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Park in Lisbon — the 96th Feira do Livro returns to Parque Eduardo VII for 19 days.

96th Feira do Livro de Lisboa Pitches at Parque Eduardo VII for the 27 May to 14 June 2026 Run — 350 Pavilhões, 900 Editorial Chancelas and 2,200 Events Frame the 19-Day Cycle With Five New APEL Entrants

The 96th Feira do Livro de Lisboa opens at Parque Eduardo VII on 27 May for a 19-day run to 14 June 2026 — 350 pavilhões, 900 chancelas, more than 2,200 events, five new APEL entrants and immersive add-ons including cinema ao ar livre and silent-reading sessions.
The Portugal Brief
Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa Reclassifies Former SEF Border Director's Sentence to Abuso de Poder and Trims the Term to One Year and Ten Months — Ihor Homeniuk Case File Reopens the Justice Conversation on Lisbon Airport Detention

Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa Reclassifies Former SEF Border Director's Sentence to Abuso de Poder and Trims the Term to One Year and Ten Months — Ihor Homeniuk Case File Reopens the Justice Conversation on Lisbon Airport Detention

The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa has reclassified former SEF Borders director António Sérgio Henriques's conviction from denegação de justiça to abuso de poder, trimming his sentence from 2.5 years suspended to one year and ten months — the latest Ihor Homeniuk case footnote in the SEF-AIMA reset.
The Portugal Brief
State Auctions Eight Vacant Lisbon Office Buildings That Could Have Held 450 Public Homes — Avenida Visconde Valmor Closes at €15.7 Million as Resale Tickets Run Below the Per-Metre Cost the Government Pays Private Landlords

State Auctions Eight Vacant Lisbon Office Buildings That Could Have Held 450 Public Homes — Avenida Visconde Valmor Closes at €15.7 Million as Resale Tickets Run Below the Per-Metre Cost the Government Pays Private Landlords

Eight vacant Lisbon office buildings worth roughly 450 public-housing dwellings are being auctioned by the State, with the Avenida Visconde Valmor lot closing at €15.7M — below open-market references the same government pays private landlords for the public-housing pipeline.
The Portugal Brief