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A Coimbra Firm of 35 People Lands Its Biggest Order Yet, and Its Parts Will Reach Venus in 2031

Active Space Technologies will build 340 structural components for a European satellite constellation, worth up to EUR 3 million, with deliveries running to June 2028. Its hardware is also booked onto ESA missions to Venus, the Sun and Jupiter.

The Portugal Brief 20 Aug 2026

A construction worker in a harness and hard hat standing on the mast of a tower crane against a clear blue sky

Three Workers a Week Are Dying on the Job in Portugal, and an Unlicensed Sintra Site Just Added Two More

The labour inspectorate's count puts 81 workplace deaths in 2026 so far, after 160 last year: the worst run since 2015. On Wednesday a crane came down on a Belas site that had no licence to occupy the road, killing two painters.

The Portugal Brief 20 Aug 2026

The headquarters of Portugal's Ministry of Finance at Terreiro do Paco in Lisbon

Validating Your Invoices on e-Fatura in Portugal in 2026: A Practical Guide to the Despesas Dedutiveis, the Six Deduction Categories, the February Deadline, and How to Maximise Your IRS Refund

Say yes to 'Contribuinte?' and your invoices become money off your IRS. A guide to the six e-Fatura deduction categories and what each is worth, the general 35%, health 15%, the VAT back on restaurants, vets and transport passes, the global ceiling, and the end-of-February validation deadline.

The Portugal Brief 19 Aug 2026

The Hospital de Santa Maria in Lisbon, one of Portugal's largest public SNS hospitals

Portugal Postpones Its New SNS Surgery-Booking System as 87,000 Patients Wait More Than Six Months for an Operation

SINACC, the platform meant to run SNS waiting lists for consultations and surgery, has had its rollout postponed days after launch because it is not ready. The Ordem dos Medicos calls the delay prudent. On the latest figures, 87,246 patients have waited more than six months for an operation.

The Portugal Brief 19 Aug 2026

The Banco de Portugal (Bank of Portugal) headquarters in the Baixa quarter of Lisbon

Portugal's External Surplus Halved to 0.8% of GDP in the First Half, Even as Its Debt to the Rest of the World Fell to a 25-Year Low

The Bank of Portugal says the combined current and capital account surplus fell to 0.8% of GDP in the first half, down 45.8% on a year earlier, as a wider goods deficit bit. Yet net external debt dropped to 33.9% of GDP, its lowest since 2001. What the split means for residents and investors.

The Portugal Brief 19 Aug 2026

Business people gathered around a laptop at a technology workshop during the Web Summit in Lisbon

Libax Wires ChatGPT and Claude Into Portuguese Insurance Brokers' Systems

Libax, a Lisbon software house serving insurance brokers, has connected AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude to its clients' live databases using the Model Context Protocol. Brokers can now query their own books in plain Portuguese, a small but telling step in Portuguese SME AI adoption.

The Portugal Brief 19 Aug 2026

The exterior of FC Porto's Estadio do Dragao, showing the club's dragon emblem

FC Porto Sells Half of Rodrigo Mora to Roma for €25 Million, Keeping a Share of His Next Move

FC Porto has sold 50% of the 19-year-old Rodrigo Mora to AS Roma for €25 million plus €2 million in bonuses, keeping a claim on any future sale. The deal's structure, a buy-out option paired with a sell-on clause, shows how Portugal's biggest clubs turn young talent into revenue.

The Portugal Brief 19 Aug 2026

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