Corpo de Intervenção nas manifestações

After May 1st and with new protests announced because of the new austerity measures, in this newspaper we revisit images of the demonstrations that most marked the last few months, to show another side. SIC spoke with members of the intervention force, the strongmen of the PSP (Public Security Police) who have endured hours of aggression on the steps of the assembly, advanced on demonstrators and even received unusual hugs in the middle of the crowd. These are accounts from agents, whose mission requires the defense of institutions and government officials, but who are also affected by austerity.