# Police storm Portugal housing protest camps

https://mins.news/en/item/124194

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-01 07:06 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/1/police-storm-portugal-housing-protest-camps?traffic_source=rss

> Police used shields and batons to disperse demonstrators and dismantle a tent camp at Lisbon’s Rossio Square early Sunday; officers also cleared a smaller camp in Porto. The action followed a march by thousands opposing a proposed rental law they say would worsen the housing crisis.

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