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Thousands protest police crackdown on housing encampments in Lisbon

CGTN28 October 2026, 02:03 UTCPortugal

Thousands of people gathered outside Portugal's parliament in Lisbon on Tuesday to protest a police operation to clear housing rights encampments in the early hours of Sunday. Businesses in the surrounding area closed at the request of municipal authorities, as parliament began debating the 2027 state budget.

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