An anti-immigration demonstration and an anti-fascist demonstration authorised by PSP police will take place 350 metres apart on Saturday in downtown Porto. Called by the 1143 group – spokesperson of which is the far-right activist and former convict Mário Machado – the “Less Immigration, More Housing” demonstration is scheduled to take place at 6 pm in Praça D. João I. Machado has called for “all patriots to make their presence felt” in Porto to show “opposition to the invasion of immigrants, which is the main reason for the brutal rise in housing prices”.
Meantime, the Habitação Hoje association has also organised a demonstration: “Against Fascism, More and Better Housing,” for 5pm in Praça da Batalha, which is 350 metres from the meeting point of 1143’s protest.
