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Carris's Tourism Arm Walks Out for Twelve Hours on 2 and 9 May — STRUP Calls Two Saturday Strikes at Carristur Over Pay, the 35-Hour Week and a Stalled Acordo de Empresa, With Hop-on Hop-off Buses, Historic Trams and Tagus Cruises Exposed

Carris's Tourism Arm Walks Out for Twelve Hours on 2 and 9 May — STRUP Calls Two Saturday Strikes at Carristur Over Pay, the 35-Hour Week and a Stalled Acordo de Empresa, With Hop-on Hop-off Buses, Historic Trams and Tagus Cruises Exposed

STRUP/Fectrans has filed twelve-hour strike notices at Carristur — Carris's wholly owned tourism arm — for Saturday 2 May and Saturday 9 May, 07:30-19:30. Hop-on hop-off buses, historic-tram rentals and Tagus cruises are exposed; regular Carris city services are not covered.
The Portugal Brief
Seven in Ten Portuguese Adults Now Use Generative AI Tools — Deloitte's 2025 Digital Consumer Trends Survey Logs a 71% Two-Year Surge, 85% of Generation Z, 44% of Boomers, and ChatGPT as the Brand 76% Already Recognise

Seven in Ten Portuguese Adults Now Use Generative AI Tools — Deloitte's 2025 Digital Consumer Trends Survey Logs a 71% Two-Year Surge, 85% of Generation Z, 44% of Boomers, and ChatGPT as the Brand 76% Already Recognise

Deloitte's 2025 Digital Consumer Trends Portugal edition finds 70% of adults now use generative AI — up from 41% two years ago. ChatGPT leads with 61% direct use and 76% awareness; 85% of Gen Z, 44% of boomers. Trust scores run twenty points below the European mean.
The Portugal Brief
Violence Against SNS Healthcare Professionals Climbs to a Record 3,429 Cases in 2025, Up 33% Year-on-Year — Ordem dos Médicos Says the Real Number Is Far Higher and 60% of Reported Episodes Are Psychological

Violence Against SNS Healthcare Professionals Climbs to a Record 3,429 Cases in 2025, Up 33% Year-on-Year — Ordem dos Médicos Says the Real Number Is Far Higher and 60% of Reported Episodes Are Psychological

Violence against SNS healthcare professionals jumped 33% to a record 3,429 cases in 2025, with 60% psychological and 21% physical. Ordem dos Médicos warns the real figure is higher and points to the April 2025 law making assaults on healthcare workers public crimes.
The Portugal Brief
Copernicus and the WMO Confirm Europe Is Warming Twice as Fast as the Global Average — State of Climate Report Names Portugal a 'Microcosm of the Continent', 1.034 Million Hectares Burned and 95% of Europe Above the 1991-2020 Average in 2025

Copernicus and the WMO Confirm Europe Is Warming Twice as Fast as the Global Average — State of Climate Report Names Portugal a 'Microcosm of the Continent', 1.034 Million Hectares Burned and 95% of Europe Above the 1991-2020 Average in 2025

Copernicus and the WMO confirm Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average, with 2025 logging 1.034 million hectares burned and 95% of the continent above the 1991-2020 mean. Portugal posted a fifth-hottest year and six heat waves, including a 16-day August stretch.
The Portugal Brief
TVDE Drivers and Operators March on Lisbon Wednesday — A Thousand-Strong Convoy from Campo Pequeno to Uber and Bolt Headquarters as Sector Demands Tariff Hike, Fuel Support and Rejection of Taxis Inside the Régime

TVDE Drivers and Operators March on Lisbon Wednesday — A Thousand-Strong Convoy from Campo Pequeno to Uber and Bolt Headquarters as Sector Demands Tariff Hike, Fuel Support and Rejection of Taxis Inside the Régime

TVDE drivers and operators converged on Lisbon Wednesday for a thousand-strong protest, demanding higher platform tariffs, opposing taxis entering the TVDE regime, and pressing for a fuel-support mechanism as Lei n.º 45/2018 goes through its first revision.
The Portugal Brief