Four years behind bars for letting down tyres of 80 vehicles
On the face of it, a four year jail term for letting down tyres (even the tyres of 80 vehicles) sounds a little steep – but Coimbra judges clearly felt
PJ arrests man wanted for child sex abuse in Brazil
A 43-year-old man wanted in Brazil for the sexual abuse of a 13-year-old child was arrested by the Judicial Police in Armação de Pêra. The Judicial Police (PJ) arrested a 43-year-old
Man armed with ‘catana’ invades Torres Vedras town hall; four people injured
Suspect “still at large”; injured transported to hospital Early this afternoon, a man armed with a ‘catana’ (type of machete) invaded Torres Vedras town hall, threatening several employees and leaving
Portugal’s PJ in Europe-wide swoop on millions in counterfeit currency
Parcels containing €250,000-worth of bank notes and coins ‘seized in Portugal’ A Europol* coordinated action led by Portugal, Spain and Austria resulted in the seizure by law enforcement agencies in
Jail terms announced for Portuguese detained in Indonesia for drug trafficking
Two Portuguese men detained in Indonesia last year for drug trafficking have been sentenced to 20 and 13-and-a-half years respectively. The longer sentence was handed to surfer from Fernando Santos,
Disturbances reduced to 18 incidents of “urban furniture being set on fire”; vehicle stonings
PSP police “gathering social media commentary that incites hatred and violence” With a policy of ‘zero tolerance’ of disturbances hitting outer Lisbon areas since Monday, the PSP police’s latest report
PSP agent who shot and killed Odair Moniz indicted for simple homicide
Greater Lisbon suffers 4th consecutive night of unrest following PSP shooting Expresso reports that the 26-year-old PSP agent who shot Odair Moniz, killing him, in Cova da Moura, five days
PSP announce 13 arrests, 18 more people identified, in rioting in Greater Lisbon
Portugal’s PSP police – under fire since the shooting dead of a Cape Verdean father of two in Cova da Moura on Monday – have announced that in the last
Man suspected of having started summer’s largest wildfire has been arrested
A 62-year-old man has been arrested by PJ police suspected of having started the largest forest wildfire so far this year. The fire, started in September at a point when
Human mobility expert suggests Lisbon riots “also due to police violence”
Portuguese geographer Jorge Malheiros believes that the protests in greater Lisbon since the shooting of Cape Verdean Odair Moniz are a sign of the “spatial expression of inequality and disadvantage”