Thousands of demonstrators, including many families and young people, marched on Saturday afternoon to demand lower housing costs and better access to affordable homes.
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The Mayor of Porto stated he is open to finding licensed, non-disruptive spaces for housing protests following the police clearance of encampments in Lisbon and Porto on the night of 25 October. While expressing regret over the police intervention that resulted in injuries and 31 arrests, he emphasized that occupying public squares is not acceptable and distinguished between housing protesters and an 'ultra-minority' group he claims seeks to incite chaos.
A spokesman for the Madrid Tenants' Union called on Portugal's CGTP and UGT trade unions on Sunday, 25 October, to collaborate in an Iberian general strike scheduled for 11 November to demand the right to housing. Pablo García Bachiller made the appeal during the Future in Common Summit in Lisbon, arguing that the housing struggle is international and that labor demands must be linked to housing rights.
Thousands of people took to the streets in Lisbon and Porto on Saturday to demand the right to housing, protesting against the Government's housing policies and real estate speculation, with many families reporting precarious conditions.