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Polícia Judiciária Storms Carris Santo Amaro and Maintenance-Company Premises Over the September 2025 Elevador da Glória Disaster — 20+ Inspectors, ~10 Home Searches and Joaquim Morgado on Homicídio por Negligência

Polícia Judiciária Storms Carris Santo Amaro and Maintenance-Company Premises Over the September 2025 Elevador da Glória Disaster — 20+ Inspectors, ~10 Home Searches and Joaquim Morgado on Homicídio por Negligência

PJ inspectors raided Carris's Santo Amaro HQ, the maintenance contractor's premises and ~10 home addresses on 29 May, executing the criminal-investigation phase into the 3 September 2025 Elevador da Glória derailment that killed 16 people. Joaquim Morgado leads on homicídio por negligência charges.
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PJ Sweeps PS Câmaras, Juntas and the Largo do Rato HQ on Thursday 28 May — 400 Inspectors and Seven DIAP Lisboa Prosecutors Move on 37 Arguidos, Five Detentions and the Santa Maria Maior Junta of Miguel Coelho on Prevaricação Charges

PJ Sweeps PS Câmaras, Juntas and the Largo do Rato HQ on Thursday 28 May — 400 Inspectors and Seven DIAP Lisboa Prosecutors Move on 37 Arguidos, Five Detentions and the Santa Maria Maior Junta of Miguel Coelho on Prevaricação Charges

Roughly 400 PJ inspectors and seven DIAP Lisboa prosecutors moved on PS câmaras, juntas and the Largo do Rato HQ on 28 May — 60 home and 32 non-residential search warrants in Lisbon, Mafra, Oeiras and Coimbra, 37 arguidos and the Santa Maria Maior junta on the charge sheet.
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Geneva and Viège Tribunals Freeze Patrick Drahi's Cologny Residence, Zermatt Real Estate and Swiss-Company Credits to Cover Armando Pereira's CHF 1.2 Billion Civil Claim — Operação Picoas Crosses the Border

Geneva and Viège Tribunals Freeze Patrick Drahi's Cologny Residence, Zermatt Real Estate and Swiss-Company Credits to Cover Armando Pereira's CHF 1.2 Billion Civil Claim — Operação Picoas Crosses the Border

Geneva and Viège tribunals froze Patrick Drahi's Cologny residence, Zermatt real estate and Swiss-company credits to cover Armando Pereira's CHF 1.2 billion (€1.3 billion) civil claim — Operação Picoas crosses the border on the eve of the Altice founder's empire sale.
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Getting Your Certificado do Registo Criminal in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the €5 Online Pedido, the €7 Counter Fee, the 90-Day Validade, the Multilingual European Model and the Apostila Route for Non-EU Use

Getting Your Certificado do Registo Criminal in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the €5 Online Pedido, the €7 Counter Fee, the 90-Day Validade, the Multilingual European Model and the Apostila Route for Non-EU Use

Getting a Portuguese Certificado do Registo Criminal in 2026 runs through the Ministério da Justiça portal at €5 online or €7 at a counter, valid for 90 days, with a European multilingual model available for EU use and the PGR apostila for non-EU jurisdictions.
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Supremo Tribunal Administrativo Confirms the Extinction of the Fundação Berardo in a Unanimous 21 May Ruling — BCP, CGD and Novobanco Unlock the Path to Recover €980 Million in Loans After a 19-Year Cycle Around Joe Berardo's Investment Vehicle

Supremo Tribunal Administrativo Confirms the Extinction of the Fundação Berardo in a Unanimous 21 May Ruling — BCP, CGD and Novobanco Unlock the Path to Recover €980 Million in Loans After a 19-Year Cycle Around Joe Berardo's Investment Vehicle

The Supremo Tribunal Administrativo (STA) confirmed the extinction of the Fundação Berardo in a unanimous ruling dated Thursday 21 May 2026 , an outcome that the foundation's executive board contested all the way up the appellate ladder after the...
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