Albufeira's mayor says the plant breaches the council's master plan and wants the brine pumped further out. The minister says the embargo covers the land, not the works. He also sits on the board of the company building it.
Thousands marched in Lisbon and Porto on Saturday, a week after the camps were cleared. The Ombudsman's torture-prevention team was present, and by early evening the question was whether tents would go up again for the night.
President Seguro has promulgated a law making business buyers, not sellers, pay the VAT on petrol and diesel down the supply chain, with a 3 million euro guarantee for fuel traders. He notes the fuel rule needs EU authorisation before it can apply.
From Sunday, people already in opioid treatment in Albufeira, Loulé, Portalegre, Portimão, São Brás de Alportel, Santiago do Cacém and Vila do Bispo can take methadone at a local pharmacy on referral. The state pays pharmacies 30 euros a month per patient.
A budget amendment adds 1.7 million euros to the parish fund and guarantees no parish less than in 2026, answering cuts to about 210 parishes. ANAFRE's board decides on Monday whether juntas still close on Wednesday 4 November.
Archaeologists at the Côa Valley's Penascosa site found hundreds of ochre and other pigment fragments in a layer over 27,000 years old, suggesting the Palaeolithic engravers may also have painted. Penascosa is open for guided visits from 18 euros.
The Algarve's two landfills, at Portimão and Loulé, are close to full. The APA signed an 11-month study in Faro on 30 October to choose between incineration and sorting plants, and the minister says the solution will take four to five years to build.
