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The Porto Brief

The Porto Brief, Week of 6 September 2026: Illegal Parking Costs the City 100 Million Euros a Year, One Firm Bids for the Tow-Truck Contract, and Pedro Duarte Turns on the Scooters

Porto's ten-year mobility plan goes to a vote on Tuesday with a diagnosis that puts the cost of illegal parking at 100 million euros a year, the same meeting weighs a 4.98 million euro towing contract with a single bidder, and the mayor says shared scooters are a problem he means to shrink.

The Porto Brief

The Porto Brief, Week of 23 August 2026: The Mayor Asks to Put Police on the City Payroll, the Eurotrams Wilt Again, and a €75 Million Boavista Tower Trades Luxury for Volume

Pedro Duarte asks the PSP to let the câmara hire officers for the Cândido dos Reis nightlife strip, Metro do Porto's 25-year-old Eurotrams lose their air conditioning above 35C, a €75 million Boavista tower swaps luxury flats for 249 mid-market homes, and the Book Fair fills the Palácio de Cristal.

The Porto Brief

The Porto Brief — Week of 15 August 2026: FC Porto Open the Title Defence Six Points From Six, the Boavista Metrobus Races Its 31 August Deadline, and Sá Carneiro Keeps Breaking Records

Your first weekly roundup from the Invicta: FC Porto start the title defence with two 2-0 wins and top spot, the second phase of the Boavista metrobus races a 31 August deadline, Sá Carneiro airport keeps breaking passenger records, and the north stays cool while the interior burns.