Pedro Duarte considers revoking house swap for compensations

The Porto City Council, led by Pedro Duarte, plans to meet with opposition parties to discuss reversing decisions allowing financial compensation instead of affordable housing in seven real estate projects. The council aims to clarify its stance and potentially revoke previous decisions if the opposition insists on their viability. The Socialist Party criticized the legality of these decisions, prompting an extraordinary Municipal Assembly to debate the issue. The council defends its approach as a strategy against gentrification and aims to revise regulations to prioritize affordable housing in the city center. Critics argue that financial compensation undermines housing goals and results in fewer affordable units.