“Constância City Hall is aware that it was communicated to the company's employees that it will close on 8 January 2025. In view of this difficult situation for our municipality and our region, we left a word of solidarity to all workers and their families”, wrote Mayor Sérgio Oliveira, on the municipality’s official website.

The factory of the multinational Tupperware in Portugal, in operation since 1980, depended 100% on the North American matrix, with the announcement of the request for a declaration of insolvency having direct consequences on the Portuguese unit.