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Polícia Judiciária Storms Carris Santo Amaro and Maintenance-Company Premises Over the September 2025 Elevador da Glória Disaster — 20+ Inspectors, ~10 Home Searches and Joaquim Morgado on Homicídio por Negligência

Polícia Judiciária Storms Carris Santo Amaro and Maintenance-Company Premises Over the September 2025 Elevador da Glória Disaster — 20+ Inspectors, ~10 Home Searches and Joaquim Morgado on Homicídio por Negligência

PJ inspectors raided Carris's Santo Amaro HQ, the maintenance contractor's premises and ~10 home addresses on 29 May, executing the criminal-investigation phase into the 3 September 2025 Elevador da Glória derailment that killed 16 people. Joaquim Morgado leads on homicídio por negligência charges.
The Portugal Brief
Aviation Veterans Trace Lisbon Airport Chaos to 'Saturação Estrutural' as Vinci's 29 May Reinforcement Lifts Border Boxes to 34 and E-Gates to 32 — A Decade of 70% Passenger Growth Has Met an Unchanged Terminal Footprint

Aviation Veterans Trace Lisbon Airport Chaos to 'Saturação Estrutural' as Vinci's 29 May Reinforcement Lifts Border Boxes to 34 and E-Gates to 32 — A Decade of 70% Passenger Growth Has Met an Unchanged Terminal Footprint

Veterans of Portuguese aviation reframed the Lisbon airport queues story on Thursday — the cause is 'saturação estrutural', a decade of 70% passenger growth absorbed by an unchanged terminal. Vinci's 29 May reinforcement lifts boxes to 34 and e-gates to 32.
The Portugal Brief
CGTP Sounds the Wednesday 3 June Greve Geral One Week Out — CP Trains, TAP Cabin Crew, Autoeuropa Workers and Frente Comum Sign On as Rosário Palma Ramalho's 12-Proposition Labour Reform Sidelines the Confederation

CGTP Sounds the Wednesday 3 June Greve Geral One Week Out — CP Trains, TAP Cabin Crew, Autoeuropa Workers and Frente Comum Sign On as Rosário Palma Ramalho's 12-Proposition Labour Reform Sidelines the Confederation

Seven days out from the Wednesday 3 June greve geral, the CGTP's adhesion list has lengthened to CP rail, TAP cabin crew, Autoeuropa workers, AIMA mediators and Frente Comum — the most broadly subscribed labour stoppage Portugal has lined up in more than a decade.
The Portugal Brief
Fundo Ambiental Reopens the €20 Million Veículos de Emissões Nulas Cheque Window Between Late May and Early June — €4,000 to €5,000 Per Light Passenger EV, €1,500 Ceiling for Cargo Bikes, Mopeds and Electric Quadricycles

Fundo Ambiental Reopens the €20 Million Veículos de Emissões Nulas Cheque Window Between Late May and Early June — €4,000 to €5,000 Per Light Passenger EV, €1,500 Ceiling for Cargo Bikes, Mopeds and Electric Quadricycles

The Fundo Ambiental will reopen the EV purchase cheque between late May and early June 2026 with a €20M envelope — €4,000–€5,000 per light passenger car, €1,500 ceiling for cargo bikes, mopeds and quadricycles. December 2025's €8.8M round exhausted in hours.
The Portugal Brief