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Libax Wires ChatGPT and Claude Into Portuguese Insurance Brokers' Systems

Libax, a Lisbon software house serving insurance brokers, has connected AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude to its clients' live databases using the Model Context Protocol. Brokers can now query their own books in plain Portuguese, a small but telling step in Portuguese SME AI adoption.

The Portugal Brief 19 Aug 2026

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FC Porto Sells Half of Rodrigo Mora to Roma for €25 Million, Keeping a Share of His Next Move

FC Porto has sold 50% of the 19-year-old Rodrigo Mora to AS Roma for €25 million plus €2 million in bonuses, keeping a claim on any future sale. The deal's structure, a buy-out option paired with a sell-on clause, shows how Portugal's biggest clubs turn young talent into revenue.

The Portugal Brief 19 Aug 2026

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Portugal's Pension Sustainability Factor Could Cut Early Retirements by 41% by 2100, an Expert Group Concludes

An expert group coordinated by economist Jorge Bravo has put numbers on Portugal's sustainability factor: left unchanged, it could trim about 28% from an early-retirement pension by 2050 and 41% by 2100. The report urges a single actuarial table and notional accounts, but the government wants to lea

The Portugal Brief 19 Aug 2026

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Portuguese Wages Grew 5.1% in the Second Quarter, but Faster Inflation Left Workers Just 1.8% Better Off

New INE data show the average gross monthly wage reached €1,835 in the second quarter of 2026, up 5.1% on the year. But with inflation accelerating from 2.2% to 3.3%, the real gain shrank to 1.8% — less than half the 3.9% recorded a quarter earlier.

The Portugal Brief 19 Aug 2026

The historic Arsenal da Marinha building and Doca da Caldeirinha at Cais do Sodré in central Lisbon

Lisbon Police Open an Inquiry Into Two Officers Accused of Not Helping a Fatally Stabbed Man at Cais do Sodre

The PSP has opened an internal inquiry after a witness alleged that two of its officers, working a paid off-duty detail near Cais do Sodre, did not intervene when a 25-year-old man was fatally stabbed on 16 August. The claim has reignited debate over Portugal's serviço gratificado.

The Portugal Brief 19 Aug 2026

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Portuguese and Spanish Police Seize 3.35 Tonnes of Cocaine, With Almost Half Found in a Van Stopped in Evora

Portugal's Judicial Police and Spain's National Police have dismantled a Latin America-to-Europe cocaine ring, seizing 3,350 kilograms and arresting three men. The single biggest slice — 1,530 kilograms, alongside two loaded automatic weapons — was found in a van stopped by a GNR patrol near Evora.

The Portugal Brief 19 Aug 2026

The large dark-glass facade of Casino Lisboa at Parque das Nacoes in Lisbon, with pale-blue CASINO LISBOA lettering across the building and pedestrians passing on the pavement below

Portugal's Regulator Has Ordered 3,043 Illegal Gambling Sites Blocked Since 2015

Portugal's gambling regulator, the SRIJ, has ordered 3,043 illegal betting sites blocked since 2015 — 113 in the last quarter alone — with 1,834 operators notified and 77 cases sent to prosecutors, even as the legal market took €328 million in a single World-Cup-boosted quarter.

The Portugal Brief 19 Aug 2026

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