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Montenegro Walks 400 New PSP Agents Into the Lisbon and Porto Metropolitan Commands Through End-2026 — Carlos Moedas and Pedro Duarte Leave São Bento With 200 Agents Each, Plus a 500-Officer Esquadra Reorganisation in Porto, Lisboa and Setúbal

Montenegro Walks 400 New PSP Agents Into the Lisbon and Porto Metropolitan Commands Through End-2026 — Carlos Moedas and Pedro Duarte Leave São Bento With 200 Agents Each, Plus a 500-Officer Esquadra Reorganisation in Porto, Lisboa and Setúbal

Prime Minister Luís Montenegro walked out of an extraordinarily-scheduled meeting at São Bento on Monday 12 May 2026 with the Câmaras of Lisbon and Porto and announced that 400 new agents of the Polícia de Segurança Pública will be assigned to the...
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GNR Activates Operação Peregrinação Segura 2026 From Monday Through 13 May Across the Fátima Pilgrim Routes — Two-Phase Deployment, Waze Alerts and a 450,000-Pilgrim Anniversary Window

GNR Activates Operação Peregrinação Segura 2026 From Monday Through 13 May Across the Fátima Pilgrim Routes — Two-Phase Deployment, Waze Alerts and a 450,000-Pilgrim Anniversary Window

GNR's Operação Peregrinação Segura 2026 launches Monday 4 May and runs through 13 May. Phase 1 covers the foot-pilgrim flow on the Caminho de Fátima; Phase 2 secures the Cova da Iria recinto for the 12-13 May International Anniversary Pilgrimage. Waze integration adds geolocated safety alerts.
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