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The PSP and GNR registered 7,871 reports of domestic violence between April and June — about 86 a day and up 13.3% on the previous quarter — with seven people killed, according to CIG data.
In the operation codenamed Skydrop, the PJ intercepted a Panama-to-Morocco container ship some 640 nautical miles off Lisbon, seized around five tonnes of cocaine and detained three people.
Portugal's jobless rate fell to 5.3% in the second quarter of 2026, its lowest since 2011, as the number of people in work climbed to a 15-year high of 5.4 million, INE data show.
Alentejo 2030 is opening a €5.3 million call, up to 85% EU-funded, to restore classified buildings and museums across the region, with Central Alentejo and Évora taking the largest share.
The DGS added 155 rare diseases to its national coding system in 2025 — the biggest annual jump yet — bringing the registry to 594 recognised conditions and widening the safety net for patients.
Direct payments normally paid in October will arrive in September, front-loading about €138 million for 134,000 farmers in disadvantaged zones plus roughly €40 million in livestock support.
