According to eyewitness accounts, confrontations between protesters and security forces broke out in Turin, Rome and Bologna, while demonstrations in Milan remained largely peaceful.
Italian authorities deployed large numbers of police officers across major urban centers to prevent a recurrence of the violence witnessed the previous weekend.
Many businesses closed their doors as a precaution, fearing potential looting and damage to property.
In Rome, police and Carabinieri officers established security lines near the Colosseum, where demonstrators gathered to protest rising living costs.
Despite clashes in several cities, Reuters witnesses reported no incidents of shop looting or property vandalism during Saturday’s demonstrations.
The latest protests followed violent confrontations the previous weekend, when demonstrators clashed with police, ransacked stores and damaged public and private property.
Calls for renewed demonstrations had circulated widely on social media throughout the week, prompting authorities to introduce extensive security arrangements.
Earlier on Saturday, Italian police announced that they had detained an individual suspected of involvement in organizing the so-called October 17 Movement, which was linked to the previous weekend’s protests.
The suspect was taken to police headquarters in Milan for questioning.
The demonstrations come amid growing public dissatisfaction over rising household expenses and opposition to war, with Italian authorities seeking to prevent further outbreaks of violence.
