against three members of Chega could reach the Attorney General's Office as early as Monday. The timing of the submission of tens of thousands of signatures depends on the agenda of the Attorney General, Amadeu Guerra. The party leader, André Ventura, the parliamentary leader, Pedro Pinto, and the advisor Ricardo Reis are accused, in this action, of instigating the commission of a crime, defending the commission of a crime and inciting collective disobedience.

MEP Ana Catarina Mendes today accused the Portuguese Government of having an immigration strategy in line with European right-wing and far-right policies, handing over the return to the PSP and putting an end to expressions of interest.