Violence among British football fans on streets of Porto
“Violent confrontations between British fans” in Porto ahead of the Champions League game between Chelsea and Manchester City on Saturday are being reported in Portuguese newspapers this morning. But in
Portugal’s police on moderate terrorist alert. Spain’s also.
Portugal’s police forces are described as on Grade 4 (moderate) terrorist alert following an announcement published online last week by a pro-Al Qaeda group inciting supporters to carry out Lone
SEF officially becomes SEA today as PSP/ GNR take over control of Portugal’s borders
SEF – the recently ‘much-in-the-news-for-all-the-wrong-reasons’ Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras – has ‘officially’ ceased to exist (although in reality it will continue for some time). From today (Thursday April 15)
Shots fired at police as hundreds party in Amadora
Shots were fired at police in the early hours of this morning as they tried to break up parties ongoing in the Amadora neighbourhood of Cova da Moura. No-one was
Portugal registers 11,000 domestic violence cases
Over 11,000 cases of domestic violence were registered by Portugal’s PSP police force, Lusa news agency reported on Saturday. From January 1 to September 30, 2020, the PSP registered around
PSP slaps Público with criminal complaint over cartoon
PSP police have announced a criminal complaint against Público newspaper for an illustration it carried on the front page of its satirical supplement “Inimigo Público” (Public Enemy). The cartoon, created
PSP and GNR to receive €114 million in backdated holiday pay
The Ministry of Interior Administration has announced that it is paying PSP and GNR agents €114 million in backdated holiday supplements for the period from 2010 to 2018. Explain reports,
Family left in shock after PSP raid ‘wrong’ house
A young woman and her two young children have been left in shock after PSP police burst into their home, wrestled the woman to the ground and handcuffed her. The
PSP police who ‘accidentally killed’ Brazilian cleaner in hail of bullets officially off-the-hook
The Public Ministry has finally archived the case of a Brazilian woman killed accidentally in a hail of bullets fired by six agents of Lisbon’s PSP. This outcome was hinted
Ugly scenes at ‘boy racers’ Lisbon funeral see police ‘surrounded’ and ‘incapable of restoring order’
PSP police are today analysing CCTV images after two deeply worrying incidents earlier in the week saw agents surrounded and incapable of restoring order. The issues followed the dramatic deaths