According to a lawsuit that was forwarded from the Judicial Court of the District of Porto to the Administrative and Tax Court (TAF) of Porto, the claim is for compensation of 1.7 million euros, of which 1.38 million euros relate to property damage and 343 thousand euros for lost profits.

The company Movida de Temperos, which operates the Hard Rock Café, claims that the construction of the Pink Line (São Bento - Casa da Música) of the Porto Metro "has had a profoundly negative impact on the business".

The issue at hand is the restrictions on road and pedestrian traffic around the commercial establishment, located on Rua do Almada, during the works. In addition, the company states that the construction sites, containers, and cranes, which have since been removed, "make it impossible to see the commercial establishment".

The company states that its turnover "since the beginning of the works carried out by the Defendant [Metro do Porto, in September 2021] until the present date, has fallen significantly, which has resulted in a loss of profits".

The company also requested statements from the president of Metro do Porto, Tiago Braga, and listed as witnesses the mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, and the councilor responsible for Tourism and Internationalization of the municipality, Catarina Santos Cunha.

In Metro do Porto's response, the transport company states that all traders affected by the works "will benefit greatly from the completion of the work, with the increase in the value of their properties and businesses".

"We would be in a bad situation if the inevitable constraints that a project of this importance and size temporarily causes to the lives of all those who live, work and travel in the city implied the assumption of an obligation to compensate all the traders and residents of the city who are affected", states the defense of Metro do Porto.

The preliminary hearing of the case is scheduled for October 25th, at 3:00 pm.

With a total cost of 304.7 million euros, the Pink Line will connect to the current Casa da Música and São Bento metro stations and will have intermediate stations at Hospital de Santo António and Praça da Galiza.

The works are scheduled to be completed in July 2025.