Cientos de agricultores en Portugal se unen a las protestas europeas
Las protestas del sector agricultor que iniciaron en Francia también llegaron a Portugal.
RINCON DE CAYA, BADAJOZ EXTREMA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 01: Several tractors of Portuguese farmers cut the A6 highway near the border with Spain, on February 1, 2024, in Rincon de Caya, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. The protest is part of the mobilizations that are being repeated in other European countries to demand a review of the policies and regulations surrounding the sector. In Brussels, almost 1,500 tractors, bonfires and barricades take place in the center of the city, while the 27 are meeting for an Extraordinary European Council. The Civil Farmers' Movement has been the convener of the protest. In addition, blockades have also been promoted in other areas of Portugal, a day after the Portuguese government announced a 500 million euro aid package. (Photo By Andres Rodriguez/Europa Press via Getty Images) / Europa Press News
Cientos de agricultores portugueses se han sumado al movimiento de protesta de sus colegas europeos para exigir la “valoración” de su actividad y bloquearon este jueves varias carreteras, incluidos dos pasos fronterizos hacia España.
“Sobrevivimos con muchas dificultades”, dijo a la AFP Rui Sousa, de 58 años, que participó en una concentración en Golega, en el centro del país.
Alrededor de las 09h00 (local y GMT), dos carreteras seguían bloqueadas en ambos sentidos cerca de la frontera española, en Vilar Formoso, en el norte, y Elvas, más al sur, dijo la gendarmería.
CORRECTION / A banner reading "Our end is your hunger" is seen on a tractor participating in a protest in demand of fair conditions for the agricultural sector, in Golega, 130 km from Lisbon, on February 1, 2024. The EU plans to extend tariff-free entry for Ukrainian farm products for a year from June, but with "safeguards" to stop cheaper imports flooding the market at the expense of Europe's own farmers. Grain imports from war-torn Ukraine have already caused a standoff with Poland and become a major source of anger for farmers in several EU countries, staging roadblocks to demand better revenues and conditions. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) / "The erroneous date appearing in the metadata of this photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [February 1, 2024] instead of [January 30, 2023]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require." (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images) / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA
También hubo bloqueos cerca de Chamusca y Golega, en la región de Santarém, en el centro del país.
La movilización fue convocada el miércoles por el Movimiento Civil de Agricultores de Portugal, que se presenta como una iniciativa espontánea y apartidista.
“La ira ha ido en aumento desde el anuncio de los recortes en las ayudas” para compensar la disminución de la producción, explicó a la AFP Nuno Mayer, uno de los portavoces del movimiento.
Sin embargo, esta iniciativa no tiene el apoyo de la principal organización del sector, la Confederación de Agricultores Portugueses (CAP), porque considera que el Gobierno ya se ha comprometido a revertir los recortes.
CORRECTION / Portuguese farmers park their tractors along the road during a protest in demand of fair conditions for the agricultural sector, in Golega, 130 km from Lisbon, on February 1, 2024. The EU plans to extend tariff-free entry for Ukrainian farm products for a year from June, but with "safeguards" to stop cheaper imports flooding the market at the expense of Europe's own farmers. Grain imports from war-torn Ukraine have already caused a standoff with Poland and become a major source of anger for farmers in several EU countries, staging roadblocks to demand better revenues and conditions. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) / "The erroneous date appearing in the metadata of this photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [February 1, 2024] instead of [January 30, 2023]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require." (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images) / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA
Frente a las protestas, el gobierno anunció el miércoles medidas de apoyo de unos 500 millones de euros (540 millones de dólares) para ayudar a los agricultores a paliar entre otras las consecuencias de la sequía, sobre todo en el sur del país.
Las protestas agrícolas afectan a países de toda Europa, en particular en Francia, donde seguían por los bloqueos de varias carreteras.