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The Oura Strip in Albufeira looking north along Avenida Dr. Francisco Sa Carneiro, lined with bar terraces, ornate street lamps and illuminated signs under a clear blue sky.

Twelve Injured on Albufeira's Oura Strip After a Driver Told to Stop Accelerated Into the Crowd at 3am

A car parked on Rua da Oura began to move at about 03:00 on Tuesday. Ordered to stop by a GNR patrol, the driver reversed and accelerated into pedestrians and the police line. Ten civilians aged 18 to 22 and two GNR officers were hurt. The 35-year-old driver blew 1.29 grams per litre.

The Portugal Brief 25 Aug 2026

Customers at a lit Portuguese food-hall counter reading menu boards for sopas, petiscos and bacalhau with prices in euros.

The Meal-Allowance Fight in the 2027 Budget Also Decides How Much of a Private-Sector Meal Card Escapes Tax

The IRS Code exempts a meal card up to the state's daily allowance plus 70 percent, which is €10.46 in 2026. FESAP, STE and the Frente Comum open October's negotiation asking for €10 a day against the €6.30 already scheduled, which would lift the card ceiling to €17.

The Portugal Brief 25 Aug 2026

A hand holding a burgundy Portuguese passport in front of a wall of blue and white patterned azulejo tiles.

Missing Documents and 'Absence of Legal Requirements': the IRN Names What Sits Behind 3,312 Preliminary Nationality Refusals

The refusal notices are draft decisions, and applicants have 30 days to answer in writing. Behind them sits a law in force since May whose regulation has missed its legal deadline, leaving the means-of-subsistence test with no published threshold and no list of acceptable documents.

The Portugal Brief 25 Aug 2026

A black-and-turquoise Lisbon taxi crossing a cobbled square lined with pastel yellow and pink buildings under a clear blue sky.

A 25 Percent Ceiling on What Uber and Bolt Keep: Portugal's Rewritten Ride-Hailing Law Lands in the Official Gazette

Lei n.º 59/2026 was published on Tuesday and takes force on 1 November. It caps the platform's commission at 25 percent of the fare before VAT, bars platforms from owning cars or operators, puts a QR code on the windscreen sticker, and makes in-car video opt-in for both sides.

The Portugal Brief 25 Aug 2026

General Daily Briefing: Tuesday, 25 August 2026

General Daily Briefing: Tuesday, 25 August 2026

Good morning. Here is your Tuesday briefing for 25 August 2026: the day's essential Portugal stories for residents, expats and anyone keeping an eye on the country, running from the ambulance map the emergency technicians take into Wednesday's ministry meeting and a new safety regulator for

The Portugal Brief 25 Aug 2026

Riders in traditional Portuguese dress on Lusitano horses working the sand arena at the Feira Nacional do Cavalo in Golega at night, watched by a crowd.

The Feira da Golega Enters Public Consultation for Portugal's Intangible Heritage Inventory, With UNESCO the Stated Goal

Patrimonio Cultural, IP has opened a 30-day consultation on the draft decision to inscribe the fair in the national inventory. Deputy mayor Diogo Rosa calls it one more step, and says the main objective is for the process to move on to UNESCO. That would be the council's second UNESCO recognition.

The Portugal Brief 25 Aug 2026

A bronze statue of Justice holding a sword and chains, seen from below against the stone facade and carved relief of a Portuguese courthouse.

Two Olhao Police Officers Go on Trial on 8 September Over the Death of a Handcuffed Man

The Ministerio Publico charged the two PSP agents in July 2025 with sequestro and homicide. Aissa Ait Aissa died of a brain contusion 20 days after being beaten on a track at Pechao, outside the officers' patrol area, while handcuffed. The Tribunal de Faro sits on 8, 11 and 25 September.

The Portugal Brief 25 Aug 2026

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