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Hospital Dona Estefânia Suspends Its External Pediatric Surgery Emergency Until Sunday 20:00 — Anaesthesiology Staff Shortage Strips Lisbon's Main Children's Hospital of Operating-Room Cover Through the May Day Long Weekend

Hospital Dona Estefânia Suspends Its External Pediatric Surgery Emergency Until Sunday 20:00 — Anaesthesiology Staff Shortage Strips Lisbon's Main Children's Hospital of Operating-Room Cover Through the May Day Long Weekend

Hospital Dona Estefânia has suspended its external paediatric-surgery emergency until Sunday 3 May at 20:00, citing an anaesthesiology staff shortage. The general paediatric ER stays open. SNS 24 (808 24 24 24) handles the redirect to other paediatric-surgery centres.
The Portugal Brief
Chega Files a Comissão Parlamentar de Inquérito to the Operação Influencer on Monday — Ventura Wants António Costa and His Former Ministers Summoned After a New PJ Wiretap on the Sines Data Centre

Chega Files a Comissão Parlamentar de Inquérito to the Operação Influencer on Monday — Ventura Wants António Costa and His Former Ministers Summoned After a New PJ Wiretap on the Sines Data Centre

Chega tables a comissão parlamentar de inquérito to the Operação Influencer on Monday 5 May. Ventura wants ex-PM Costa and his ministers summoned after a new PJ wiretap of a Christmas Eve 2022 call on the Sines data centre. Chega's 60 seats clear the one-fifth potestative threshold.
The Portugal Brief
Pharmacies in Portugal in 2026 — The Receita Sem Papel Codes, the Farmácia de Serviço Rotation, the Farmácias Portuguesas Saúda Card, App da Farmácia Home Delivery, and a Practical Guide for Foreign Residents Across the Counter

Pharmacies in Portugal in 2026 — The Receita Sem Papel Codes, the Farmácia de Serviço Rotation, the Farmácias Portuguesas Saúda Card, App da Farmácia Home Delivery, and a Practical Guide for Foreign Residents Across the Counter

Portugal has 2,920 community pharmacies, the Receita Sem Papel system runs every prescription through three SMS codes, the Farmácia de Serviço rotation keeps one open in every freguesia, and a fresh Greater Porto delivery app launched on 1 May. The practical 2026 guide for foreign residents.
The Portugal Brief
Defence Minister Asks the PGR for a Legal Opinion on the NATO Ammunition Depot at Sesimbra-Seixal — Half a Century of Illegal Construction Inside the Military Servitude Zone, Demolition Orders Pending and Population Relocation on the Table

Defence Minister Asks the PGR for a Legal Opinion on the NATO Ammunition Depot at Sesimbra-Seixal — Half a Century of Illegal Construction Inside the Military Servitude Zone, Demolition Orders Pending and Population Relocation on the Table

Nuno Melo's 2 April letter asks the PGR three questions about the NATO ammunition depot at Sesimbra-Seixal: how to execute pending demolition orders, whether to declare public-utility expropriation, and how to coordinate with the Natura 2000 / REN / ZEC overlay.
The Portugal Brief
Visiting Fátima in 2026 — The Six Anniversary Pilgrimages, the May 12-13 International Edition, the Cova da Iria Programme, the Caminho Routes from Lisboa and Porto, and a Practical Visitor Guide for Expats

Visiting Fátima in 2026 — The Six Anniversary Pilgrimages, the May 12-13 International Edition, the Cova da Iria Programme, the Caminho Routes from Lisboa and Porto, and a Practical Visitor Guide for Expats

Fátima draws six million visitors a year and six monthly Anniversary Pilgrimages between May and October, anchored on 13 May and 13 October. This is the practical 2026 visitor guide — the programme, the Caminho walking routes, the Cova da Iria layout and the Sanctuary etiquette.
The Portugal Brief