Recovering an Unpaid Invoice in Portugal
The injunction procedure, the 51 euro court fee, the fifteen days the debtor gets, and the enforcement title you hold if nobody objects.
The Portugal Brief
Porto's Buses Now Answer on WhatsApp, and the Number Works From a Line, a Stop or Your Location
From Tuesday, STCP replies with real-time arrival predictions on WhatsApp, on the same 226 158 158 number as its Linha Azul. It lands in the same week the network switches timetables twice and the summer beach reinforcements end.
Portugal's Export Credit Agency Left Private Hands on Tuesday, and the Bank Taking It Over Says Only 0.2 Percent of Exports Are Covered
From 1 September the Banco Português de Fomento sells export credit insurance and issues State guarantees under a new brand, Fomento Trade, ending fifty-seven years in which COSEC held the mandate. The change was ordered in June 2022 and postponed twice.
Keeping Chickens and Other Small Livestock in Portugal
The ceiling for household keeping, the 4.50 euro registration, the flock declaration due by 30 September, and the bird flu rules that can confine your hens.
Creatine and Whey Protein Are Now Banned From Portugal's Prisons, Because the Search Kit at the Gate Cannot Tell Them From Drugs
A despacho signed by the DGRSP's director-general bars food supplements in powder, granulate or tablet form from every Portuguese jail, arriving by visit, parcel or any other route. The stated reason is that gatehouse equipment cannot distinguish them from narcotics.
Five Councils That Reported Their Storm Damage Late Are Written Into Portugal's 80 Million Euro River and Coast Recovery Fund
Resolução do Conselho de Ministros 176/2026, gazetted on Monday and in force from Tuesday, adds Fronteira, Manteigas, Marvão, Nelas and Santa Comba Dão to the Territórios Resilientes annex and lifts the ceiling by 3,493,000 euros to 80,088,647 euros.
Half of ILGA Portugal's Board Had Already Gone, So the Other Half Resigned Too, With an Election Called for 17 October
A body built for ten was running with five. President Daniela Bento cites two years of constant redirection, a changed funding structure and a political context needing more energy than the board had left. Staff stay; the volunteer leadership goes.