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Family of Glória Funicular Victim Lodges €1.05 Million Damages Action at Lisbon's Tribunal Administrativo — Husband and Daughter Name Carris, Mntc Manutenção and Fidelidade Insurance

Family of Glória Funicular Victim Lodges €1.05 Million Damages Action at Lisbon's Tribunal Administrativo — Husband and Daughter Name Carris, Mntc Manutenção and Fidelidade Insurance

The husband and daughter of Ana Paula Mendes, killed in the 3 September 2024 Elevador da Glória derailment, file a €1.05 million civil-damages action at Lisbon's Tribunal Administrativo against Carris, maintenance contractor Mntc and Fidelidade insurance — the first publicly disclosed claim.

The Portugal Brief 03 Jun 2026

Palácio Nacional da Ajuda's €12.8 Million PRR Refit Targets a 31 August Conclusion and Year-End Reopening — Three Treasury Rooms Lift From a Century-Long Closure

Palácio Nacional da Ajuda's €12.8 Million PRR Refit Targets a 31 August Conclusion and Year-End Reopening — Three Treasury Rooms Lift From a Century-Long Closure

The Palácio Nacional da Ajuda's €12.8 million PRR refit hits the 31 August PRR deadline with a year-end reopening — and unlocks three Salas do Tesouro shuttered since King Luís I's death in 1889.

The Portugal Brief 03 Jun 2026

PSP Lisbon Logs 214 Taxi-Speculation Detentions Through End-May — 132% Lift on the 2025 Period as CMT Certificate Seizure Arrives as Accessory Sanction

PSP Lisbon Logs 214 Taxi-Speculation Detentions Through End-May — 132% Lift on the 2025 Period as CMT Certificate Seizure Arrives as Accessory Sanction

PSP detained 214 taxi drivers in the Lisbon region for speculation across January-May 2026 — a 132% lift on 2025 — and confirmed CMT certificate seizure now applies as an accessory sanction.

The Portugal Brief 03 Jun 2026

Unicre's Lisbon Tape Pins the Bad Bunny Estádio da Luz Run at +8.01% Retail Billing With Transactions Climbing 12.03% — USA Tops Foreign Spend at 24.33% Across the Two-Night Window

Unicre's Lisbon Tape Pins the Bad Bunny Estádio da Luz Run at +8.01% Retail Billing With Transactions Climbing 12.03% — USA Tops Foreign Spend at 24.33% Across the Two-Night Window

Unicre's Lisbon billing tape for the Bad Bunny Estádio da Luz nights came in at +8.01% year-on-year with a 12.03% lift in transactions — USA cardholders led foreign spend at 24.33% of the international slice.

The Portugal Brief 03 Jun 2026

12 June Avenida da Liberdade Marchas Populares Parade Caps Lisbon's Santo António Calendar — Eight Bairros Walk the 'Somos Lisboa, Somos Europa' Theme Through the Saint's Eve Procession

12 June Avenida da Liberdade Marchas Populares Parade Caps Lisbon's Santo António Calendar — Eight Bairros Walk the 'Somos Lisboa, Somos Europa' Theme Through the Saint's Eve Procession

Lisbon's Marchas Populares parade returns to the Avenida da Liberdade on the night of 12 June with eight bairros and the 'Somos Lisboa, Somos Europa' theme. Expected attendance sits at 350,000 to 450,000.

The Portugal Brief 01 Jun 2026

Pedala Portugal Closes the Ponte 25 de Abril for Sunday Morning's 60th-Anniversary Ride — Lisbon-Almada-Oeiras Loop Marks the Tagus Crossing's Diamond Jubilee

Pedala Portugal Closes the Ponte 25 de Abril for Sunday Morning's 60th-Anniversary Ride — Lisbon-Almada-Oeiras Loop Marks the Tagus Crossing's Diamond Jubilee

Pedala Portugal closed the Ponte 25 de Abril's south-to-north carriageway between 08:30 and 10:30 on Sunday 31 May, linking Lisboa, Almada and Oeiras for the 60-year mass ride that anchors the bridge's diamond-jubilee calendar.

The Portugal Brief 01 Jun 2026

Tribunal de Contas Releases the €1.064 Billion CP Rolling-Stock Contract — 153 Alstom-DST Trainsets Now Cleared for the Guifões Production Run

Tribunal de Contas Releases the €1.064 Billion CP Rolling-Stock Contract — 153 Alstom-DST Trainsets Now Cleared for the Guifões Production Run

Tribunal de Contas granted visto on 28 May to the amended CP rolling-stock contract, locking the price at €1.064 billion for 153 Alstom-DST trainsets — 98 urban and 55 regional units with ERTMS Level 2 — with first deliveries in 2029 and Guifões as the Matosinhos assembly anchor.

The Portugal Brief 01 Jun 2026

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