Portugal Housing Protests Spread to Porto, Lisbon, Coimbra, and Faro

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Thousands of protesters camped in Porto's Dom João I square and marched across Portugal on Saturday, demanding the right to housing amid rising living costs. The protests spread to Lisbon, Coimbra, and Faro. Around 3,000 people joined a CGTP union march in Porto, with about 100 young housing activists carrying signs and a symbolic tent. The square overflowed with attendees, and a police intervention early Thursday left 39 injured. Organizers insist the protest was peaceful, while police cite resistance. The encampment began last Saturday, followed by municipal cleanup and the police raid, drawing widespread public sympathy.


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