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DECIR 2026 Lands in Alentejo Central With 393 Operacionais and 99 Vehicles for the July-September Delta Phase — Maria João Rosado Reads One Light Bomber Helicopter Into Évora From 15 May, Estremoz Public Presentation Tomorrow

DECIR 2026 Lands in Alentejo Central With 393 Operacionais and 99 Vehicles for the July-September Delta Phase — Maria João Rosado Reads One Light Bomber Helicopter Into Évora From 15 May, Estremoz Public Presentation Tomorrow

DECIR 2026 fields 393 operacionais and 99 vehicles in Alentejo Central for the 1 July-30 September Delta peak, with one light bomber helicopter based in Évora from 15 May. Commander Maria João Rosado presents the device publicly in Estremoz on 12 May.
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Paulo Rangel Walks Into Brussels on Monday Asking for EU Sanctions on Ben-Gvir and Smotrich — Foreign Minister Concedes the Two-Minister Measure Will Not Pass But Pushes Settler-Targeted Sanctions and West-Bank-Settlement Trade Restrictions

Paulo Rangel Walks Into Brussels on Monday Asking for EU Sanctions on Ben-Gvir and Smotrich — Foreign Minister Concedes the Two-Minister Measure Will Not Pass But Pushes Settler-Targeted Sanctions and West-Bank-Settlement Trade Restrictions

Paulo Rangel walked into the 11 May 2026 EU Foreign Affairs Council asking for sanctions on Ben-Gvir and Smotrich. He conceded the measure will not pass and pushed for settler-targeted sanctions and trade restrictions on West Bank settlement goods.
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Climáximo Paints the Thales Facade Red in Paço de Arcos on Monday Morning — Climate Collective Writes 'Genocida' Across the Defence Group's Portuguese Headquarters and Sets 15 May for a São Bento Concentration

Climáximo Paints the Thales Facade Red in Paço de Arcos on Monday Morning — Climate Collective Writes 'Genocida' Across the Defence Group's Portuguese Headquarters and Sets 15 May for a São Bento Concentration

Climáximo activists painted the facade of Thales in Paço de Arcos red on the morning of 11 May 2026, writing 'genocida' across the entrance to the French defence group's Portuguese headquarters and calling a 15 May concentration in front of São Bento.
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Lei 45/2024 Tightening CGA Reinscription Walks Into Its Fourth Tribunal Constitucional Defeat — Procurador-Geral Pushes the File Into Abstract Successive Review, Acórdão 367/2026 Sets Up a Força-Geral-e-Obrigatória Strike-Down

Lei 45/2024 Tightening CGA Reinscription Walks Into Its Fourth Tribunal Constitucional Defeat — Procurador-Geral Pushes the File Into Abstract Successive Review, Acórdão 367/2026 Sets Up a Força-Geral-e-Obrigatória Strike-Down

Lei 45/2024 tightening CGA reinscription has drawn four Tribunal Constitucional unconstitutionality rulings. The Procurador-Geral filed for abstract successive review after the third; Acórdão 367/2026 of 21 April sets up a strike-down with força geral e obrigatória.
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TAP Has Until Wednesday 13 May to Defend Against Azul's €189 Million Action in the Tribunal de Lisboa — Brazilian Carrier Argues the 2016 Bond's Security Agreement Was Never Constituted, TAP SGPS Counters With a Suprimento Reclassification

TAP Has Until Wednesday 13 May to Defend Against Azul's €189 Million Action in the Tribunal de Lisboa — Brazilian Carrier Argues the 2016 Bond's Security Agreement Was Never Constituted, TAP SGPS Counters With a Suprimento Reclassification

TAP has until Wednesday 13 May to file its defence to Azul's €189 million civil action in the Tribunal da Comarca de Lisboa. The Brazilian carrier argues TAP never constituted the Security Agreement promised in the 2016 bond — a €90 million principal plus a decade of interest.
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