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Housing protests in five cities end with arrests and injuries
Demonstrations for housing rights took place across the country, with major gatherings in Lisbon and Porto, resulting in police intervention and dozens of arrests.
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Protests over housing rights took place in Lisbon, Porto, Aveiro, Braga and Coimbra. The largest concentrations of demonstrators were recorded in Lisbon and Porto, where thousands of people were expected on the streets.
In Lisbon, tents were set up following the protests. Similarly, in Porto, demonstrators remained at Praça D. João I with tents installed.
The PSP police force intervened to remove demonstrators from the encampments. In Lisbon, police advanced on the protesters with reinforced units, and the operation ended in around ten minutes.
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In Porto, at around two o'clock, police intervention also began at Praça D. João I to remove demonstrators who remained on site with tents.
According to the PSP, the police operations in Lisbon and Porto resulted in 31 arrests. Regarding the number of injured, the PSP initially reported seven injured, later revised to eleven injured in the operations.
The housing protests extended across the country but were concentrated mainly in the two largest cities.