Riot police forcibly remove housing protesters camping in a Lisbon square

Описание: (1 Nov 2026)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lisbon, Portugal - 1 November 2026
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Wide of riot police at Rossio Square protest site
2. Wide, pan right of protest with a banner, reading (Portuguese) “We don’t have houses, so the tents stay”
3. Close of protesters lighting fireworks, waving flags
4. Wide of riot police coming into the square with dogs
5. Various of police entering square, smoke
6. Wide of police dispersing crowds
7. Various of police detaining protesters, clearing surrounding area
STORYLINE:
Riot police removed protesters by force camping at Rossio square in Lisbon on Sunday following the ongoing protests for affordable housing.

On Saturday afternoon, thousands of people marched through the city during a protest and at the end, a few hundred decided to camp out again at Rossio square, one of the most iconic squares in downtown Lisbon.

The police intervened in the early hours of Sunday, alleging that the protesters could not stay camping through the night.

During the intervention police cleared the square, removing tents and pushing people away as far as possible, sometimes by force, during which a few people were detained.

It is not clear how many people have been injured.

The same operation happened at the same time in Porto, northern Portugal.

For weeks several people have been protesting in Portugal, taking inspiration from the Spanish acampada movement.

Thousands have been coming out to the streets to protest against the rising living costs, particularly the soaring housing crisis.

One-bedroom apartments in Lisbon routinely go for 1,500 euros ($1,668) a month, in a country where the minimum monthly wage earned by people is just 920 euros ($1,023) before tax.

Portugal hasn’t seen the scale of violence, arson and looting witnessed in some other European countries, although protesters have complained about heavy-handed policing during the removal of tents erected in city squares on previous nights.

Authorities are evaluating whether the use of batons and police dogs has been excessive.

AP Video by Helena Alves

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