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Public Holidays (Feriados) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the 13 National Days, the Movable Easter Cycle, the Municipal Feriado Calendar, the Carnaval Optional Day and the Tolerância de Ponto Despacho

Public Holidays (Feriados) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the 13 National Days, the Movable Easter Cycle, the Municipal Feriado Calendar, the Carnaval Optional Day and the Tolerância de Ponto Despacho

Portugal has 13 national feriados in 2026 under Article 234 CT, plus the municipal feriado, the optional Carnaval Tuesday and the Tolerância de Ponto despacho. This guide covers every date, the Easter cycle, the regional days and the working-on-a-feriado pay rules.
The Portugal Brief
Galp's 2025-2026 Billing System Migration Leaves 2% of the Customer Book Unbilled Eight Months In — Households Receive €400-€800 Accumulated Bundles in May, DECO Reminds Clients of the Six-Month Prescription Rule and the Optional-Payment-Plan Right

Galp's 2025-2026 Billing System Migration Leaves 2% of the Customer Book Unbilled Eight Months In — Households Receive €400-€800 Accumulated Bundles in May, DECO Reminds Clients of the Six-Month Prescription Rule and the Optional-Payment-Plan Right

Galp customers are receiving accumulated electricity-and-gas invoices of €400-€800 in May 2026 after the late-2025 billing-platform migration left roughly 2% of the customer book unbilled. DECO reminds clients the six-month prescription rule and the optional-payment-plan right both apply.
The Portugal Brief
Constitutional Court Strikes Down Portaria 230/2019 on the RNH 'Atividades de Elevado Valor Acrescentado' Table — Reserva de Lei Tributária Bars Government From Defining the 20% IRS-Beneficiary Professions, Says 21 April Acórdão

Constitutional Court Strikes Down Portaria 230/2019 on the RNH 'Atividades de Elevado Valor Acrescentado' Table — Reserva de Lei Tributária Bars Government From Defining the 20% IRS-Beneficiary Professions, Says 21 April Acórdão

Tribunal Constitucional, in an acórdão dated 21 April 2026 made public 14 May, rules Portaria n.º 230/2019 unconstitutional for defining the 'atividades de elevado valor acrescentado' that unlock the RNH 20% IRS rate — reserva de lei tributária forecloses the decree-defined table.
The Portugal Brief
Exchanging a Foreign Driving Licence for a Portuguese Carta de Condução in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the 90-Day Rule, the OCDE-and-CPLP Channel, the Convenção de Viena Route, the IMT Médico Attestation and the 'A Minha Carta' Portal

Exchanging a Foreign Driving Licence for a Portuguese Carta de Condução in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the 90-Day Rule, the OCDE-and-CPLP Channel, the Convenção de Viena Route, the IMT Médico Attestation and the 'A Minha Carta' Portal

Exchanging a foreign driving licence for a Portuguese Carta de Condução in 2026 — the 90-day rule, the 2-year administrative cliff, the OCDE-and-CPLP reciprocity, the Convenção de Viena route, the IMT médico electronic attestation, the 'A Minha Carta' portal, the €30 fee with 10% online discount.
The Portugal Brief
Filipa Calvão Hands Parliament a 'Verdadeiramente Inconstitucional' Parecer on the Tribunal de Contas Reform Bill on Thursday 14 May — Permanent Commission Says the €10 Million Visto Prévio Carve-Out Opens 'Zonas de Vazio' for Corruption

Filipa Calvão Hands Parliament a 'Verdadeiramente Inconstitucional' Parecer on the Tribunal de Contas Reform Bill on Thursday 14 May — Permanent Commission Says the €10 Million Visto Prévio Carve-Out Opens 'Zonas de Vazio' for Corruption

Thursday 14 May 2026: Tribunal de Contas Comissão Permanente parecer brands the Government's TdC reform bill 'verdadeiramente inconstitucional'; the €10 million visto-prévio carve-out halves external control from €10 bn to €5 bn and opens 'zonas de vazio' for corruption. Debate opens 20 May.
The Portugal Brief
Marcelo Signs the 12-Month Extension of the Storm-Impact Credit Moratoria Into Law on Thursday Evening 14 May — Decree Carries 7,400 Clients and €930 Million in Mortgage and Empresa Credit Through to End-April 2027

Marcelo Signs the 12-Month Extension of the Storm-Impact Credit Moratoria Into Law on Thursday Evening 14 May — Decree Carries 7,400 Clients and €930 Million in Mortgage and Empresa Credit Through to End-April 2027

Thursday evening 14 May 2026: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa promulgates the Government decree extending the storm-impact credit moratoria by 12 months, locking the BdP-tracked 7,400 clients and €930 million in mortgage and empresa credit through to end-April 2027.
The Portugal Brief