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Prosecutor Seeks Trial for All 59 Accused in Lisbon's "Tutti-Frutti" Parish-Council Graft Case

At the final pre-trial hearing, the prosecution argued that all 59 defendants in the Lisbon "Tutti-Frutti" case — including a sitting parish official — should face a full trial over alleged favours to party activists.

The Portugal Brief 25 Jun 2026

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Former Espírito Santo Director Tells the Marquês Corruption Trial That Ricardo Salgado "Decided Everything"

A former Grupo Espírito Santo director told the Operação Marquês trial that Ricardo Salgado made every decision inside the collapsed empire, down to matters that "weren't even relevant."

The Portugal Brief 25 Jun 2026

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Caring for an Ageing Parent in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the RNCCI Continuing-Care Network, Care Homes (Lares and ERPI), Home Support and the Dependency Supplement

How long-term care for older people works in Portugal: the RNCCI continuing-care network, home support (SAD) and day centres, care homes (lares and ERPI) and what they cost, plus the dependency supplement, the solidarity supplement and the Informal Carer Statute.

The Portugal Brief 25 Jun 2026

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Frontex Bases Its New Iberian Border Command in Lisbon and Deploys 60 Officers Across Portugal's Four International Airports

Portugal inaugurated a new Lisbon-based regional command of Frontex on 24 June — a 300-strong joint Iberian deployment that puts around 60 European border officers across the airports of Lisbon, Faro, Ponta Delgada and Funchal, plus 80 more on maritime patrol.

The Portugal Brief 25 Jun 2026

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Medical Emergencies in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to 112, INEM, the SNS 24 Line, the Manchester Triage Colours and When an Urgencia Visit Is Free

When something goes wrong, knowing whether to dial 112, call the SNS 24 line, or go straight to an urgencia can change the outcome. A practical guide to Portugal's emergency-medicine system, the Manchester triage colours, and what a hospital visit actually costs.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jun 2026

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A Decade of Public-Transport Reform Has Won Portugal More Riders but Worse Journeys, a Lisbon Conference Hears

Ten years into Portugal's public-transport overhaul, ridership is at record highs while service quality slips, transport economists told a Lisbon conference on 24 June. The mobility regulator AMT wants the next generation of contracts rewritten around quality, not just kilometres run.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jun 2026

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Portugal Co-Founds Denária Europa, the First European Civil Platform Defending the Right to Pay in Cash

Portugal has joined Spain, France and Sweden in founding Denária Europa, a Brussels-based confederation set up to defend the right to access and use physical cash as digital payments and a possible digital euro reshape how Europeans pay.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jun 2026

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