# Portugal cost-of-living protesters return to camps cleared by police

https://mins.news/en/item/108790

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-21 02:19 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/21/portugal-cost-of-living-protesters-pour-back-into-camps-cleared-by-police?traffic_source=rss

> Thousands of protesters returned to central squares in Lisbon and Porto after police dismantled their camps and arrested 55 people. Activists want the centre-right government to withdraw a bill that eases evictions and ends rent caps on new leases; it has passed its first parliamentary reading.

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