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On the night of 25 October 2026, Portuguese police forcibly dismantled protest tent camps in Lisbon and Porto. Police reported 31 arrests, while camp organizers in Porto claimed 37 minor injuries and two arrests. Protesters demand changes to rental laws, rent caps, and restrictions on property purchases by investment funds.
Otabek YusupovOn the morning of October 20, Portuguese police dismantled tent camps on squares in Lisbon and Porto, detaining 55 people and seizing 228 tent structures. That same evening, thousands returned to the squares demanding affordable housing and the withdrawal of a bill simplifying evictions. Protesters announced their intention to restore the camp.
Javlon TursunovOvernight into Thursday, Porto police cleared the housing rights movement's camp on Praça D. João I. The movement reports 37 injured, including two with fractures, and calls the police action disproportionate. Police confirmed that 'harsher intervention was necessary' but provided no data on injuries. Mayor Pedro Duarte had earlier promised to be 'ruthless' about tents.
Otabek Yusupov
