Protesters have moved from Praça D. João I toward Porto City Hall, resulting in road closures near Avenida dos Aliados.
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Protesters from the 'Porta a Porta' movement gathered outside Porto's City Hall on Thursday 29 October to demand housing policy changes, including increased public housing and rent controls, while the Minister of Housing met with the mayor. The movement reported they were unable to deliver their list of demands to the minister, who did not address them directly upon his arrival.
The Left Bloc has formally requested information from the Ministry of Internal Affairs regarding the police operation that cleared a housing protest in Porto's Praça D. João I on Thursday, October 15, at approximately 03:00. The inquiry seeks to identify who ordered the intervention, which resulted in 37 reported injuries, and whether the municipal government or security command requested the specific timing and force used.
Protesters in Portimão formed working groups to draft formal housing demands for the Algarve regional authority and to map vacant properties in the region. The group is planning a new protest on 14 November.