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GNR Activates Operação Peregrinação Segura 2026 From Monday Through 13 May Across the Fátima Pilgrim Routes — Two-Phase Deployment, Waze Alerts and a 450,000-Pilgrim Anniversary Window

GNR Activates Operação Peregrinação Segura 2026 From Monday Through 13 May Across the Fátima Pilgrim Routes — Two-Phase Deployment, Waze Alerts and a 450,000-Pilgrim Anniversary Window

GNR's Operação Peregrinação Segura 2026 launches Monday 4 May and runs through 13 May. Phase 1 covers the foot-pilgrim flow on the Caminho de Fátima; Phase 2 secures the Cova da Iria recinto for the 12-13 May International Anniversary Pilgrimage. Waze integration adds geolocated safety alerts.
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Pingo Doce's 256-Restaurant Footprint and Continente's Cozinha Continente Drive a Fair-Competition Fight Inside Portugal's Restaurant Sector — AHRESP Says Microenterprises Cannot Match the Central-Kitchen Model

Pingo Doce's 256-Restaurant Footprint and Continente's Cozinha Continente Drive a Fair-Competition Fight Inside Portugal's Restaurant Sector — AHRESP Says Microenterprises Cannot Match the Central-Kitchen Model

Sunday Público reportage: Pingo Doce runs 256 in-store restaurants and is on track to be Portugal's largest restaurant chain. Continente's Cozinha Continente rolls out across a 500-store target. AHRESP says the central-kitchen model is not fair competition for microenterprises.
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