Police operation to clear housing protest camps leaves at least 33 injured and 31 arrested in Lisbon and Porto

Police cleared housing protest camps in Rossio in Lisbon and Praça D. João I in Porto at around 02:00 on Sunday 25 October, following warnings to dismantle about 200 tents. The operation resulted in 33 injured demonstrators—27 in Lisbon and six in Porto—and 31 arrests for disobedience, with those detained scheduled to appear in court on Monday 26 October. Organisers have called a new protest outside the Assembly of the Republic on Tuesday 27 October to coincide with parliamentary housing debates.