The Visit on the eve of the demonstration last Saturday left a mark in Torres Vedras: stop Monsanto.The Monsanto has representative in Portugal. Called Monsanto II, Ltd. The company is headquartered in Portugal in the parish of Silveira, board of Torres Vedras. The parish has about 8,530 inhabitants according to the 2011 Census.
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The video, which came to Tugaleaks through PT revolution that has not only the channel but also Banbuser Facebook page and Blog, was recorded on last Friday, the eve of the demonstration against Monsanto worldwide. In Lisbon, there were diversis protests not only in Lisbon.
The PTrevolution is present in several livestreams manitestações to live, in many cases covering the angles that the mainstream media can not cover.
In Mario Video you can see activists to "mark" the walls with the words Stop Monsanto and the mask of Anonymous.
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The Tugaleaks attempted to contact Monsanto in Portugal we walked to the makers in Spain. Carlos Vicente responsible for corporate affairs for Monsanto in Spain and Portugal Tugaleaks told that "we are increasing the productivity and quality of food" and "respect the right of people to demonstrate their point of view on these topics but we avoid violence as one that was made in Portugal. "
It is not clear whether it was presented a complaint with the local police.
In recent months Monsanto has been cited by various organizations and environmental activists as the company that is destroying the seed market.
In Portugal, according to the sources indicated Tugaleaks, Monsanto does not use chemical treating only selling products orticulas.
Paralemamente the manifestation of the past weekend, the law of seeds that can still pass the EU, aims to control the free use of patents and seeds as well as hinder the "passage" of seeds among farmers. An extensive interview with a company linked to the seed industry in Portugal can be read here.
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