Seguro begins Tuesday's meetings with a parliamentary blockade causing disruption. For the President, who wants to be a figure of “dialogue”, the deadlock that has dragged on for months is a sign of a “degradation of institutions”, as he stated while still a candidate.
Deadlock over Constitutional Court judges is the first irritant between Belém and São Bento: Seguro advocated respect for “balance” and “common ground”
Tuesday, 17 March 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
The Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional) is Portugal's highest court for constitutional review, responsible for checking whether laws and statutes comply with the Constitution and for annulling or suspending unconstitutional measures. FNAM's push for a review matters because the court can strike down or block parts of the regional emergency services statute, directly affecting how emergency care is regulated.
