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Cliffs and undeveloped Atlantic coastline inside the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park near Cabo da Roca

A Petition Against Building in the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park Grows Sevenfold in a Month and Crosses the Threshold for a Plenary Debate

Finis Terrae is running the drive on two platforms: about 1,000 signatures on Parliament's own portal and 6,920 on Peticao Publica by Saturday evening. Above 7,500, the right-of-petition law sends a petition to the floor of the house.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

A row of shared electric scooters parked on Portuguese calcada paving in Lisbon

Coimbra Joins the Portuguese Cities Backing Away From Shared E-Scooters, While the National Rulebook Still Calls Them Bicycles

Braga has banned them, Espinho has ended its scheme and Lisbon faces a referendum push. Coimbra's mayor says the city lacks the safety conditions. Meanwhile the Codigo da Estrada still classifies e-scooters as velocipedes and helmets remain optional.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

The Extensao de Saude de Ferreiras, a small Portuguese public health centre with SNS signage

Portugal's Health Service Leans on a Record 847 Retired Doctors, Sixteen Years After the Scheme Was Meant to Expire

In June the SNS had 847 retired doctors under contract, 90 more than a year earlier and the most since the scheme began in 2010. More than half are family doctors. The hiring ceiling has risen for a third year running, to 1,111.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

The angular concrete and glass Edificio Vodafone on Avenida da Boavista in Porto, its folded facade lit by sun under a blue sky, with parked cars and an empty road in the foreground

Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: PSI at Four-Month Highs, INE Clears the REN Purchase, a €75 Million Porto Tower

📋 In This Edition * Weekend Wrap: Lisbon Finishes the Week Back at April's Levels * The Statisticians Clear the REN Purchase of a Deficit Hit, but Not of the Politics * A €75 Million Porto Tower Trades 80 Luxury Flats for 249 Ordinary Ones * Securitas Portugal Puts Its Next €151 Million

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

The seafront at Santo Amaro de Oeiras west of Lisbon, with the sandy bay, breakwater rocks and apartment blocks behind under a clear blue sky

An Abandoned Four-Engine Launch Drifted Onto an Oeiras Beach With 100 Jerrycans of Fuel Aboard

The Maritime Police recovered the empty vessel off Santo Amaro de Oeiras at about 7am on Saturday, with roughly 4,000 litres of fuel and provisions on board. Hours later the GNR seized 4,200 litres from a warehouse in Alcochete.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

A maize field in Monte Real, Portugal, its tasselled stalks filling the frame under a heavy grey sky

The Government Puts a Second €20 Million Behind Fertiliser Bills, and Signals €160 Million More in Direct Payments

Jose Manuel Fernandes announced the new line at the Agrival fair in Penafiel. It runs through the pedido unico, allocated automatically by hectares and livestock, so farmers file no separate claim. A far larger sum awaits Brussels.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

The A1 motorway in Portugal seen from an overbridge, with blue gantry signs for Lisboa, Torres Novas, Fatima and Batalha above light traffic

Two Soldiers Aged 21 and 22 Died on the A1 After Stopping to Help a Lorry Driver With a Burst Tyre

The two men were travelling back from a week building a military bridge in Sao Pedro do Sul when they pulled over at kilometre 204. Both were struck by another vehicle and died in hospital in Coimbra. The Army has opened an inquiry.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

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