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A Segurança Social local social-security office in Portugal, a modern white building with the green Segurança Social sign beside the glass entrance

Social Security Shuts an Unlicensed Amadora Daycare Crammed With 50 Children

Social Security inspectors shut an unlicensed Amadora daycare holding 50 children on 12 August, citing overcrowding, too few staff and windowless rooms. It was one of two coercive closures among 106 childcare inspections so far in 2026.

The Portugal Brief 14 Aug 2026

Rows of residential apartment buildings on a hillside on the outskirts of Lisbon, Portugal, under a clear blue sky

Getting Your Property Tax Record (Caderneta Predial) in Portugal

Your property's tax record, the taxable value that sets your IMI, downloading it free from the tax portal, and how it differs from the land registry.

The Portugal Brief 14 Aug 2026

Traffic on the A1 motorway near Fatima in Portugal, with blue signs for Lisboa and Fatima and an 80 km/h limit sign

How the Driving Licence Points System Works in Portugal

The 12 point starting balance, the serious and very serious offences that cost points, the course and re-exam thresholds, and how to check your score.

The Portugal Brief 13 Aug 2026

The maroon cover of a Portuguese European Union passport, gold lettering reading 'Uniao Europeia Portugal Passaporte', illustrating residence and immigration paperwork

AIMA Tells EU Nationals With Paper Residence Cards to Renew Online — and to Drop the Leading Zero

AIMA has issued fresh guidance for EU citizens and their non-EU family members who still hold paper Residence Cards, directing them to renew through the online Renewals Portal. The catch: when entering the card number, holders must ignore the leading zero — enter 11641, not 011641 — or the form will

The Portugal Brief 13 Aug 2026

A street of older residential apartment buildings in a Portuguese city, ordinary flats with balconies and shuttered windows

A Rent Overhaul Lands in Parliament, and the Death of a Tenant Could Unfreeze Portugal's Oldest Rents

The government's rental-law overhaul has reached Parliament, and its sharpest clause would restrict how Portugal's frozen pre-1990 'old rents' pass on when the original tenant dies — opening the door to bringing some of the country's cheapest homes back toward market value.

The Portugal Brief 13 Aug 2026

The modern glass buildings of the Campus de Justica de Lisboa legal complex in Parque das Nacoes

Declaring a Company's Beneficial Owners (RCBE) in Portugal

Who must declare a company's real owners, the 25 percent threshold, the 31 December annual confirmation, and fines from 1,000 to 50,000 euros.

The Portugal Brief 13 Aug 2026

A white GNR Brigada de Trânsito (Traffic Brigade) Volkswagen patrol car parked on a Portuguese street, illustrating the planned road-safety enforcement push

Driving Over 180 km/h Could Become a Crime in Portugal's New Highway Code, as the Government Revives the GNR Traffic Brigade

Interior Minister Luís Neves says Portugal's new Highway Code is 70% settled and that driving at 180 or 200 km/h could shift from an administrative fine to a crime. Heavier penalties, easier licence removal, tougher rules for repeat offenders and a revived GNR Traffic Brigade are all on the table, w

The Portugal Brief 12 Aug 2026

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