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Portuguese Drivers Face a 13.5-Cent Diesel Jump This Week as Strait of Hormuz Tension Lifts Crude

Diesel is set to rise about 13.5 cents a litre and petrol 6.5 cents in the week of 20-26 July, the Automovel Club de Portugal forecasts, pushing average prices close to two euros a litre. The cause is climbing crude on Middle East tension near the Strait of Hormuz. A government ISP tax discount is s

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

The Campus de Justica de Lisboa courthouse complex in Parque das Nacoes, Lisbon, Portugal

A Lisbon Court Acquits Ricardo Salgado and Seven Others in the Banco do Brasil Bribery Case

The Central Criminal Court of Lisbon has acquitted former Banco Espirito Santo chief Ricardo Salgado and seven co-defendants of paying bribes to secure BES financing, finding no evidence to sustain the charges. Prosecutors had alleged roughly $1.8 million was routed to a Banco do Brasil vice-preside

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

Nearly a Third of Portugal's Part-Time Workers Are There Involuntarily, Finance Ministry Bulletin Finds

Nearly a Third of Portugal's Part-Time Workers Are There Involuntarily, Finance Ministry Bulletin Finds

A Finance Ministry bulletin finds that 31.8% of Portugal's part-time workers would take a full-time job if they could, a sign of hidden slack in an otherwise tightening labour market.

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

Just 5,014 of 18,758 Promised Student Beds Are Finished as University Applications Open and Room Rents Hit New Highs

Just 5,014 of 18,758 Promised Student Beds Are Finished as University Applications Open and Room Rents Hit New Highs

As the national higher-education application round opens with more than 56,000 places, only 27% of the affordable student beds promised under the Recovery Plan are ready, and average room rents have climbed to €500 in Lisbon.

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

1,260 Golden-Visa Investors Ready a September Court Fight Over Portugal's Ten-Year Citizenship Clock

1,260 Golden-Visa Investors Ready a September Court Fight Over Portugal's Ten-Year Citizenship Clock

A group of 1,260 residence-by-investment holders has filed a collective complaint with the Ombudsman and warns it will take the State to court in September over the retroactive ten-year wait for citizenship.

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

General Daily Briefing — Monday, 20 July 2026

General Daily Briefing — Monday, 20 July 2026

Here is your Portugal briefing for Monday, 20 July 2026 — the day's six stories at a glance: * Parliament has approved a revision of the TVDE ride-hailing law that lets licensed taxis operate through apps like Uber and Bolt and requires platform drivers to speak Portuguese. * MPs voted to

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

A red Bombeiros Lisboa fire engine on a cobbled Lisbon street

Portugal's Elite Civil-Protection Force Downs Tools for Five Days Over Unpaid Wages

The specialist Força Especial de Proteção Civil begins a five-day national strike this week over unpaid overtime from the 2025 fire season and storm response. The SinFAP union calls it a 'cry of revolt' and demands the Interior Minister clear arrears running to thousands of euros per operative.

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

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