Thousands rallied outside Portugal's parliament in Lisbon on Tuesday (October 27) to protest against a deepening housing crisis and recent police operations against housing activists, while lawmakers debated the government's draft budget for 2027.

Portugal faces one of Europe's most acute home affordability crises, with prices more than doubling since 2017 and new-lease rents nearly doubling, hitting young people hardest, as wages have not kept up.

Tuesday's protest followed baton-charging police operations to dismantle tent camps set up by housing activists in Lisbon and Porto on Sunday, sparking allegations of excessive force.

Rally organizers said several thousand people packed the area. Police gave no crowd estimate.

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LISBON, PORTUGAL (OCTOBER 27, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS CHANTING OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

2. PROTESTER WAVING FLARES

3. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PROTESTER, ERICA RODRIGUES, SAYING:

“The cost of living in Portugal is very high compared to what people earn. What we have to pay is unbearable, and so is the inflation we are living through. That is why I am here. I think everyone is here for that reason, peacefully, as always, without any violence whatsoever.”

4. PROTESTERS PASSING A TENT ABOVE THEIR HEADS

5. VARIOUS OF FLARES LIT DURING PROTEST

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PROTESTER, JOAO MARTINS, SAYING:

“I am protesting for the right to housing and in defence of a budget that truly serves the interests of the majority of the population, rather than a few privileged people, and in defence of the Constitution, for the protection of housing and also for the right to demonstrate, which has been seriously threatened in recent days.”

7. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS CHANTING