Portuguese police clear Lisbon housing protest camp, arrest 25

Officers baton-charge demonstrators in overnight operation as activists demand government action on soaring rents and home shortages.

Riot police officers and protesters clash as they take part in a protest against housing shortages, soaring rents and low wages at Rossio Square in Lisbon, Portugal, on October 25, 2026 [Francisco Romao Pereira/AFP]

Police in Portugal have cleared a camp in central Lisbon set up to protest against the country’s deepening housing crisis, baton-charging demonstrators and making 25 arrests.

Dozens of officers, some with police dogs, moved in on the camp in Rossio Square shortly after 2am (02:00 GMT) on Sunday.

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They had warned protesters that their tents would be dismantled if they were not removed, threatening disobedience charges for those who resisted.

Protesters had pitched more than 100 tents after Saturday’s protest march by thousands along one of Lisbon’s main avenues.

A smaller camp of about 50 tents was also dismantled in Porto’s Praca D Joao I public square, where police made six arrests.

Police said the operation was “proportionate” and that the 25 people arrested in Lisbon were later released and are due in court on Monday.

While police reported seven minor injuries among officers and protesters in the two operations, the activist group Casa para Viver (Homes to Live) said 60 people were hurt and called for a fresh protest outside parliament on Tuesday.

“Choosing the early hours of the morning to unleash dogs and baton-charge peaceful protesters is a political decision. It shows this government would rather repress those denouncing the housing crisis than address it,” the group said.

Home affordability crises

Portugal is grappling with one of Europe’s most acute home affordability crises, as prices have more than doubled since 2017 while rents for new leases have nearly doubled, with young people among the hardest hit.

Protesters say soaring rents and higher living costs are squeezing households and turning housing into a growing source of discontent.

The Bank of Portugal estimates a shortfall of 300,000 homes nationwide, equivalent to Lisbon’s entire housing stock.

The protesters are demanding that the government scrap a bill to make evictions easier and end rent caps on new leases, which passed a first parliamentary reading, although the far-right Chega party abstained.

The protests in Portugal echo recent demonstrations in Spain over home shortages and surging rents.

There have also been protests in cities including Paris , where small student demonstrations over school conditions broadened into wider protests against government economic policies.

警方在夜间行动中用警棍驱散示威者，示威者要求政府采取行动应对飙升的房租和住房短缺问题。

2026年10月25日，在葡萄牙里斯本的罗西奥广场，防暴警察与抗议者发生冲突，他们正在抗议住房短缺、租金飙升和工资低下。[Francisco Romao Pereira/AFP]

葡萄牙警方清空了里斯本市中心一个为抗议该国日益严重的住房危机而设立的营地，警方用警棍驱散示威者，并逮捕了 25 人。

周日凌晨 2 点刚过（格林尼治标准时间 02:00），数十名警察，其中一些人带着警犬，突袭了罗西奥广场的营地。

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他们曾警告抗议者，如果不撤走帐篷，就会被拆除；并威胁要对抵抗者提出不服从指控。

周六，数千人沿着里斯本的一条主要大道举行抗议游行后，抗议者们搭起了 100 多顶帐篷。

在波尔图的若昂一世广场，一个由大约 50 个帐篷组成的较小营地也被拆除，警方在那里逮捕了 6 人。

警方表示，此次行动“合乎比例”，在里斯本被捕的 25 人随后被释放，将于周一出庭。

虽然警方报告称在两次行动中，有七名警员和抗议者受了轻伤，但活动组织 Casa para Viver（居住之家）表示有 60 人受伤，并呼吁周二在议会外举行新的抗议活动。

该组织表示：“选择在清晨放出警犬并用警棍驱散和平示威者，这是一个政治决定。这表明，本届政府宁愿镇压那些谴责住房危机的人，也不愿解决问题。”

住房负担能力危机

葡萄牙正面临欧洲最严重的住房负担能力危机之一，自 2017 年以来房价上涨了一倍多，新租约的租金也几乎翻了一番，年轻人受到的打击尤为严重。

抗议者表示，飙升的房租和不断上涨的生活成本正在挤压家庭的生存空间，并将住房问题变成日益增长的不满情绪的根源。

葡萄牙银行估计全国住房缺口达 30 万套，相当于里斯本的全部住房存量。

抗议者要求政府废除一项旨在简化驱逐程序并取消新租约租金上限的法案。该法案已在议会一读通过，但极右翼的Chega党投了弃权票。

葡萄牙的抗议活动与西班牙近期因住房短缺和租金飙升而引发的示威活动遥相呼应。

巴黎等城市也爆发了抗议活动，最初是小规模的学生示威游行，抗议学校条件，后来演变成更大规模的反对政府经济政策的抗议活动。