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Ministério Público Charges Thirty-One Including a DGACCP Consular Officer Over a €21 Million Fraudulent-Legalisation Scheme — Seven Held in Pre-Trial Detention as PJ-UNCT Files Money-Laundering and Active-Corruption Counts

Ministério Público Charges Thirty-One Including a DGACCP Consular Officer Over a €21 Million Fraudulent-Legalisation Scheme — Seven Held in Pre-Trial Detention as PJ-UNCT Files Money-Laundering and Active-Corruption Counts

The Ministério Público announced an indictment on Friday 22 May 2026 charging 31 defendants — including an employee of the Direcção-Geral dos Assuntos Consulares e Comunidades Portuguesas (DGACCP) — over an organised scheme that fraudulently...
The Portugal Brief
Pulseiras Electrónicas in Domestic-Violence Cases Triple From 513 to 1,655 Between 2016 and 2025 — Porto Carries 346 Devices, House-Arrest Sentences Surge 693% to 547 and the DGRSP File Settles at 60% DV-Specific

Pulseiras Electrónicas in Domestic-Violence Cases Triple From 513 to 1,655 Between 2016 and 2025 — Porto Carries 346 Devices, House-Arrest Sentences Surge 693% to 547 and the DGRSP File Settles at 60% DV-Specific

DGRSP closes 2025 with 1,655 active pulseiras electrónicas in domestic-violence cases against 513 in 2016 — a 222.61% decade climb. The DV cohort now carries 60% of all electronic monitoring; Porto holds 346 devices, Lisboa 281; house-arrest sentences surge 693% to 547.
The Portugal Brief
Tribunal da Relação Validates Strong Indicators of Corruption Against Pedro Calado, Avelino Farinha and Custódio Correia — Central Hospital Procurement and Team Vespas Rally Sponsorships Anchor the 20 May Reformulated Ruling

Tribunal da Relação Validates Strong Indicators of Corruption Against Pedro Calado, Avelino Farinha and Custódio Correia — Central Hospital Procurement and Team Vespas Rally Sponsorships Anchor the 20 May Reformulated Ruling

The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa issued a reformulated acórdão on Wednesday 20 May 2026 concluding there are fortes indícios — strong indicators — of active and passive corruption , recebimento indevido de vantagem (improper receipt of advantage),...
The Portugal Brief
MENAC and CSMP File Pareceres Against the Government's Tribunal de Contas Organic-Law Overhaul on the Eve of Wednesday's Plenário Debate — Filipa Calvão Brands the €10 Million Visto Prévio Threshold 'Verdadeiramente Inconstitucional'

MENAC and CSMP File Pareceres Against the Government's Tribunal de Contas Organic-Law Overhaul on the Eve of Wednesday's Plenário Debate — Filipa Calvão Brands the €10 Million Visto Prévio Threshold 'Verdadeiramente Inconstitucional'

MENAC and CSMP filed pareceres on 19 May against the Government's overhaul of the Tribunal de Contas organic law on the eve of Wednesday's Plenário debate. TC President Filipa Calvão's 12 May parecer brands the €10M visto prévio threshold 'verdadeiramente inconstitucional'.
The Portugal Brief