SIR: SC grants petitioners 10 days to counter ECI’s affidavit. By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira LISBON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Thousands rallied outside Portugal's parliament in Lisbon on Tuesday to protest against a deepening housing crisis and recent. Thousands of people demonstrating against a prolonged and deepening housing crisis gathered outside Portugal’s Parliament in Lisbon on Tuesday, after police in previous days used batons and dogs.