São Tomé and Príncipe's finance minister says a central bank account seized in Portugal by creditor Synergies is protected by sovereign immunity, and that the government had already offered to pay off the old hydroelectric debt early.
Lisbon's mayor told the Rossio housing camp to move to São Domingos, Martim Moniz or the Restauradores. Renata Cambra says that defies the ruling letting her stay until 24 November. Most Lisbon detainees choose trial, and Porto sets 13 November for its ice rink.
Court-appointed lawyers are paid only once a case is final, which in trials like BES means years without pay. The justice minister says she has signed an order allowing interim payments; its text is not yet public. Here is what is decided, and how residents apply for legal aid.
Since the Return Law took effect on 11 September, a refused residence application is itself the duty to leave, with no separate notice first. The PSP can extend the deadline, and the refusal can be challenged in an administrative court.
IGCP had treated a 2009 savings account as lost to the state. The Lisbon Court of Appeal says an heir's time limit only starts once they learn of the death and of the certificates. Since 2024, heirs of Series A and B certificates have 20 years from the death.
Decreto-Lei 207/2026 lets the Prime Minister approve legal positions that bind every public body, and tells the State's lawyers not to drag out cases or appeal rulings that match them. No determination exists yet.
Because a Lisbon judge refused to apply part of the 1974 protest law on constitutional grounds, prosecutors must appeal to the Constitutional Court. What the judges can decide, why one ruling would not scrap the 00:30 rule, and Monday's other developments.
