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GNR joins PSP in protests starting at the end of September, MAI summons unions
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GNR joins PSP in protests starting at the end of September, MAI summons unions

SIC Notícias12 September 2026 at 10:07

The National Republican Guard (GNR) decided to join the Public Security Police (PSP) in the protests scheduled to begin at the end of September. This decision represents a union of the two security forces in a joint protest movement.

The Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI) summoned the unions for negotiations, in an attempt at dialogue with the representatives of the officers. The representative associations of the two security forces confirm that they are available to continue negotiating with the Government.

The scheduled protests are expected to culminate in a large national demonstration scheduled for October. The representative associations of the security forces assure that they remain available to negotiate with the Executive.

The associations indicate that there is strong discontent among the professionals of the security forces, although the concrete reasons for this unrest are not specified.

Why this matters

Readers in Portugal are directly affected by these security forces' protests, which may impact public safety and police response on a daily basis. The article follows growing labor unrest in the public sector and represents a test of the Ministry of Internal Administration's negotiating capacity.

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