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Beach Safety

ISN Mans the 1 June Praia-Vigiada Surveillance Window Across the Portuguese Coast — Nadadores-Salvadores Deploy Through 30 September, the Bandeira Verde-Amarela-Vermelha Frame Operates and Praias Não Vigiadas Carry the Severity Tail

Monday 1 June 2026 opens the canonical Praia-Vigiada surveillance window — ISN nadadores-salvadores deploy through 30 September under the Lei 44/2002 / Decreto-Lei 100/2003 frame, the Bandeira Verde-Amarela-Vermelha tape operates and Praias Não Vigiadas carry the structural drowning-severity tail.

Wildfire

ANEPC Stages the 1 July Período Crítico Across Continental Portugal — Decreto-Lei 124/2006 SNDFCI Restrictions on Queimadas, Foguetes and Outdoor Smoking Kick In Through 30 September Alongside the DECIF Charlie Peak Deployment

Tuesday 1 July activates the Período Crítico under Decreto-Lei 124/2006 SNDFCI — across continental Portugal the queimadas-foguetes-smoking restrictions kick in through 30 September alongside the DECIF Charlie peak deployment, the Black Hawk reinforcement and the AGIF coordination.

Guides

Getting a Mortgage in Portugal

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