Demonstrators wounded as police break up Lisbon and Porto housing protest camps
The ongoing confrontation between police and protesters demanding affordable housing turned violent overnight. Police again moved in against protest camps in Lisbon and Porto in the early hours of Sunday, with several arrests and injuries reported.
Protesters in Lisbon and Porto faced police violence overnight as authorities dismantled tents set up to protest soaring housing costs. Police in both cities used batons and firecrackers against demonstrators, who had formed a human chain around the encampments. The operation resulted in 31 arrests for disobedience, with minor injuries reported among the protesters.
Protesters accused the government of failing to address Portugal's housing crisis and demanded changes in the new tenancy law, a cap on rents, and measures to prevent evictions.
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