The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. February 13, 2012 Up to 300,000 Protest in Portugal ---------------------------------- Major protests were held in other parts of Europe. In Portugal as many as 300,0000 packed Lisbon's Palace Square in the largest rally against austerity and economic hardships since the country resorted to an European Union-International Montetary Fund bailout last May. .