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The parliament debated and approved this Thursday the renewal of the state of emergency that begins on December 24 and runs until January 7.
In a speech that opened the debate, The Minister of Internal Administration, Eduardo Cabrita, stressed that the epidemiological situation in Portugal “continues to be worrying”, despite having gone from “80 thousand active cases to 70 thousand on December 8”.
For Cabrita, “the initiative of the President of the Republic, the approval of the HR and the determination of the Government were decisive to slow growth, influencing the evolution of the pandemic, defending the maintenance of the response capacity of the SNS, especially in Intensive Care, preparing the Responde that we will discuss in the next debate that will give us the vaccine ”.
PS maintains that “now is not the time to lower our guard”
Constança Urbano de Sousa, from the PS, began the discussion by announcing that the party would allow the renewal of the state of emergency “with a sense of responsibility.” “Despite the positive results, the situation of the pandemic continues to be very serious,” underlines the deputy, who defends the maintenance of restrictive measures during the festive season.
“This is not the time to lower our guard and spoil everything,” emphasizes Constança Urbano de Sousa, warning that the Portuguese Government is adopting “much less restrictive measures” when most countries opt for “general or almost general confinements” ” .
“The state of emergency cannot be a mask for the Government”
“The PSD made viable all previous requests for authorization and renewal of the state of emergency. This will also make it possible ”, Carlos Peixoto announced, justifying that“ the Government continues to need this exceptional regime to be in force to implement measures to contain the pandemic ”.
However, the Social Democrat stressed that “the state of emergency cannot be a mask for [o Governo] hide your mistakes. The government in the summer was bathing with confidence when it should be working hard on the recovery strategy ”.
Carlos Peixoto accused the Government of not being able to “stop the brutal increase in mortality and of not being diligent at home to contain infections and deaths in the elderly population.”
Regarding Christmas, the deputy considers that the executive has to choose between two options: “either he is thoughtful and intelligent or he is friendly and populist. Both may not work at the same time. It can be explosive and detonate the time bomb. “
The deputy pointed out that “in the last week the figures increased by 4 percent and only did not increase further because the number of tests decreased and deaths increased by 7 percent” and recalled that the Portuguese Government is “the only one in Europe that does not has implemented restriction measures between municipalities in the next 15 days ”, nor“ indication of the number of people ”that can join at Christmas or the end of the year.
“We should not and we do not want to fall into the caricature of other countries. We have to be more rational and colder in the analysis ”, he concluded.
The state of emergency “has on its horizon the beginning of a third wave”
BE’s parliamentary leader, Pedro Filipe Soares, referred to a “light at the end of the tunnel” with the arrival of vaccines and addressed health professionals. “First of all there are all the professionals to whom we owe so much in our country,” said the blocker.
Pedro Filipe Soares stressed that “this state of emergency has on its horizon the beginning of the fight against a third wave” and must, therefore, “respond to the preparation of the country for a supposed third wave.”
The PCP wants a vaccination process “without delay or without delay”
“The PCP maintains its opposition to the declaration of the state of emergency and insists that the real emergency facing the country is not the application of restrictive measures, but rather measures that ensure the continuity of national life, with a strengthening of the SNS, but also with measures to defend the rights of workers, economic sectors most affected by the pandemic and many other measures that really address the economic and social situation that the country is going through ”, began by stating the parliamentary leader of the PCP, João Oliveira, in the parliamentary debate this Thursday.
Regarding vaccination, the PCP requests that it be a process “without failures or delays” and that the Government “guarantee that the corresponding means exist” so that the vaccination priorities defined in the plan already presented “and the process advance to maximum efficiency “.
CDS accuses the Government of not managing the state of emergency
The CDS abstained in the final vote. In his speech, the deputy João Almeida, affirmed that “what was absolutely exceptional, seems to become normal. But it is not. There is no point in abusing the state of emergency or making it recurring. It is an end-of-line instrument that must be used as such ”.
“When it is renewed almost automatically it is because the public authorities, that is, the Government, have not taken the necessary measures to combat something like a pandemic that has been spreading for almost a year and they continue to patch that responsibility by resorting to the state of emergency “, accused the deputy. .
“The Government has failed,” said João Almeida, considering that “it has presented incomprehensible measures, its authority is weakened, the measures are insufficient and planning is delayed.”
PAN denounces a “push for responsibilities between ministries”
Inês Sousa Real, PAN parliamentary leader, began by stating that “it is essential that the state of emergency is not normalized and that the measures imposed in this context are absolutely proportional, as well as that the actions of the State are duly planned.”
The parliamentary leader of the PAN said there has been “a transfer of responsibilities between ministries pending the arrival of community funds.”
“Testimonies of situations that prove this continue to arrive even when, for example, due to the dislocation between guardianships, the essential needs of higher education students are left out, who, under prophylactic isolation and compliance with public health measures, if they face changes in the payment of accommodation benefits or are deprived of access to food, “said the deputy.
ENP: “Nothing needs a state of emergency”
Mariana Silva, from the ENP, stressed that “the promise of the vaccine can give us confidence that we are at the beginning of a solution to this nightmare, but we know that the measures we introduce into our routines will continue to be necessary for much longer.” .
“The arrival of the vaccine alone will not solve the problems of the pandemic overnight,” he warned. The Greens demand the reinforcement of public services, the improvement of communication, arguing that “it is not the state of emergency that will stop the spread of the virus.”
“There is no need for a state of emergency, then the Greens will vote against it,” the deputy concluded.
“This is a state of chaos,” says André Ventura
“The Government says that all measures have been mobilized to help the economy. Everything except support for the restoration, less support for the managing partners, less the risk subsidy for those who are at the forefront of the pandemic. Everything but a plan vaccination. done in time and hours to save the lives of the Portuguese. All except the necessary ones, “said André Ventura.
“This is not really a state of emergency. It is a state of chaos about a state of chaos that is destroying the lives of the Portuguese without planning,” said the Chega leader.
João Cotrim Figueiredo, from the Liberal Initiative, stated that “the presidential decree cannot be a repetitive pro-forma, because the rights and freedoms of the Portuguese are not pro-forma.
“It is not understood that the experience is not learned and that the Portuguese are not intimidated,” stressed the party deputy, who voted against the decree to renew the state of emergency.
“There is no fight against Covid-19 without investing in a social state”
The unregistered deputy Joacine Katar Moreira recalled the death of Ihor Homeniuk, at the hands of the SEF inspectors, of Bruno Candé on Moscavide avenue, and asked: “Is this a state of security?”
“There is no fight against Covid-19 without investing in a social state and it is a social state and not a security state,” stressed the deputy who changed her previous vote and now voted against renewing the state of emergency.
“It is important not to lower your arms”
The last speech was delivered by unregistered deputy Cristina Rodrigues, who acknowledged that “we are all tired of these measures, but it is important not to lower our arms.”
“We must do it for ourselves, for our friends and family, but also in recognition of all the effort that health professionals have made,” concluded the deputy who voted in favor of renewing the state of emergency.
