Portugal Housing Protests and Encampment Crackdowns

Chronology

1. 21-10-2026
   Portugal Housing Protests Reignite After Camp Clearances

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   Thousands of people protested in Lisbon, Porto and other Portuguese cities after police dismantled housing-protest camps in early-morning operations. The demonstrations oppose Portugal’s worsening housing-affordability crisis and a proposed government bill that would make evictio…
2. 25-10-2026
   Portugal Housing Protests Met with Police Crackdown

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   Portuguese police dismantled housing-protest encampments in Lisbon and Porto in the early hours of October 25, arresting 31 people overall and prompting conflicting accounts of injuries and the force used. Officers cleared tents from Lisbon’s Rossio Square and Porto’s Praça D. Jo…