On Oct 24 local time, large protests and rallies occurred in multiple Portuguese cities — including Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra — calling on the government to address the housing crisis. Demonstrators demanded measures such as halting demolitions or evictions without alternative housing, increasing public housing stock, imposing rent caps and repurposing vacant properties for residential use.

2026-10-25

On Oct 24 local time, large protests and rallies occurred in multiple Portuguese cities — including Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra — calling on the government to address the housing crisis. Demonstrators demanded measures such as halting demolitions or evictions without alternative housing, increasing public housing stock, imposing rent caps and repurposing vacant properties for residential use.