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Assembleia da República Greenlights Lei de Política Criminal 2026-2028 With Prison-Crew Forest-Cleaning Mandate, Stop-and-Search Powers in Zonas de Criminalidade de Impacto Social and a Priority-Crime List Headed by Arson

Assembleia da República Greenlights Lei de Política Criminal 2026-2028 With Prison-Crew Forest-Cleaning Mandate, Stop-and-Search Powers in Zonas de Criminalidade de Impacto Social and a Priority-Crime List Headed by Arson

Parliament passed the Lei de Política Criminal (Criminal Policy Law) for 2026-2028 on 12 June, putting prison-crew forest-cleaning and police pat-downs in high-impact-crime zones onto the statute. PSD, Chega, IL and CDS-PP carried; Livre, PCP, BE opposed; PS, PAN, JPP abstained.

The Portugal Brief 12 Jun 2026

Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Warns Portugal Over 103.4% Prison Occupancy — Sets September 2027 Review Window After 'Tangible Progress' Demand

Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Warns Portugal Over 103.4% Prison Occupancy — Sets September 2027 Review Window After 'Tangible Progress' Demand

The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers warned on 12 June that Portugal faces fresh action unless prison occupancy — at a 2017-high 103.4% — drops materially by September 2027. The European Court of Human Rights is expected to issue a comprehensive ruling on detention conditions by end-2026.

The Portugal Brief 12 Jun 2026

INE Pins May 2026 CPI at 3.3% for Second Straight Month — Core Inflation Holds 2.2% as Energy Reaccelerates to 13.1% and Unprocessed Food Cools to 5.7%

INE Pins May 2026 CPI at 3.3% for Second Straight Month — Core Inflation Holds 2.2% as Energy Reaccelerates to 13.1% and Unprocessed Food Cools to 5.7%

INE's 12 June release confirms Portugal's CPI held at 3.3% year-on-year in May for a second consecutive month, with underlying inflation stuck at 2.2%, energy prices accelerating to 13.1% and unprocessed food decelerating to 5.7%. The IHPC now runs 0.1 percentage points below the eurozone.

The Portugal Brief 12 Jun 2026

Procuradoria-Geral da República Adopts Ethics Charter Barring Magistrates From AI Conviction-Prediction and Recidivism-Scoring Models

Procuradoria-Geral da República Adopts Ethics Charter Barring Magistrates From AI Conviction-Prediction and Recidivism-Scoring Models

The Procuradoria-Geral da República has approved a binding Carta para a Utilização Ética da Inteligência Artificial that forbids prosecutors from using AI to forecast conviction probability, score recidivism risk, or recommend pretrial detention.

The Portugal Brief 11 Jun 2026

Governo Approves €5 Million Modernisation Plan for Agência Lusa as New Statutes and Capital Increase Reset the State's News-Wire Architecture

Governo Approves €5 Million Modernisation Plan for Agência Lusa as New Statutes and Capital Increase Reset the State's News-Wire Architecture

Governo approves a €5 million modernisation envelope for Agência Lusa alongside new statutes and a €5 million capital increase. Newsroom-systems replacement, regional-correspondent reinforcement and a multilingual desk are the three operational pillars.

The Portugal Brief 11 Jun 2026

IGCP Banks €1.078 Billion in Twin Treasury-Bond Auction on 10 June — 3.342% Yield on the 2035 Nine-Year Line, 3.894% on the 2045 Eighteen-Year Issue Inside the €13 Billion Annual Funding Programme

IGCP Banks €1.078 Billion in Twin Treasury-Bond Auction on 10 June — 3.342% Yield on the 2035 Nine-Year Line, 3.894% on the 2045 Eighteen-Year Issue Inside the €13 Billion Annual Funding Programme

The Agência de Gestão da Tesouraria placed €1.078 billion in Wednesday's twin Treasury Bond auction, pricing the 2035 nine-year line at 3.342% and the 2045 eighteen-year issue at 3.894% — within the Treasury's €13 billion 2026 annual financing programme.

The Portugal Brief 10 Jun 2026

Governo Releases €30 Million Agricultural-Aid Package as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Push Gasóleo Verde 30% and Urea Doubles in Three Weeks

Governo Releases €30 Million Agricultural-Aid Package as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Push Gasóleo Verde 30% and Urea Doubles in Three Weeks

The Ministério da Agricultura e Alimentação opened on 9 June the financing window for a €30 million emergency aid package covering Portuguese agricultural producers against the spring-2026 surge in diesel, electricity and fertiliser prices linked to...

The Portugal Brief 10 Jun 2026

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