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Operation Golden Key: Eight Arrested in Scheme That Sold Foreign Investors' Homes Without Their Knowledge

Operation Golden Key: Eight Arrested in Scheme That Sold Foreign Investors' Homes Without Their Knowledge

Eight suspects have been detained by Portugal's Judicial Police in connection with a sophisticated property fraud scheme that targeted foreign golden visa holders whose homes were sold out from under them while they lived abroad. The investigation,...

The Portugal Brief 18 Mar 2026

Rally Raid Portugal Roars to Life: World Championship Returns to the Alentejo

Rally Raid Portugal Roars to Life: World Championship Returns to the Alentejo

The dust is rising in the Alentejo. The bp Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal kicked off today in Grandola, marking the start of six days of gruelling off-road competition that will take riders and drivers across 2,200 kilometres of Portuguese and Spanish...

The Portugal Brief 17 Mar 2026

Nine Months and Counting: Portugal's Constitutional Court Appointments Remain Paralysed

Nine Months and Counting: Portugal's Constitutional Court Appointments Remain Paralysed

For the better part of a year, Portugal's parliament has been unable to agree on who should sit on the Constitutional Court. The latest attempt to hold elections for external parliamentary bodies was postponed yet again this week, as the three...

The Portugal Brief 17 Mar 2026

Portugal's Rental Crisis Heads to Parliament as Parties Clash on Solutions

Portugal's Rental Crisis Heads to Parliament as Parties Clash on Solutions

Parliament is set to debate a raft of competing housing bills this week, with proposals ranging from strict rent caps to aggressive tax cuts for landlords, underscoring how deeply divided Portuguese politics remains on one of the country's most...

The Portugal Brief 17 Mar 2026

EES Has Already Caught 4,000 Overstayers Across Europe

EES Has Already Caught 4,000 Overstayers Across Europe

The European Union's Entry/Exit System has detected approximately 4,000 travellers overstaying their permitted time in the Schengen Area, according to figures shared with the European Parliament in February by Henrik Nielsen, the official overseeing...

The Portugal Brief 17 Mar 2026

Portugal Draws a Red Line on the Strait of Hormuz

Portugal Draws a Red Line on the Strait of Hormuz

Foreign Affairs Minister Paulo Rangel made Portugal's position on the Strait of Hormuz crisis unambiguous on Sunday: the country will not deploy military assets to the region, regardless of pressure from Washington. "Portugal is not, nor will it be,...

The Portugal Brief 17 Mar 2026

Azores Parliament to Debate US Use of Lajes Air Base During Middle East Conflict

Azores Parliament to Debate US Use of Lajes Air Base During Middle East Conflict

The Azores Regional Assembly will debate the use of Lajes Air Base by the United States during the ongoing Middle East conflict, in a session that highlights the strategic significance -- and the political sensitivities -- of Portugal's mid-Atlantic...

The Portugal Brief 17 Mar 2026

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