Far-right groups call to kick "out with kicks" the campers from Sol and the Tenants Union mobilizes to defend the square

The far-right has escalated tension this Tuesday around the housing encampment in Puerta del Sol. Several far-right groups and figures have spread messages to go to the square and forcibly expel those who have been there since Saturday, to the point of openly talking about kicking them out "with kicks."

The most explicit message was published by Pedro Chaparro, president of the neo-Nazi party Democracia Nacional. The far-right leader assured that "a determined group of brave people" would be enough to "run off" the activists and showed his "total support" for the calls circulating to confront the encampment.

Chaparro accompanied his call with insults against the protesters and xenophobic references to the migratory crisis. The president of Democracia Nacional was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for the assault on the Blanquerna cultural center in Madrid in 2013, where a group of far-rightists violently stormed an institutional event of the Diada.

Daniel Esteve, leader of Desokupa and a regular at far-right mobilizations, has also fueled the threat. "A little bird just told me that tonight there will be a party at the door of the lice-ridden... The 12 chimes?" he wrote on X along with several laughing emojis.

The message avoids specifying a call to action but directly mentions Puerta del Sol and has been interpreted by the organizers as a warning about a possible incursion during the night. On other channels, 8:00 PM has been indicated as the concentration time, while Democracia Nacional has also disseminated another call for October 3.

The encampment controls access against possible infiltrators

The Madrid Tenants' Union has responded by calling on citizens to protect the encampment and maintain peaceful resistance. The organizers have restricted entry to the space occupied by the tents and have blocked passage to tourists and visitors for fear that people linked to ultra groups might gain access.

"We want to try to prevent infiltrators from entering," explained some of the campers. Inside the enclosure, masks have also been distributed as a preventive measure, and those remaining there have been asked to stay in communication, avoid moving alone, and report any suspicious movement.

"The landlords' dogs threaten to come and assault the people camping in Sol," the Union denounced. The organization attributes this offensive to the protest's ability to place housing at the center of political debate and has assured that it will continue in the square. "They could not, they cannot, and they will not be able to evict us," it warned.

During one of the assemblies, an activist explained through a megaphone that the response would be organized jointly and without seeking confrontations. "We are organizing to do it non-violently, so that no one has to leave and no one suffers," she conveyed before asking those present to exercise extreme caution.

The National Police has already had to escort several people who had come with far-right banners out of the area this Tuesday. The Government Delegation in Madrid has reiterated that it will maintain the device aimed at protecting public safety and considers that the encampment continues to develop peacefully.

Sol maintains the protest despite government decrees

The encampment faces its fourth night with more than 300 tents installed in the Puerta del Sol. It began on Saturday, after the massive demonstration called after the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, and intends to remain at least until Friday, when Congress will vote on the two housing decrees approved by the Council of Ministers.

The first text extends protection against evictions of vulnerable households until 2030, tightens the regulation of temporary and room rentals, and allows certain contracts ending before 2029 to be extended for two years. A second decree separately includes the automatic renewal of rentals, the main demand of the movement.

The Union considers this division insufficient and fears that it will allow the first package to be approved while Congress rejects automatic renewal. "Either the Maricarmen decree in its entirety, in a single decree, or anything else will be a farce," warned its spokesperson Valeria Racu.

To this pressure is added the ultimatum launched by the Government of Isabel Díaz Ayuso, which has given the Delegation 48 hours to clear the square and threatens to take legal action. The Government delegate in Madrid, Francisco Martín, has refused to intervene as long as the concentration remains peaceful and has demanded that the regional Executive respect the fundamental right of assembly.

The institutional offensive and the far-right threats come from different spheres and no data proves coordination between them. They coincide, however, on a protest that has decided to continue until Friday's vote. With controlled access and the Police deployed in the vicinity, the tents remain pitched in the Puerta del Sol.