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“All the cases that were inspected, in 470 vehicles, were justified because they were circulating at that time,” Commander Félix, from the traffic division of the Lisbon Public Security Police (PSP), told Lusa.
The majority were people who “came from work” or “went to work” and “brought statements from the employer to move,” said the same source.
In some cases, they returned home “after dinner, they just weren’t home because there was a traffic jam and they couldn’t get there at the time they wanted,” he added.
During the operation, which took place between 10:30 p.m. on Friday and 02:30 a.m. this morning on the A2, on the 25 de Abril bridge, heading North-South, the PSP raised six administrative infractions for various infractions (three for lack of periodic inspection and two for lack of documentation, in addition to a heavy vehicle that circulated with excess weight).
The PSP also seized two vehicles, “one for tax debts with the Treasury and the other for a court order,” according to the same source.
17 PSP agents participated in the traffic inspection operation, supported by eight police vehicles.
Portugal has been in a state of emergency since November 9, which runs until November 23, a period during which there is a mandatory curfew in counties with the highest risk of contagion and neighboring municipalities. The measure covers 114 counties, a number that increases to 191 as of Monday.
During the week, the curfew must be respected between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., while on weekends circulation is limited between 1:00 p.m. on Saturday and 5:00 a.m. on Sunday and between 1:00 p.m. : 00h. 00 on Sunday and 05:00 on Monday.
The covid-19 pandemic caused at least 1,294,539 deaths in more than 52.7 million cases of infection worldwide, according to a report by the French agency AFP.
In Portugal, 3,250 people died from 204,664 confirmed cases of infection, according to the most recent bulletin from the Directorate General of Health.
