According to Lusa, the Commander of the Territorial Detachment of Almada, captain Luís Maciel, was alerted to the holding of a party with a large number of people in a house in the locality of Quinta da Lobateira, in Fernão Ferro. Upon arrival it was found that it was an illegal party being held in disregard for safety rules for the prevention of the covid-19 pandemic.

“There was a first intervention by the GNR of Fernão Ferro and Paio Pires, but when we saw that it was a party with about 300 people, we also mobilised the Detachment of Intervention (DI) and the Intervention Unit (UI) of Almada, for a more officers”, said Luís Maciel.

According to the head of the GNR in Almada, the police ended the event without an incident having been recorded and identified three people.

"We identified the owner of the property, as well as a French citizen, who will have rented the house and then sublet it to another Portuguese individual, who will have been the promoter of the event," he said.

"The owner of the property informed us that the rental contract was for a party with a maximum number of ten people, adding that he would file a criminal complaint for abuse of trust and for the damage caused [to the house]," he added.

Questioned by the Lusa agency, Luís Maciel stated that "it was impossible to identify all the participants at the party", but admitted that "some of them may be identified through the registration of the vehicles that were parked at the party".

The Commander of the Territorial Detachment of Almada also referred that the GNR prepared the respective administrative offense report to the promoters of the event.

"The administrative offense record will go to the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Administration, for instruction on the administrative offense process", he concluded.