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Palácio de São Bento, the Portuguese Parliament, Lisbon

Luís Neves Rebuffs Super-Esquadra Model at Wednesday's Parliamentary Debate — PSP Reorganisation Frees Roughly 500 Agents for Street Patrol and 360 Airport Reinforcements Hit the Tarmac From 3 July as Rato Torture Probe Accelerates Closure Roadmap

Interior Minister Luís Neves told Parliament on 17 June the PSP reorganisation under review in Lisbon, Porto and Setúbal redeploys ~500 agents to street patrol — no super-esquadras — and 360 extra officers reinforce airports from 3 July as the Rato torture probe accelerates the closure roadmap.
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Livre and Bloco de Esquerda File Parallel PSU Alternatives Stripping the Trabalho Social Clause and Pegging the Reference to the Limiar de Pobreza Rather Than the €537.13 IAS — €620 Million PRR Tranche on the End-August Clock

Livre and Bloco de Esquerda File Parallel PSU Alternatives Stripping the Trabalho Social Clause and Pegging the Reference to the Limiar de Pobreza Rather Than the €537.13 IAS — €620 Million PRR Tranche on the End-August Clock

Livre and the Bloco de Esquerda tabled separate alternative texts to the Government's Prestação Social Única (Unified Social Benefit, PSU) at the Assembleia da República (Parliament) on Monday 8 June, with both parties stripping out the trabalho...
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Filipa Calvão Hands Parliament a 'Verdadeiramente Inconstitucional' Parecer on the Tribunal de Contas Reform Bill on Thursday 14 May — Permanent Commission Says the €10 Million Visto Prévio Carve-Out Opens 'Zonas de Vazio' for Corruption

Filipa Calvão Hands Parliament a 'Verdadeiramente Inconstitucional' Parecer on the Tribunal de Contas Reform Bill on Thursday 14 May — Permanent Commission Says the €10 Million Visto Prévio Carve-Out Opens 'Zonas de Vazio' for Corruption

Thursday 14 May 2026: Tribunal de Contas Comissão Permanente parecer brands the Government's TdC reform bill 'verdadeiramente inconstitucional'; the €10 million visto-prévio carve-out halves external control from €10 bn to €5 bn and opens 'zonas de vazio' for corruption. Debate opens 20 May.
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