Claims extracted
12
sentences that state something as happening or true
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8%
1 of 12 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Officers with police dogs and shields moved in on a tent camp in Lisbon's Rossio Square at around 4:30 a.m. (0430 GMT) on Sunday, dispersing hundreds of protesters who had gathered to shield the tents.
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who → move → tents
The camp of more than 50 tents had been pitched after a march through central Lisbon on Saturday that drew thousands, staged in protest at a rental bill the minority centre-right government is pushing through parliament.
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government → pitch → parliament
Before the clearance, police commander Iuri Rodrigues warned protesters three times that the illegally erected tents would be dismantled if not removed, and that those who resisted could face disobedience charges.
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who → warn → charges
Once the operation began, officers used shields and some baton charges to break up the crowd protecting the camp.
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officers → begin → camp
A similar but smaller tent camp in Porto's Dom Joao I square was also dismantled by police.
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camp → dismantle → police
The bill at the centre of the unrest would make evictions easier and end rent caps on new leases.
It passed a first parliamentary reading with the abstention of the far-right Chega party, and protesters are demanding the government scrap it.
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government → make → it
Prime Minister Luis Montenegro on Thursday ruled out scrapping the bill but said he was open to amending it ahead of a final vote in coming weeks, saying parties "have to move closer" while making clear "the main line of action is the government's programme".
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is → rule → action
Socialist Party leader Jose Luis Carneiro urged the government on Saturday to engage in talks with opposition parties and protesters rather than "arrogantly imposing its views, sometimes even with authoritarian overtones".
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Carneiro → urge → overtones
Earlier, Socialist lawmaker Pedro Delgado Alves said Rossio Square was peaceful and that nothing justified "a police intervention involving force, physical violence or baton charges, the kind of scenes we witnessed last week."
Police have been criticized for baton-charging demonstrators and arresting dozens while clearing tent camps in the same squares a week ago.
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Police → say → squares
Portugal is grappling with one of Europe's worst housing crises, with young people among those hardest hit.
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Portugal → grapple → those
House prices have more than doubled since 2017, and rents for new leases have nearly doubled.
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rents → double → leases
Protests over soaring housing costs have intensified in Portugal in recent weeks, mirroring similar unrest sweeping across Spain, France, Germany and elsewhere in Europe.
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Protests → soar → Europe
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