Marcelo and Montenegro have a weekly meeting today at Faro City Hall

The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and the Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, meet today at Faro City Hall, in what will be their first meeting after the Constitutional Court declared five provisions of the law on foreigners unconstitutional.

The information that the weekly meeting between the head of state and the leader of the executive will take place in Faro, at 6 pm, instead of being held at the Belém Palace, as is traditional, was published almost simultaneously, being released first by the Presidency and a minute later by the Prime Minister's office.

It will be the first meeting between the two after the Constitutional Court declared five provisions of the law on foreigners unconstitutional, with the consequent veto by the President of the Republic and their return to the Assembly of the Republic.

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Luís Montenegro are currently enjoying a vacation in the Algarve, and the Prime Minister had a public agenda on Tuesday in Faro, the day on which the President spoke to journalists next to Monte Gordo beach.

At the time, Marcelo said he did not want to "create problems" for the executive, recalling that he "spends his days enacting government laws", although emphasizing that he does not have to "play dead" but rather "be aware of what is happening".

The head of state argued that the government, supported by a coalition that "furthermore does not have an absolute majority," should not have a President of the Republic "concerned with creating problems."

The meeting between the President and the Prime Minister also takes place at a time of fires, when the Government has extended the state of alert for a period of 48 hours, until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, due to the forecast of hot and dry weather.

The announcement was made by the Prime Minister on Tuesday in Faro, when he expressed solidarity with the population affected by the fires.

In his statements on Tuesday, the President of the Republic also recalled the Minister of Health's promise to do everything possible to resolve the problems in obstetrics and gynecology emergencies, and said he expected progress by the "end of summer."