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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa does not comment on the announced law that may make the installation of the StayAway Covid application mandatory, but he is already leaving the warning. If the constitutionality doubts are not resolved, in the inevitable parliamentary debate, the President of the Republic “will have no problem” in sending the diploma to the Constitutional Court.
By announcing that the application has been installed for a long time, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa does not want to doubt it. “Although I have already installed it, the question that arises is whether or not it violates the Constitution. I respect the Assembly and if in the case of this debate there are doubts, the President will have no problem taking the initiative to raise the issue in the Constitutional Court, “he said this Thursday in a solidarity initiative in Lisbon. The objective? Avoid false steps.” If there are insurmountable doubts about a decree that reaches the hands of the president, of course, common sense demands that it be clarified this set of doubts so that the diploma is not later subject to different decisions in the public administration or in the courts. Preventive inspection obviously. “
Regarding the mandatory use of the mask, Marcelo recalled that he did not see the question of constitutionality raised. “I have been wearing a mask for many months, in closed spaces even when it was not mandatory, and in public spaces where there is a risk that the distance is not respected. As for being mandatory, I will wait for the decision of the parliament and I did not see it raised. constitutionality, ”he said.
Recalling that “very sensitive issues” are discussed, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa highlighted the “difficult balance” between protecting public health and the economy, but left a call to the Portuguese to “act with serenity, without excessive dramatization or excessive dramatization” . “.
And more tests
Defending that there is no evidence of a large number of infections in public transport, the President of the Republic expressed his support for the increase in the number of tests. “Portugal has always been in the first half of the European countries with the most tests,” he said, before highlighting the most relevant point: “It is good to have an idea of where the most significant foci are: the metropolitan area of Lisbon and the North and associated with phenomena. groups of people, whether family, neighborhood or friends, whether in terms of group celebrations or the opening of the school year in higher education. Therefore, the restrictive measures are being adjusted to the new fronts that are revealed. But there are no perfect solutions. “
Saying that he perceives concerns about the response capacity of the SNS, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa left a suggestion to the deputies. That they take advantage of the ongoing discussion on the State Budget to prepare next year’s budget for the current year. “It’s a good time, it makes sense. It is up to you to decide on a sensitive issue for a year in which at least a few months will be a pandemic.”
And it was with the message sent to parliament that Marcelo returned to the appeals. That nothing takes away the “serenity” of the Portuguese, that the parties do not waste months in discussions: “there are no months to discuss.” And he made it clear again what he will do to prevent it. “It is not usual (to request preventive inspection), but in case of doubts I prefer to ask the TC to clarify the doubts to proceed to a decision that will drag the controversy for months and generate different decisions.
