Carlos Cabreiro is the new national director of the Judiciary Police, succeeding Luís Neves, who has served as Minister of Internal Administration since February 23. The announcement was made by the Government, which selected the former director of the National Unit for Combating Cybercrime and Technological Crime (UNC3T), a role he held for ten years. Born in Miranda do Douro 59 years ago, Cabreiro holds a law degree from the Autonomous University of Lisbon, a postgraduate degree in information warfare from the Military Academy, and joined the PJ as an intern inspector in 1991. He has always been linked to cybercrime, having served as deputy director of the former central directorate for economic and financial crime investigation. Among his most high-profile investigations, he led the operation that resulted in the capture of hacker Rui Pinto, who breached servers belonging to clubs, companies, and justice officials. Cybersecurity. New regime holds leaders accountable. PJ does not rule out criminal proceedings for mismanagement.
Carlos Cabreiro is the new national director of the Judiciary Police
Tuesday, 31 March 2026RSS







