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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa aligned himself with António Costa on Friday and admitted that, although he does not intend to tighten the measures to stop the increase in the number of Covid-19 infected, all hypotheses can be raised. On the day that the country again broke the record of infections (2,608 new cases), the President of the Republic, like the Prime Minister, asked for discipline and said that Belém and S. Bento may consider restrictions similar to those a be adopted in other countries: curfews, time limitations on the operation of commerce and services, “mini-confinements by parish” and, as a limit, a return to total confinement, as happened during the state of emergency.
“There are progressive degrees of containment,” said Marcelo, on a terrace in Aljezur, noting that “if the death toll rises to several dozen [por dia]”No political power can stand still.
The head of state guaranteed, however, that “nobody wants radical formulas” to counteract the progression of the pandemic, but defended that this will only be possible if the public accepts “minor measures” such as the mandatory use of a mask on public roads. . Regarding this proposal, in particular, he pointed out that it is “democratic” and is not prohibited by the Constitution.
As for the StayAway Covid app, Marcelo avoided compromising. He simply stated that it is not worth “wasting time” with the discussion before realizing how the Assembly of the Republic will vote the diploma presented by the Executive. In case of approval, Marcelo anticipated, it will be easy to clear up doubts: the text is sent to the Constitutional Court and it will be up to the Ratton Palace judges to decide on compliance with the proposal with the fundamental law.
