Portuguese firms among illegal timber importers from Brazil
Two Portuguese companies among 15 European offenders Two Portuguese companies are among 15 in Europe alleged to have imported exotic Brazilian wood resulting from illegal deforestation in the Amazon, a
First totally ‘made in Portugal’ plane presented at defence fair
Civil-military Lus-222 will be ready for maiden flight in 2028 Five years – and various tweaks – after its beginnings were trailed, the first totally made in Portugal aircraft has
PJ police on trail of Brazilian diving crew that recovers cocaine attached to ships’ hulls
Crew’s leader arrested in joint police operation Portugal’s PJ police are on the trail of a diving team whose job it is to remove canisters of cocaine attached to ships’
Paedophile arrested in Algarve extradited to Brazil
Man will serve a nine-year, seven-month sentence in Brazil A 43-year-old Brazilian man, wanted for multiple child sexual abuse and rape crimes, has been extradited from Portugal to Brazil after
Drug-dealing behind two recent violent deaths in Greater Lisbon
Both victims targeted by Brazilian drug trafficking gangs Recent days have seen reports of a ‘burning body’ discovered in a Seixal dumpster, and a man ‘shot dead’ at the doorway
Horror in Esposende as Algerian ‘carer’ accused of murdering 85-year-old
Brazilian partner of Algerian believed to have fled country The body of an 85-year-old man – living in a “host family for the elderly” until he disappeared last month –
Brazilians protest outside Portuguese consulates over visa delays
Dozens of Brazilians have been protesting in front of Portugal’s consulate general in São Paulo – as well as outside other consulates in the country – about delays in issuing
Brazilian investment in Portugal set to surge 50% in three years
Large companies will account for 80% of this increase Brazilian investment in Portugal is poised to grow dramatically, with a forecasted 50% increase over the next three years, according to
Portuguese woman among 62 victims of Brazil air crash
… and the ‘mistake’ that saved 10 passengers who missed the flight After initially saying there were no Portuguese victims among the plane crash that killed everyone on board in
Portugal sends firefighting experts to help Brazil with Pantanal blazes
Portugal is sending two experts to Brazil for a collaborative mission to “analyse and strategically manage” fires currently raging in the Pantanal region, the Agency for the Integrated Management of