Police clear new Lisbon housing protest camp after thousands rally

Summary

Police moved into Rossio Square in Lisbon early on Sunday to clear a tent camp set up after thousands marched demanding that Portugal's minority centre-right government withdraw a rental bill. Dozens of officers, some accompanied by police dogs, took part in the operation. Protesters say the bill would worsen the country's housing crisis. Deutsche Welle reported that clashes broke out as officers again dispersed housing protesters from tent camps in Lisbon and Porto, and that Portuguese police have repeatedly cleared tent camps in both cities in recent weeks.

Timeline

1. Straits Times

   31 Oct 2026, 19:41 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that police moved into Lisbon's Rossio Square on Sunday to clear a tent camp erected after thousands marched demanding that Portugal's minority centre-right government withdraw a rental bill that protesters say would worsen the country's housing crisis.

2. Al Jazeera

   1 Nov 2026, 07:06 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that dozens of officers, some accompanied by police dogs, moved into Rossio Square in Lisbon early on Sunday as police stormed the housing protest camps.

3. DW

   1 Nov 2026, 11:20 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that clashes broke out as officers again dispersed housing protesters from tent camps in Lisbon and Porto, and that police have repeatedly cleared tent camps erected across both cities in recent weeks.