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EDP Hands EDPR's 1.8-Gigawatt Brazilian Fleet to EDP Brasil to Refocus the Renewable Arm on the United States and Europe

EDP Hands EDPR's 1.8-Gigawatt Brazilian Fleet to EDP Brasil to Refocus the Renewable Arm on the United States and Europe

EDP confirmed on Tuesday that EDPR's onshore wind and solar fleet in Brazil — 1.1 GW of wind and 0.7 GW of solar — moves to 100-percent-owned EDP Brasil before year-end at an enterprise value of around €1.5 billion. Capital recycles into US and European projects.

The Portugal Brief 19 May 2026

Tax Authority Caps IVA Refunds for Recipients of PRR and Other Public Funding, Backdated to 2024 Expenses

Tax Authority Caps IVA Refunds for Recipients of PRR and Other Public Funding, Backdated to 2024 Expenses

AT circular issued 12 May caps IVA refunds at the difference between the recoverable tax and any public funding already received under Decree-Law 84/2017, after Article 6-A was inserted by the 2024 State Budget. ECO broke the squeeze on Tuesday 19 May.

The Portugal Brief 19 May 2026

MENAC and CSMP File Pareceres Against the Government's Tribunal de Contas Organic-Law Overhaul on the Eve of Wednesday's Plenário Debate — Filipa Calvão Brands the €10 Million Visto Prévio Threshold 'Verdadeiramente Inconstitucional'

MENAC and CSMP File Pareceres Against the Government's Tribunal de Contas Organic-Law Overhaul on the Eve of Wednesday's Plenário Debate — Filipa Calvão Brands the €10 Million Visto Prévio Threshold 'Verdadeiramente Inconstitucional'

MENAC and CSMP filed pareceres on 19 May against the Government's overhaul of the Tribunal de Contas organic law on the eve of Wednesday's Plenário debate. TC President Filipa Calvão's 12 May parecer brands the €10M visto prévio threshold 'verdadeiramente inconstitucional'.

The Portugal Brief 19 May 2026

Cabo Verde's PAICV Sweep Recasts the Lusophone Triangle for Lisbon — Diaspora Returns, the Escudo Peg and Migration Corridor Sit at the Centre of the New Praia Calculus

Cabo Verde's PAICV Sweep Recasts the Lusophone Triangle for Lisbon — Diaspora Returns, the Escudo Peg and Migration Corridor Sit at the Centre of the New Praia Calculus

PAICV's 17 May absolute-majority sweep in Cabo Verde resets Lisbon's premises on three connected files: the diaspora corridor through Portugal, the escudo-euro peg anchored by an IGCP facility since 1999, and the CPLP-mobility geometry that links Praia to Lisbon and Brasília.

The Portugal Brief 19 May 2026

Montenegro's PSD Motion Borrows Cavaco's Slogan and Slams Both Chega and Bloco Central — A 2027 General-Election Script Rather Than a Congress Manifesto

Montenegro's PSD Motion Borrows Cavaco's Slogan and Slams Both Chega and Bloco Central — A 2027 General-Election Script Rather Than a Congress Manifesto

Montenegro filed his third strategic motion for the 43rd PSD Congress in Anadia (20-21 June) with a Cavaco-era slogan, a firm 'Não É Não' to Chega and an explicit rejection of any Bloco Central with PS — read against the calendar, this is the opening script for 2027.

The Portugal Brief 19 May 2026

Lusa's 24-Hour Walkout Hangs on Editorial Independence — Wages Are the Symptom, the Estatutos Debate Is the Test of Whether Portugal's Public Newswire Stays at Arms' Length

Lusa's 24-Hour Walkout Hangs on Editorial Independence — Wages Are the Symptom, the Estatutos Debate Is the Test of Whether Portugal's Public Newswire Stays at Arms' Length

Lusa's 24-hour strike on Wed 20 May coincides with the Assembleia opening the estatutos debate. The wage file is the visible grievance; the deeper question is whether Portugal's public newswire stays at arms' length from the state-shareholder bench that funds it.

The Portugal Brief 19 May 2026

Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: PSI Edges +0.19% to 9,160 on REN-NOS Lead, Galp Ex-Dividend, Mota-Engil €110M Bond Shuts at 4.6%, Optimize Says No at €2.057 Martifer OPA

Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: PSI Edges +0.19% to 9,160 on REN-NOS Lead, Galp Ex-Dividend, Mota-Engil €110M Bond Shuts at 4.6%, Optimize Says No at €2.057 Martifer OPA

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The Portugal Brief 19 May 2026

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