Hours after police cleared protest camps and arrested 55 people, demonstrators returned to Lisbon and Porto to resume their sit-ins over Portugal's housing crisis.
01Summary
- 01Police arrested 55 people while clearing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto in a coordinated operation before 6am.
- 02Demonstrators rebuilt camps in Lisbon's Rossio Square and Porto's Dom Joao I Square on Tuesday, with more than 1,000 at each square.
- 03Activists demand the centre-right government withdraw a bill that eases evictions and ends rent caps on new leases.
- 04Portugal's purchase prices have more than doubled since 2017 and rents for new leases have nearly doubled.
- 05The 55 detainees were released pending a court appearance in Lisbon on Wednesday.
02Why it matters
Portugal's housing crisis, one of Europe's worst, directly affects readers' ability to afford a home, start a family, or live with dignity, with protests mirroring broader European unrest over living costs.
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