# Portugal housing protests continue after police clear camps

https://mins.news/en/item/108652

- DW, 2026-10-20 23:11 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/portugal-housing-protests-continue-after-police-clear-camps/a-79717904?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Thousands rallied in Portuguese cities after police dismantled protest camps in Lisbon and Porto and arrested 55 people, all later released pending a court appearance. Demonstrators vowed to keep pressing for affordable housing and oppose a bill that would ease evictions and end rent caps on new leases.

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