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Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: PSI Ends Week Up 0.7%, Volta Passes 150 Million Returns, AI Lands at Ageas

📋 In This Edition * Week in Review: Lisbon Adds 0.7% Despite a Soft Friday Finish * The Week's Movers: Utilities and Cork Set the Tone * Business & Tech Focus: The Volta Deposit Scheme Passes 150 Million Returns and Goes Fully Live, and Visor.ai Takes Its Conversational AI Into

The Portugal Brief 08 Aug 2026

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Portugal's Online Gambling Revenue Reaches €328 Million in Q2 as the World Cup Pulls In New Bettors

Portugal's regulated online-gambling market took in a record €328.2 million between April and June, up 14.4% year on year, as the World Cup drew casual punters to sports betting. New sign-ups jumped 17.7% to 248,400, and the state's online-gaming tax yielded €92.1 million.

The Portugal Brief 08 Aug 2026

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The Azores Commit €65 Million in Recovery Funds to 767 Homes, Led by Rent-to-Own Flats

The Azores are channelling €65 million of PRR recovery money into 767 homes — 142 new builds, 480 renovations and 145 serviced plots — to keep families on the islands. The first 12 flats, in Ribeira Grande, use a rent-to-own model with rents from €394 to €495 and drew 201 applications.

The Portugal Brief 08 Aug 2026

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Azambuja Rejects National-Interest Status for a €2 Billion Data Center, Citing Irreversible Impacts

The council of Azambuja has delivered an unfavourable opinion on national-interest status for a €2 billion data centre planned by the French developer Neoen in Alcoentre, warning of 'irreversible impacts' and the lack of any environmental study. The site would demand heavy water, power and land for

The Portugal Brief 08 Aug 2026

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The Côa Valley Rock Art That Halted a Dam Turns 30 as a Park, Drawing 400,000 Visitors

Portugal's Côa Valley Archaeological Park marks 30 years since a national campaign halted a dam to save its Ice Age engravings. More than 400,000 people have now visited the rock-art sites, with anniversary exhibitions running to 27 September.

The Portugal Brief 08 Aug 2026

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€335 Million in Tax From EDP's Douro Dam Sale May Lapse in October if the Fisco Fails to Collect

The Tax Authority has until October to collect €335.2 million owed on EDP's 2020 sale of six Douro dams, or lose the right to it under caducidade rules. The PS is demanding answers; a regional movement warns of a scandalous tax write-off.

The Portugal Brief 08 Aug 2026

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Fake AI Nudes Push Portuguese Pupils to Switch Schools — and the Penal Code Treats It as Child Pornography

Portuguese teenagers are using AI apps to fabricate nude images of classmates from ordinary Instagram photos. Police and APAV say it is a crime carrying up to three years in prison — and some victims are switching schools to escape the fallout.

The Portugal Brief 08 Aug 2026

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