Catherine Furtado went out on the street and was in demonstration. “Protest in peace”

Catarina Furtado joined the protesters for the housing, on the weekend, and was talking to RTP, as she highlighted on her Instagram page. 

After she expressed herself on social networks “about the importance of giving her face as a public figure and also someone who has worked for many years the area of active citizenship and human rights”, the presenter decided to leave the streets.

“ Because I think it is a problem of social justice, the cause of housing, and because I very much wanted to be at the side of people who peacefully for weeks have protested ", highlighted at first. 

“ It is an example for our country to be able to say that regardless of whether there are isolated cases of vandalism, which always happens, the truth is that union is moving, the union of people in the whole country is moving and shows that people peacefully want change. What I came here to do is to tell people that they deserve to be heard by our rulers, by our Government and that regardless of the social statement, the financial condition, here there are tenants and owners, there are people of all ages, there are families ", he added. 

“It’s a problem that is not just Portugal, it’s a global problem the issue of housing, but we in Portugal are setting an example,” he said, “the police charge is absolutely condemnable.”.

“ The force with which the police, in fact, struck, assaulted demonstrators who went to play their part in their human cord, is not possible for us not to protest. And I believe that the police themselves are also being used – to the extent that I do not believe that they also have the problem of the housing crisis in their lives, who do not want to manifest themselves peacefully,” he said.

“ I decided to come to the silent vigil today because I think silence can speak very loudly. I came with a candle and once again observed a very moving union and showing that the people have the strength in their hands, that they are making sacrifices because they are resisting and in peace. This issue of promoting dialogue is very important. I will never shout angry protests and fire coming out of my mouth. I will always find the way to reach dialogue peacefully”, he stressed, stressing that “you do not want to shout, you want to speak and be heard”.

In the caption of the video that shows his statements to RTP, Catarina Furtado added: “It rains a lot in Lisbon. But if people remain united in their differences, in a collective will to claim a common good, rain will water less. Thank you for the messages.”

A video of Catarina Furtado showing her support for the demonstrations was also published on the Lisbon Camping page.

“ I am here to express my support for the people who have peacefully protested throughout these weeks. Not only protested, but also leveraged a number of social causes with, of course, the crisis of housing to the head, of social justice and in a way that I find very convivial because, united, regardless of social strata, of age, they came to protest in peace.

What moved me was to see that it is possible and that Portugal can even be an example in terms of Europe, without vandalism. Of course, I condemn those who have happened and think they must be penalised, but the truth is that in general the whole country has always been very peaceful.

And I absolutely condemn the police force, I condemn absolutely, I find not only disproportionate, but inhuman. We're talking about cops who are also human and I don't think they want to do it like this if they're not instigated to do it. So I came here to express my solidarity”, he said.