Demonstration against police violence called in Porto

A demonstration against police violence was called for this Saturday, in Porto, at a time when a similar initiative is already taking place in Lisbon.

The event called “Against Racist Police Violence for Justice for Odair Moniz” should start at 6:30 pm at Largo 1.ยบ de Outubro.

The demonstration must end at 8pm, according to event information.

“So that Odair Moniz’s death does not end up being just another case, another number in the macabre death statistics of police intervention in the territories and bodies inhabited by black people”, reads the event’s statement.

The “Justice for Odair Moniz” demonstration, which protests against police violence in the neighborhoods, and the protest organized by Chega in support of the security forces, started this Saturday in Lisbon, with a slight delay due to the rain that fell in the capital.

Odair Moniz’s wake takes place at the Church of Buraca. The funeral takes place Sunday at 2pm.

Source: rr.sapo.pt