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Portuguese Almond Exports Cross €115.45 Million in 2025 as Shelled Volumes Overtake In-Shell for the First Time at 65% of Value — Sector Targets the Fourth Global Producer Slot Behind the US, Spain and Australia

Portuguese Almond Exports Cross €115.45 Million in 2025 as Shelled Volumes Overtake In-Shell for the First Time at 65% of Value — Sector Targets the Fourth Global Producer Slot Behind the US, Spain and Australia

Portuguese almond exports cross €115.45 million in 2025 on a 12% volume lift to 41,800 tonnes. Shelled almonds overtake in-shell value for the first time at 65% of the export tape; sector targets the fourth global producer slot behind the US, Spain and Australia within five years.
The Portugal Brief
Polícia Judiciária Returns to Vila Nova de Gaia on Tuesday 26 May with Dozens of Searches and Over a Dozen Detention Warrants at Águas de Gaia — Public-Contracts Inquiry Re-Opens Nine Months After the Lemos Rodrigues Indictment

Polícia Judiciária Returns to Vila Nova de Gaia on Tuesday 26 May with Dozens of Searches and Over a Dozen Detention Warrants at Águas de Gaia — Public-Contracts Inquiry Re-Opens Nine Months After the Lemos Rodrigues Indictment

PJ mobilises dozens of searches and over a dozen detention warrants at Águas de Gaia on Tuesday 26 May 2026. DIAP do Porto inquiry targets active and passive corruption, abuse of power and tax fraud on public-contract awards — second phase after the September 2025 Lemos Rodrigues indictment.
The Portugal Brief
Polícia Judiciária Tallies the SNS Administrative-Data Heist at More Than 100,000 Users Across Continental and Island Portugal — Compromised Doctor Credentials and Suspected AI Compression Define the Investigation Frame

Polícia Judiciária Tallies the SNS Administrative-Data Heist at More Than 100,000 Users Across Continental and Island Portugal — Compromised Doctor Credentials and Suspected AI Compression Define the Investigation Frame

The PJ's UNC3T pegs the May 2026 SNS unauthorised-access incident at more than 100,000 utentes across continental Portugal, Azores and Madeira. Compromised doctor credentials at ULS Alto Minho opened the pipe; investigators suspect AI scripted the extraction in days.
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