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A yellow Lisbon funicular car standing on the cobbled tracks of a steep narrow street lined with pastel buildings and wrought-iron balconies.

Portugal's Funiculars, Trams and Historic Lifts Move Under One Safety Regulator, a Year After the Gloria Disaster

President Seguro promulgated the decree-law on Monday. It covers metro and light metro, classic and modern trams, tourist light rail, and the lifts and funiculars that entered service before 1 January 1986. The IMT licenses the activity; the AMT takes safety certification and enforcement.

The Portugal Brief 25 Aug 2026

A yellow INEM ambulance marked Ministerio da Saude and 112 parked on cobbles in Lisbon, with the Castelo de Sao Jorge hillside behind it.

Two Emergency Ambulances in Every Council That Has None: The Terms INEM's Technicians Take Into Wednesday's Ministry Meeting

STEPH's strike notice for 14 and 28 September asks INEM to keep all 56 emergency ambulances, drop the plan to turn life-support ambulances into cars, and open two emergency ambulances in every council without one by the end of 2027. Only five councils have two or more today.

The Portugal Brief 25 Aug 2026

A weathered metal sign reading Zona de Caca Associativa, Processo n. 1162 DGF, nailed to a wooden post at the edge of a country road in Portugal.

Hunting Season in Portugal in 2026: A Practical Guide to the 78 Percent of the Mainland Inside a Hunting Zone, the Thursday and Sunday Rule, the 250-Metre Ring Around Your House, and the Right to Ban Shooting on Your Own Land

The 2026-2027 season opened on 16 August and runs to 31 May. Where hunting is lawful and on which days, the buffers of 500, 250 and 100 metres, why an unsignposted olive grove is not protected, and the two different routes a landowner has to get their fields out of a hunting zone.

The Portugal Brief 25 Aug 2026

The gate and derelict pavilion of the old Matadouro Industrial do Porto beside the road at Campanha, with the roofline of the Estadio do Dragao visible behind the trees.

Porto's Old Slaughterhouse Misses Another Summer, and Its Cultural Centre Now Opens in Stages Through 2027

The câmara told Lusa on Monday that the Matadouro will be handed over at the end of 2026, with fit-out running across 2027. Last October the manager said the 40 million euro M-ODU could open this summer and house more than 700 Mota-Engil staff by the third quarter of 2026.

The Portugal Brief 25 Aug 2026

The arched stone entrance of the Maternidade Alfredo da Costa in Lisbon, seen from Rua Pinheiro Chagas, with a sign for the emergency department and paediatric clinic beside the gate.

Portugal Has Deleted 'Obstetric Violence' From Its Own Law, and With It the Fines for Routine Episiotomies

Lei n.º 57/2026, published on Monday and in force today, rewrites the 2025 law and drops the phrase it was famous for. The hospital funding penalties and the disciplinary inquiry go with it, replaced by a discretionary audit and a duty to publish episiotomy and caesarean rates by hospital.

The Portugal Brief 25 Aug 2026

Rows of white motorhomes parked on gravel and grass at a motorhome area beside the marina at Portimao in the Algarve, with the river and port cranes behind

Motorhomes and Campervans in Portugal in 2026: A Practical Guide to Article 50.º-A, the 48-Hour Pernoita Rule, the Coastal Ban Most People Miss, and Fines From €30 to €600

Outside protected zones you may spend 48 hours per municipality; inside Rede Natura 2000, protected areas and coastal-plan zones the ban is absolute. What counts as pernoita, why the awning is the offence, and why paying on the spot costs the minimum of the band.

The Portugal Brief 24 Aug 2026

The Avenida Marginal dual carriageway at Estoril, with palm trees on the central reservation, buses at a stop and the seafront buildings of Cascais beyond

Residents Clocked 220 km/h on the Marginal's 50 km/h Limit, and Their Petition for Radars Has Passed 1,700 Names

A Cascais residents' association wants speed cameras, coordinated policing and fines of €1,000 to €2,000 on the coastal road from Lisbon. Hours before they described the campaign, a car left the EN6 at Praia da Parede and a man of about 50 was found dead on the rocks.

The Portugal Brief 24 Aug 2026

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