Kaolin mining in Serra d'El Rey, Peniche, is generating strong local opposition, with residents preparing to protest against the project. The president of the Serra d'El Rey Parish Council, Jorge Amador, stated that "we have the tractors and the population prepared to protest against this".
The situation threatens to become a new controversy similar to the Ferrel case, referenced in the article as "Ferrel 2.0", suggesting there is a precedent of popular struggle against similar mining operations in the region. The protest movement in Serra d'El Rey thus emerges in the context of community resistance already well-known in Peniche against this type of project.
