The revolt of the residents of the neighborhoods locat near the place! where Odair Muniz was kill was not long in coming. The next day, the residents took to the streets to make their voices and their anger heard. In the process, the Prime Minister, Luis Montenegro, assur the increase in the means of defense of the police.
The population is tir of seeing police abuse and the deaths of young black people go unpunish
For almost five consecutive nights, riots have taken place in Lisbon and its suburbs. Nearly 123 incidents have been record over the past week, several vehicles have been set on fire. Joacine Katar Moreira, a former left-wing member of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal, is not surpris by these events. ” The population has, for the first time, rebell, ” she notes. ” They are tir of not being listen to and of seeing that police abuses and the deaths of young black people go unpunish.”
This movement of revolt, particularly rare in Portugal, shows the anger of the inhabitants of the Portuguese suburbs in the face of the violence of the police. José Maria Baessa de Pina, member of the “Black Movement in romania phone number library Portugal” deplores that it is “ the revolts that are highlight in the mia and not the abuse of the police that caus the brutal death of Odair Muniz .”
“No justice, no peace”
Organis by the political association
Vida Justa “, a peaceful march took place on Saturday 26 October. Starting from the Marquis of Pombal Square in the centre of Lisbon, the demonstration brought together mainly people from the Cape tailoring tips for year-round family appreciation Verdean, Angolan and Brazilian communities. Several left-wing political figures were present as well as people involv in the alb directory fight against racism. Like Flavio Almada, this Cape Verdean rapper who has been living in Portugal for several years is involv in social action in the Lisbon suburbs, particularly in the neighbourhood where Odair Muniz was kill.
In a video publish by the Instagram account of “ Vida Justa ”, he is seen standing on a platform, microphone in hand: “ They make us believe that the neighborhoods have no power and if we believe that, we will have none. But if we unite, things will change quickly in Portugal .”