Portuguese police clear Lisbon housing protest camp, arrest 25
Summary
Portuguese police dismantled housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto, arresting 31 people in total. The protests called for action on rising housing costs and opposed proposed changes that would make evictions easier and end rent caps on new leases.Key Facts
- Police moved into the Lisbon camp in Rossio Square shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday and arrested 25 people.
- Protesters had set up more than 100 tents in Lisbon after a march attended by thousands.
- Police dismantled a camp of about 50 tents in Porto and arrested six people.
- Police said the operation was proportionate, reported seven minor injuries across the two operations, and said those arrested in Lisbon were released and due in court Monday.
- The activist group Casa para Viver said 60 people were hurt and called for a protest outside parliament on Tuesday.
- Home prices in Portugal have more than doubled since 2017, while rents for new leases have nearly doubled.
- The Bank of Portugal estimates the country is short 300,000 homes.
- Protesters oppose a bill that would make evictions easier and end rent caps on new leases; it passed its first parliamentary reading.
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