The commander of the Lisbon Metropolitan Command (Cometlis) of the PSP warned that the Lisbon area is operating with "minimum staff" for all needs, advocating for more police officers in the country's largest command. With nine municipalities and approximately three million inhabitants, Cometlis has only six thousand police officers to also cover major events and security of sovereign bodies. Luís Elias highlighted that Cometlis' staff is larger than the Portuguese Navy or the Judicial Police, but resources are not abundant. Regarding the 200 police officers promised by the prime minister in May, the commander stated that a training course ends in December and a significant part should be assigned to Cometlis. Regarding the restructuring plan that includes the closure of police stations in Lisbon, Porto, and Setúbal, Luís Elias stated that in some cases it does not involve closure but rather the reconversion of police stations, with the aim of placing more police officers in operational functions on the street.
Jornal Económico03/09/26, 12:46
