President engages with victims of Lisbon’s neighbourhood unrest
Visits Cova da Moura, speaks with family of Odair Moniz – and with mother of badly burned bus driver With pockets of unrest still scarring the capital in the wake
Indian man confesses to killing wife in Sintra
A man described as an “Indian immigrant in his 40s” has confessed to killing his wife in the municipality of Sintra. According to Correio da Manhã tabloid, the man called
Benfica fire-raiser caught ‘in flagrante’ after torching over 21 vehicles
44-year-old French North African now held in preventive custody The fire-raiser suspected of torching over 21 vehicles in the parish of Benfica over a period of days has been caught
Four suspected drug dealers arrested off southern Portugal coast
One of the speedboats intentionally collided with a Navy vessel in an attempt to escape The Portuguese Navy and the National Maritime Authority (AMN) intercepted a high-speed boat and arrested
PJ investigates suspected “adulteration of evidence” in PSP shooting
Initial data collected “points to an excess of legitimate defence” Very much as Expresso reported last week, the discrepancy between the official PSP statement on the fatal shooting of Odair
Week of riots in Lisbon prompts “public perception that state has failed”
The legacy of this ‘George Floyd moment’ for Portugal will live on The exhausted face of President Marcelo encapsulates the events of last week in Lisbon. Over six consecutive nights
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