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Mitsubishi Fuso Restarts Its Tramagal Truck Line in September, but at 20 Vehicles a Day Instead of 28

Workers return to the Abrantes plant on 24 August after July's lay-off of 267 staff and the August shutdown. The company confirms the 3.5-tonne diesel Canter has left the European range and will not discuss future models.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

A red and silver CP suburban train marked S1 Sintra at a station platform on a Lisbon suburban line in Portugal

The 20-Euro Green Rail Pass Arrives on Lisbon and Porto Commuter Trains in the Third Week of September

The Passe Ferroviario Verde extends to CP urban services in both metropolitan areas during European Mobility Week, 16 to 22 September. Rail-only commuters can pay 20 euros instead of the 40 euros a Navegante or Andante costs.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

The white and black panelled facade of a Loja do Cidadao public services building in Portugal, the walk-in counter format AIMA also uses

Lawyers Are Queuing Before Dawn Outside a Lisbon AIMA Office for Thirty Minutes of Service, the Bar Association's President Says

Joao Massano visited the Loja dos Anjos and sorted the failures into four groups: waits with no shelter, a portal carrying wrong or outdated information, files that cannot move between offices, and no fast channel for urgent cases.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

A yellow Elevador da Glória funicular carriage climbing the cobbled Calçada da Glória between pastel buildings in central Lisbon

The Lisboa Brief, Week of 22 August 2026: The Glória Report Slips to 2027, Amadora-Sintra Vanishes From the SNS Portal, and the Tagus Ferries Get a Monthly Report Card

Your weekly roundup from the capital: the final report on the Elevador da Glória disaster slips to early 2027, Amadora-Sintra's emergency department stays invisible on the SNS portal, the AMT puts the Tagus ferries on a monthly report card, and Kalorama closes the Lisbon summer.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

General Daily Briefing: Saturday, 22 August 2026

General Daily Briefing: Saturday, 22 August 2026

Good morning. Here is your Saturday briefing for 22 August 2026: the day's essential Portugal stories for residents, expats and anyone keeping an eye on the country, running from a delayed accident report and a change in the weather to a court fight over ride-hailing, a long-overdue regulation

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

The entrance facade of the Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca in Amadora, known as Amadora-Sintra, with a bronze bust in front of it

More Than 100 Amadora-Sintra Nurses Keep Their Responsibility Waiver in Place, Calling 13 New Hires Too Few

The nurses filed the escusa de responsabilidade in late July over overcrowding, thin medical cover and waits reported as long as 26 hours. The Ordem dos Enfermeiros calls the hospital's 13-nurse reinforcement an important response but not a fix.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

A building site in Albufeira, Portugal, with a red tower crane above the concrete frame of a new apartment block and a developer's hoarding along the road

Teixeira Duarte's Half-Year Profit Falls 71% on a One-Off That Flattered Last Year, While Its Order Book Climbs to €1.8 Billion

Consolidated net profit came in at €12.1 million against nearly €43 million a year earlier, when a bank refinancing added a non-recurring €46.5 million. Turnover rose 25.1% to €401 million and EBITDA more than doubled to €58 million.

The Portugal Brief 22 Aug 2026

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