- Oct 19
Non-teaching staff strike closes schools in Lisbon, Coimbra and Setúbal districts
A 24-hour strike by non-teaching school staff, called by the SINAPE union, closed schools in Lisbon, Coimbra and Setúbal on Monday, 19 October 2026. The union's leader said closures were also reported in other districts and expected about 70% of staff to join.
- Oct 12
Chega members enter Coimbra student radio studio, police called to end live debate
Chega members led by deputies Rita Matias and Madalena Cordeiro entered the Associação Académica de Coimbra building on the morning of Monday, 12 October 2026, and interrupted a live debate on Rádio Universidade de Coimbra. Three PSP officers arrived, and the party members left after about an hour.
- Oct 8
Portugal presents 2027 budget targeting 2.1% growth and 0.1% surplus
Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento delivered the 2027 State Budget proposal to parliament on 8 October 2026, setting up general debates starting 27 October with passage backed by Socialist Party abstention.
- Oct 7
Portuguese adults face vaccine knowledge gaps as hospital study records 18% RSV mortality
Surveys show over 60% of Portuguese adults do not know which vaccines are in the national programme, while a six-year hospital study urges state funding for adult RSV inoculations after documenting high fatality rates.
- Oct 7
Portuguese police conduct 250 raids in 100 million euro mobile phone VAT fraud probe
Roughly 1,000 Portuguese police and tax inspectors executed 250 search warrants across the country on Wednesday, targeting a suspected cross-border mobile phone VAT carousel overseen by the European Public Prosecutor's Office.
- Oct 3
Portugal detains couple over 400,000-euro fake tarot spiritual fraud
A court in Portugal placed a foreign couple into preventive custody following their arrest for allegedly defrauding a victim of over 400,000 euros under the guise of spiritual purification rituals.
- Oct 1
Portugal tourism revenue tops 5.1 billion euros through August 2026 as overnight stays rise
Total hospitality revenue in Portugal reached 5.1 billion euros from January to August 2026, driven by 57.3 million overnight stays and higher room rates during the peak summer season.
- Sep 25
Portuguese earthmoving firms stage 500-truck slow march over diesel prices
Around 500 heavy vehicles from the earthmoving sector are travelling along the A42, A41, and A1 motorways toward Coimbra at 50 kilometres per hour, protesting a 63-cent jump in diesel prices and exclusion from state aid.
- Sep 21
Portugal urges cautious hydro energy use as fuel prices reach record highs
Environment Minister Maria da Graça Carvalho warned that falling reservoir levels could force Portugal to burn expensive gas, while fuel prices rose by up to 6.5 cents per litre in a single week.
- Aug 28
Chega threatens no-confidence motion against Portuguese government over interior minister
Chega leader André Ventura set a deadline of 1 September for Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to dismiss Minister of Internal Administration Luís Neves, warning that failure to act will trigger a parliamentary motion of no confidence.
- Aug 24
Overnight violence across Greater Lisbon leaves four stabbed and several shot
Police in Portugal are investigating multiple violent attacks on 23 August after four men were stabbed in Sacavém and several others were wounded in shootings across Lisbon, Loures, and Amadora.
- Aug 23
Portugal puts 14 districts on weather alert for heavy rain, 90 km/h winds, and rough seas
The Portuguese meteorological agency IPMA placed 14 districts on yellow alert ahead of an Atlantic depression bringing unseasonable autumn-like rain, hail, and high waves starting Sunday.
- Aug 21
Portugal Places 49,991 Students in Higher Education First Phase as Applications Rise
The Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation placed 49,991 students across public universities and polytechnics, filling 88.9% of available slots as overall applicant numbers climbed 13.9%.
- Aug 21
Two Portuguese soldiers die on A1 motorway while assisting stranded lorry driver
Two Portuguese Army soldiers aged 21 and 22 died on Friday morning after being struck by a car on the A1 motorway near Cantanhede while helping a lorry driver with a blown tyre.
- Aug 13
Portuguese police detain 20 in Operation Tranca Segura, dismantling prison drug network led by inmate
Portugal's Polícia Judiciária detained 20 people and seized about €81,000 in cash plus drugs, weapons and phones after dismantling a network that funneled narcotics into four prisons, led by an inmate who sent profits to Peru.
- Aug 1
FC Porto beats second-division Torreense 1-0 for 25th Super Cup; Bednarek injured on poor pitch
FC Porto defeated second-division cup holders SCU Torreense 1-0 in Coimbra to claim a record-extending 25th Super Cup, but the victory was overshadowed by a knee injury to Polish defender Jan Bednarek, who left at halftime after his foot caught in the poor-quality pitch.
- Jul 9
Scammers use AI-generated photo to extort family after Coimbra woman disappears voluntarily
A 37-year-old woman who vanished from Coimbra’s downtown on July 1 had actually left voluntarily, but during the search, unknown scammers sent her family an AI‑manipulated photo to demand a ransom. She was found safe on July 8.
- Jun 30
Portugal and Spain bust family human trafficking ring that enslaved vulnerable workers for up to 30 years
Portuguese and Spanish authorities arrested five people and rescued two men who had been held captive and exploited for agricultural labour for 15 and 30 years under a family-run trafficking operation.
- May 28
Portuguese police raid Socialist Party HQ in major corruption probe targeting municipal contracts
Portugal's Judicial Police carried out around 90 searches, including at the Socialist Party's national headquarters in Lisbon, as part of a large-scale corruption investigation into municipal contract rigging.
