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Police storm Portugal housing protest camps
Officers moved in around four-thirty on Sunday against more than fifty tents, a week after fifty-five arrests at another Rossio camp; the rent still isn't capped.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Al Jazeera: “Police storm Portugal housing protest camps”, with reporting from The Print (Reuters), Reuters via Edition.mv, Reuters via Yahoo News, ANEWZ (Reuters) and Euronews.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 2:45 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.
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- Al JazeeraPolice storm Portugal housing protest camps
- The Print (Reuters)Police clear new Lisbon housing protest camp after thousands rally November 1, 2026 · facts used on air
- Reuters via Edition.mvPolice clear new Lisbon housing protest camp after thousands rally November 1, 2026 · facts used on air
- Reuters via Yahoo NewsPolice clear new Lisbon housing protest camp after thousands rally November 1, 2026 · facts used on air
- ANEWZ (Reuters)Police clear new Lisbon housing protest camp after thousands rally November 1, 2026 · facts used on air
- EuronewsLisbon police arrest 55 housing protesters and clear Rossio tent camp October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPolice moved on a new housing protest camp in Lisbon's Rossio Square around four-thirty this morning, dozens of officers, some with police dogs.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorProtesters had pitched more than fifty tents after a march on Saturday that drew thousands.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe police commander warned them three times the tents would come down.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThree warnings before dawn. That's more notice than my landlord gives, and he's the reason they're out there.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPolice said illegally erected tents could mean disobedience charges for anyone who resisted.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA week ago police cleared another Rossio camp, and Euronews says fifty-five people were arrested.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFifty-five.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThey want the government to scrap a bill making evictions easier and ending rent caps on new leases.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHouse prices have more than doubled since twenty seventeen.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSocialist lawmaker Pedro Delgado Alves said nothing justified the force used at Rossio last week.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the housing market doubled and the only thing that got evicted was a tent. Rent went up, the camp went down, and everybody's still homeless-adjacent.
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