In a statement sent to Lusa news agency, the environmental movement Climáximo said that the sentence was read out this morning, in "the same month in which the temperature broke the world record twice in a row".
The case of six Climáximo supporters who, in December 2023, blocked a private jet at Cascais airfield, to denounce the "superfluous and luxury flights of the super-rich, and the use of these weapons of mass destruction, whose emissions are killing people all over the world", was on trial.
"Seven months ago, while governments and fossil fuel companies were meeting at COP28, to which they flew en masse by private jet for yet another round of false promises, Climáximo supporters entered the Cascais airfield, painted a private jet with red paint and blocked it with their bodies," Climáximo recalls, assuring that this sentence will not intimidate its supporters, "nor will it stop the fight".
Inês Teles, one of the activists sentenced, lamented in a statement that "despite the admission in court of the gravity of the climate crisis and the impact of disruptive protests, the people who took action to stop the destruction have been sentenced, while the real culprits remain unpunished".
Last week, Climáximo supporters were supporting the actions at airports of the international uprising to end fossil fuels by 2030, as well as the fight in France against the privatisation and theft of water by large industries.
"Across Europe, despite the repression, protests are intensifying, reiterating the need for everyone to act now to stop climate collapse," highlights Climáximo.