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Justice

Pulseiras Electrónicas in Domestic-Violence Cases Triple From 513 to 1,655 Between 2016 and 2025 — Porto Carries 346 Devices, House-Arrest Sentences Surge 693% to 547 and the DGRSP File Settles at 60% DV-Specific

DGRSP closes 2025 with 1,655 active pulseiras electrónicas in domestic-violence cases against 513 in 2016 — a 222.61% decade climb. The DV cohort now carries 60% of all electronic monitoring; Porto holds 346 devices, Lisboa 281; house-arrest sentences surge 693% to 547.

Education

Conselho de Ministros Approves Universidade de Leiria e do Oeste and Universidade Técnica do Porto on Thursday 21 May — €150 Million PTRR Envelope and a 2026-2034 Horizon Frame the First Polytechnic-to-University Promotions in a Generation

Conselho de Ministros on 21 May 2026 approves the conversion of Instituto Politécnico de Leiria and Instituto Politécnico do Porto into Universidade de Leiria e do Oeste and Universidade Técnica do Porto, on a €150 million PTRR envelope running through 2034.

Economy

Nova SBE's Balanço Social 2025 Places Açores Second on the National Poverty Map at 17.3% — 33.8 Gini, 17.4% Material Deprivation and the Sharpest Reliance on Social Transfers Frame the Regional Gap

Nova SBE's Portugal, Balanço Social 2025 places Açores at 17.3% poverty risk and 17.4% material deprivation — the highest deprivation reading and the sharpest 33.8 Gini in the country. Reframes Wednesday's national 15.4% figure as a continental average masking the regional gap.