President welcomes campers to Belém and asks them to bring their own tent: the crisis cabinet has run out of homes to rent
Belém insists the dialogue is open, but the meeting only has room for those who bring their own mattress.
The President of the Republic will receive the camper movements on Friday, in a meeting the Palace describes as "a historic step in listening to those who sleep rough out of conviction and for lack of an alternative".
The agenda has three items: the housing crisis, the price of rents and the location of the toilet. The first two are left for a later meeting. The third is consensual.
An adviser who asked not to be identified confirmed that the Palace is considering renting the Belém garden to the campers. "With Lisbon rents, it works out cheaper than a studio in Arroios," he explained.
On the Government's side, a ministry source assured us that there are 14 affordable housing programmes under way. None has any homes, but all have a logo and a website that won't load.
At the end, the President is expected to call for dialogue, calm and a structural solution. The campers return to their tents, which have in the meantime become more expensive.
There are 14 affordable housing programmes. None has any homes, but all have a logo.
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.
