A new 80-bed wing at Porto's Santo António centre brings Portugal to 171 places for people facing removal or refused entry, the interior minister says. Who can be held there, for how long, and what rights they have under the Foreigners Act.
The police inspectorate is examining how the PSP cleared the Rossio and Porto housing camps, and the Prosecutor-General wants Parliament to revisit the 1974 right-of-assembly decree. What the law requires of protesters and police, and how to complain to the IGAI.
The PSP recorded 269 domestic violence incidents and made eight arrests between 17 and 23 October, up from 245 and six a week earlier. Domestic violence is a public crime, so anyone can report it, and free, confidential help is available around the clock on 800 202 148.
Police broke up the housing camps on Lisbon's Rossio and Porto's Praça D. João I at about 2am on Sunday. The PSP counts 31 detained and 11 injured; Porto organisers count 37 injured. What the two sides say, and the court dates ahead.
Directive 3/2026 makes the GNR, PSP or Maritime Police officers who first reach a death responsible for getting the body moved, even when the Polícia Judiciária will investigate, and restates when an autopsy cannot be skipped. What changes, and what families should know.
A PSP-led inspection in Tapada das Mercês found two people living in shops amid rubble, gas cylinders and poor ventilation. The centre has been bricked up until it is safe, and both have been referred to social services.
The GNR has recorded 1,657 crimes in the school environment this year, 72 linked to bullying and six to cyberbullying. Bullying is not a crime in its own right in Portugal. Here is what the GNR and the Ministry of Education tell parents to do.
