At the same time as public demonstrations in several European countries, Portugal also witnessed demonstrations by people against the cost of living.

At the same time as public demonstrations in several European countries, Portugal also witnessed demonstrations by people against the cost of living.

The poor housing shortage. In any case, the Portuguese police broke the tents of protesters in Lisbon and Porto and arrested 50 people. But hours later, thousands of protesters came to the streets in these two major cities of Portugal. Activists in Lisbon, the capital, conquered the Russian square since Saturday. They lifted hands on a march on Tuesday evening and voted to rebuild their tents on Wednesday. Like Spain and France, Portugal is facing a housing crisis. The demonstrators call for the abolition of a Portuguese government bill on housing regulations. This bill facilitates the evacuation of renters and cancels the ceiling set for rent.