Fabian Figueiredo
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- Oct 16
Porto police charge at housing camp prompts inquiry and calls for mayor's resignation
Police charged a housing camp in Praça D. João I, Porto, in the early hours of Thursday, 15 October. The movement says 39 people were hurt, and the IGAI opened an administrative inquiry on Friday, 16 October.
- Oct 15
Right-wing parties push to charge non-resident foreigners for Portugal's health service
Portugal's parliament debated bills from the PSD, CDS-PP and Chega on Thursday, 15 October, with votes set for Friday morning. The PS and other opposition parties accused the right of blaming migrants for problems in the health service.
- Oct 14
PS, BE and Livre seek urgent hearing of minister Pinto Luz over urban renewal law
The Socialist Party, the Left Bloc and Livre have asked parliament to question Infrastructure and Housing Minister Miguel Pinto Luz over a possible conflict of interests in an urban renewal law that shortens court challenge deadlines.
- Oct 7
Portugal to cut pensions for 2,937 retirees after state fund miscalculation
Caixa Geral de Aposentações will reduce monthly payments by an average of €93.31 for 2,937 pensioners following a system parameterization error.
- Jul 9
Portugal's exam correction crisis: Minister says 65% done, results due July 17
Portugal's Education Minister Fernando Alexandre says 65% of national exams have been corrected and results will be published on July 17, after technical failures in the first digital correction process forced a delay. The minister also used a parliamentary seminar to criticize past investment decisions and announce higher education reforms.
- Jul 3
Portuguese parliament rejects loss of nationality penalty as PSD and Chega fail to agree
All three attempts to make loss of Portuguese nationality a possible punishment for serious crimes were voted down in parliament on 3 July 2026, after the two main right-wing parties failed to bridge their differences over the unconstitutional decree.
- Jun 12
Portuguese Parliament sends unified welfare benefit bill to committee after PSD-Chega deal
The government's plan to merge 13 social supports into a single payment moved to a parliamentary committee without a general vote on 12 June, after the ruling Social Democrats and the far-right Chega agreed to postpone the vote for ten days of closed-door talks.
