Police storm Portugal housing protest camps

Author: Al Jazeera Staff and ReutersPublished on: November 1, 2026Country: Portugal

World / InternationalSociety & LifestyleCrime & Law

Police storm Portugal housing protest camps

Police used shields and batons to disperse protesters who had set up more than 50 tents in Lisbon’s Rossio Square after a march against a proposed rental bill. Dozens of officers, some accompanied by dogs, moved in at about 4:30am on Sunday after warning that the tents were illegal; police also dismantled a camp in Porto. The raids came a week after police arrested 25 people in Lisbon and six in Porto, operations that housing group Casa para Viver said left 60 people injured.

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