The Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves, announced today that security forces will be reinforcing road patrols next weekend, stressing that the focus will be on unpredictability, meaning that police officers will not be marked.

"Next weekend (...) many operations will take place, focusing on unpredictability and the fact that those working on the ground are not properly marked," Neves said at a press conference on road accidents in Lisbon, justifying the measure by the fact that it is a "holiday transition" period, during which more accidents have occurred.

According to the minister, the operations "will take place throughout the country," with particular emphasis on the "critical points" identified by the authorities.

"People need to get used to the fact that rules are to be followed and that there could be an inspection at any time," Neves underscores.

Conducting stop-and-search operations without any prior notice was one of the measures announced in April by Luís Neves as an effort to reduce road accidents.