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Transtejo Soflusa Will Open a Direct Seixal–Barreiro Electric-Ferry Run From June 2026 — Weekends First, Then Weekdays, on Top of the 100% Electric Seixal–Cais do Sodré Spine That Has Already Saved 1.74 Million Litres of Diesel

Transtejo Soflusa Will Open a Direct Seixal–Barreiro Electric-Ferry Run From June 2026 — Weekends First, Then Weekdays, on Top of the 100% Electric Seixal–Cais do Sodré Spine That Has Already Saved 1.74 Million Litres of Diesel

Minister Miguel Pinto Luz confirmed Transtejo Soflusa will open a Seixal–Barreiro fluvial connection in June 2026 — weekends first, weekdays to follow. The new line plugs into a 10-vessel electric fleet that has carried 2 million passengers and saved 1.74 million litres of diesel a year.
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Cycling in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the EuroVelo 1 Atlantic Coast Route, the Algarve Ecovia do Litoral, the Ecopistas Network, the Lisbon Gira and Porto Bike-Share Schemes, and the Comboios de Portugal Cycle-on-Train Rules

Cycling in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the EuroVelo 1 Atlantic Coast Route, the Algarve Ecovia do Litoral, the Ecopistas Network, the Lisbon Gira and Porto Bike-Share Schemes, and the Comboios de Portugal Cycle-on-Train Rules

Portugal sits at the southwestern end of EuroVelo 1, and the practical cycling stack — Ecovia do Litoral, Ecopistas, Lisbon Gira, Porto bike-share, CP cycle-on-train — has matured fast. A 2026 guide for foreign residents to the routes, urban schemes, gear and train logistics.
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MAI Suspends 11 Beja Police Officers Implicated in Operação Safra Justa Six Months After the November 2025 PJ Raid — 10 GNR Plus 1 PSP, the 500-Migrant Cabeça Gorda Network and the Disciplinary Channel Finally Catches Up With the Criminal Channel

MAI Suspends 11 Beja Police Officers Implicated in Operação Safra Justa Six Months After the November 2025 PJ Raid — 10 GNR Plus 1 PSP, the 500-Migrant Cabeça Gorda Network and the Disciplinary Channel Finally Catches Up With the Criminal Channel

MAI confirmed on Tuesday it has suspended 10 GNR militares and 1 PSP agent — all from Beja — implicated in Operação Safra Justa, the November 2025 PJ-led human-trafficking case targeting a Cabeça Gorda network that controlled 500 foreign agricultural workers in the Alentejo since 2023.
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Évora's Tribunal da Relação Strikes the Terrorism Convictions From the Tancos Paiol File for Paulino, Pais and Hugo Santos — Sentences Trimmed for Seven Defendants and the First-Instance Pacto-de-Silêncio Finding Reversed

Évora's Tribunal da Relação Strikes the Terrorism Convictions From the Tancos Paiol File for Paulino, Pais and Hugo Santos — Sentences Trimmed for Seven Defendants and the First-Instance Pacto-de-Silêncio Finding Reversed

Évora's Tribunal da Relação on Tuesday struck the terrorism convictions of Paulino, Pais and Hugo Santos in the Tancos paiol file, trimmed sentences across seven defendants, reversed the first-instance pacto-de-silêncio finding and cut Major Vasco Brazão from 5 to 3.5 years suspended.
The Portugal Brief
Maria da Graça Carvalho Pre-Announces a Plan to 'Substantially Reduce' Portugal's Fossil-Fuel Dependence — 80.7% Renewables Electricity Already, ZAER the Operative Lever, Heavy Transport, Maritime and Aviation in the Renewable-Liquid-Fuels Channel

Maria da Graça Carvalho Pre-Announces a Plan to 'Substantially Reduce' Portugal's Fossil-Fuel Dependence — 80.7% Renewables Electricity Already, ZAER the Operative Lever, Heavy Transport, Maritime and Aviation in the Renewable-Liquid-Fuels Channel

Maria da Graça Carvalho says the government will present 'very soon' a plan to substantially reduce Portugal's fossil-fuel dependency. With 80.7% of January electricity already renewable, the gap is transport and industry. ZAER zones are the lever — e-fuels the channel for ships and aviation.
The Portugal Brief
Corticeira Amorim's Q1 2026 Net Profit Falls 6.5% to €15.4 Million on a Sales Drop to €211 Million — But the Mosaic Reads Better Than the Headline as Net Debt Halves to €42.5 Million and the Board Locks a €25 Million Buyback From 11 May

Corticeira Amorim's Q1 2026 Net Profit Falls 6.5% to €15.4 Million on a Sales Drop to €211 Million — But the Mosaic Reads Better Than the Headline as Net Debt Halves to €42.5 Million and the Board Locks a €25 Million Buyback From 11 May

Corticeira Amorim Q1 2026: net profit -6.5% to €15.4M on €211M sales (-8% reported, -6.8% ex-FX). EBITDA margin lifts to 17.3%. Net debt halves to €42.5M. Board signs off a €25M buyback from 11 May plus a €0.35-per-share dividend on 26 May.
The Portugal Brief