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The President of the Republic visited the Braga Hospital this Friday morning, and ended by talking about the evolution of covid-19 infections in Portugal, which have already exceeded a thousand cases a day. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa did not want to dramatize, but opened the door to the application of more restrictive measures as of October 15. In addition to giving as an example the “use of a mask for traffic on public roads at the points where people cross the most”, which he himself has already adopted, he also said: “It is necessary to rethink Christmas as a family, Christmas is rethinking. It is divided by the different components of the family ”.
For the president, it is necessary that the measures taken in order not to slow down the economy and not increase unemployment are complied with by the Portuguese, because there will not be thousands of policemen on the streets to monitor abusive behavior. “There is an effort that people have to make so that the measures are carried out. There is no point in acting if people do not take the situation seriously, ”he appealed. And it’s not just about “rethinking Christmas,” it is also necessary to take extra precautions in shows with friends, he exemplified.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa explained that the figures that are now known are those expected and reported by the Government. “We are in a period only comparable to that experienced in early spring. It was already known that the figures would rise to values above a thousand, that is, with the opening of schools, commercial life and now universities. The situation is very seriousHe said, wishing it wouldn’t last long, but acknowledging that “it may not be a day, not a week, but weeks or months.”
Regarding the government’s announcement that there will be no decision on new measures until October 15, when the contingency period ends and the numbers are evaluated (with forecasts for the next two weeks), Marcelo said that containment is everyone’s job. And, giving his own example, he left the suggestion of wearing a mask when “driving on public roads at points of greater crossroads.” “I did it months ago,” he acknowledged.
The President of the Republic added that the evaluation will be in charge of the Government and recalled that the situation is not the same throughout the territory.
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On the State Budgets for 2021, the Head of State began by saying that he did not want to comment on the matter until now outside the deadline for submission to Parliament. Later, he confessed: “There were times when I was worried, I was even very worried.” Despite this, Marcelo ended by saying that he was convinced that Portugal will have an EO “approved to be applied on January 1, 2021”.
In the hall of the Hospital de Braga, the president also referred to the case of the replacement of Vítor Caldeira by José Tavares in the Court of Accounts. He reaffirmed his position on the non-renewal of the previous president, adding that if this had not happened, this would be the only higher court with a different regime. “Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Justice and Supreme Administrative Court, all have a single mandate. The Court of Accounts would be the only one that could have a president in office indefinitely ”.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa confirmed that he had broken ties with José Tavares, choosing a name that was not the government’s favorite. “I chose the name that obtained the express support of the opposition leader. It is true that the election influenced me [por Rui Rio]“, He said.
