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Portuguese police clear housing protest camps, arresting 55
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LISBON, Oct 20 - Portuguese police cleared protest camps in Lisbon and Porto before dawn on Tuesday, removing activists who had occupied two central squares to protest against a worsening housing crisis, and making 55 arrests.
Activists had occupied Lisbon's Rossio square since Saturday, pitching around 200 tents, and Porto's Dom Joao I square for around 10 days.
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Activists → clear → days
The camps mirrored housing protests in neighbouring Spain, and coincided with unrest over rising living costs in countries such as France, Belgium and Italy.
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camps → mirror → France
Shortly before 6 a.m., after warning protesters that the camps were illegal, police launched coordinated operations in both cities.
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police → warn → cities
The protesters took down their own tents in Porto while officers cleared Rossio square.
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officers → take → square
Carla Valadao, a spokesperson for the Lisbon camp, described the police operation as "very aggressive", vowing to resume the protest at 7 p.m.
Public Security Police superintendent Sergio Soares later told reporters that the eviction had been "calm, proportionate and appropriate, with no police charge".
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eviction → describe → charge
He said 55 people had been detained for refusing to leave the area voluntarily, and that two minor injuries had been promptly treated.
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injuries → say → area
Pedro Duarte, mayor of Porto, said concerns over housing would continue to be heard as long as demonstrations remained peaceful and legal.
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demonstrations → say → housing
Portugal is grappling with one of Europe's worst housing affordability crises.
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Portugal → grapple → crises
Purchase prices have more than doubled since 2017 and rents for new leases have nearly doubled.
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rents → double → leases
The squeeze is most acute in the major cities, where there has also been opposition to excessive tourism and an influx of so-called digital nomads.
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squeeze → call → nomads
The protesters are demanding the centre-right government withdraw a bill making evictions easier and ending rent caps on new leases, which passed a first parliamentary reading with the abstention of the far-right Chega party.
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which → demand → party
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