Housing protests bring thousands to the streets and tents back to Portuguese cities

Thousands of demonstrators marched in nationwide protests on Saturday 24 October for the right to housing, setting up encampments in Rossio in Lisbon and Praça D. João I in Porto. Protesters called for rent caps, an end to evictions without alternative housing, and the reversal of the new tenancy law, while the Minister for Internal Administration stated the government is focused on finding solutions.