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Police Dismantle Lisbon and Porto Protest Camps, Arrest 31

By Drooid · Oct 26, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC · How we work

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Police dismantled housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto, arresting 31 people.
Officers removed over 100 tents in Lisbon’s Rossio Square and about 50 in Porto.
Police used batons, dogs and rubber-bullet fire, causing at least 20 injuries.
Left Bloc MP Fabian Figueiredo called the police action a wound to democracy.
Activists said they will return to the squares and protest outside parliament on Tuesday.

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Police dismantled housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto, arresting 31 people.
Officers removed over 100 tents in Lisbon’s Rossio Square and about 50 in Porto.
Police used batons, dogs and rubber-bullet fire, causing at least 20 injuries.
Left Bloc MP Fabian Figueiredo called the police action a wound to democracy.
Activists said they will return to the squares and protest outside parliament on Tuesday.