The Braga Brief: Week of March 13, 2026
Budget approved with €15.5M for roads, Bosch launches eBike R&D, UMinho makes dual-degree history, and Semana Santa is just around the corner.
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Markets, Business & Tech Briefing — Friday, 13 March 2026
Fitch: House Prices to Rise Another 15% in 2026 Ratings agency Fitch sees no reversal in Portugal's housing price trajectory, forecasting a 15% nominal increase in 2026 after an 18% rise last year. Senior director Juan Garcia cited limited supply...
Portugal Daily Briefing — Friday, 13 March 2026
Food Basket Hits Record High The basic food basket monitored by DECO PROteste reached its highest price ever this week at €254.12 — up €12.30 (5.1%) since the start of January and a staggering 35.4% higher than when tracking began in 2022. Tuna in...
Portugal's Spy Agency Issues Rare Warning on WhatsApp and Signal Hacking Campaign
Portugal's national intelligence service issued a rare public warning on Wednesday that foreign state-backed hackers have launched a global campaign to seize control of government officials' WhatsApp and Signal accounts. The alert from the...
Foreign Investors Pour Record €3.9 Billion Into Portuguese Property
The golden visa may be gone, but international money keeps flowing into Portugal's property market at an accelerating pace. Foreign investors poured €3.9 billion into Portuguese real estate in 2025 — a 10% increase over 2024 and a new...
Nine Police Officers Detained as Portugal's Abuse Scandal Deepens
Nine officers of Portugal's Public Security Police (PSP) are now in pre-trial detention on charges that include torture, rape, abuse of power, and serious physical harm — a case that has grown from isolated allegations into what may become one...
The Government's Six-Pillar Plan to Fix Portugal's Rental Crisis
For decades, Portugal's rental market has been caught in a paradox: thousands of apartments sit empty while families struggle to find affordable housing. Many landlords simply refuse to rent, fearing non-payment, sluggish eviction processes, and a...