Portuguese police clear Porto housing camp, six injured and six arrested

Portuguese police forcibly cleared a housing rights camp in Porto's Praça de D. João I overnight, ending hours of peaceful resistance in a ten-minute operation. Authorities report six arrests and six injuries, while organizers claim 37 people were hurt. The operation, coordinated with a similar police action in Lisbon's Rossio, involved special units with dogs and batons. Protesters had voted to maintain their symbolic peaceful occupation after repeated warnings, with police citing disobedience as grounds for the intervention. All six detainees were released pending a court appearance Monday. Police seized 171 tents across both cities, while organizers vowed to return to the square until their demands for affordable housing are met.