Campers ask the President for a home and he offers them a committee to study the matter
Belém receives the protesters on Friday and promises that, where there is a tent, there will be dialogue. A home only after an impact study.
The campers were received at Belém with tea, biscuits and the promise that the housing problem will be examined with all due serenity. The meeting was scheduled for one hour and lasted exactly as long as a press release.
On leaving, the protesters said they had been heard. The Palace confirmed that it had heard them. The two versions match and there is nothing more to add.
According to an adviser who asked not to be named, the meeting allowed both sides to establish that housing is a serious problem. That finding will be sent to the Government, which will send it to Brussels, which will turn it into a report.
In the meantime, the tents are staying where they are. A Lisbon landlord has already offered to let them for 900 euros a month, bills not included.
The tents are staying where they are. A Lisbon landlord has already offered to let them for 900 euros a month.
The reality behind the satire
Real news · rtp.pt · 11 November
Acampadas reúnem-se com Presidente da República na sexta-feira
This story, published by a real newspaper, inspired the piece above. The Falsumundi piece is made up; this story is not.
