School reports father who abused his 12-year-old daughter in Ovar
The man was arrested by the Aveiro Judicial Police and has been placed in pre-trial detention.

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The man was arrested by the Aveiro Judicial Police and has been placed in pre-trial detention.

A man residing in Ovar was arrested by the PJ on suspicion of sexually abusing his minor daughter, who confided the assaults at school. The victim was allegedly coerced into not reporting her father.

A 31-year-old man was arrested in Ovar, Aveiro district, on suspicion of sexually abusing his 12-year-old daughter since at least 2024. The Judiciary Police (PJ) stated that the suspect was charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child and has been placed in pre-trial detention. The abuse reportedly occurred at the family home when they were alone. The victim eventually reported the abuse at school despite threats. The PJ investigation led to the arrest, following separate reports regarding a Moral Education teacher convicted of abuse and new allegations received by the VITA group concerning sexual abuse within the Church.

There is a possibility that the coercive measure of pre-trial detention may be changed to house arrest with electronic monitoring.

It is the realisation of a long-held dream. The space, an investment of two million euros, is located in Ovar.
The new space in Ovar includes a studio, a school, a museum, and a shop, among other facilities.

Singer Fernando Daniel inaugurated the Nagana complex this Thursday, which includes music studios and an academy that will provide scholarships to talented individuals without the financial resources to study in the field, the result of a 2 million euro investment. “I want to be as fair as possible.”

Singer Fernando Daniel inaugurated the Nagana complex in Ovar today, which cost two million euros and includes music studios and an academy that will provide scholarships to support talented individuals without the financial resources to pursue studies in the field.
After several years of seeking collaboration with local municipalities “without concrete answers”, the singer decided to move forward alone with the project, which also aims to “decentralise opportunities”.

Maria Graça Carvalho considers the reconstruction of the Furadouro beach seawall, the reinforcement of the dune belt, and the Barrinha de Esmoriz fuse plug dike to be the most “urgent”. The interventions will be ongoing.

The municipality has signed a protocol with the APA that allows for urgent intervention actions on its coastline. The government has 111 million euros to repair coastal damage across the country.

Doctor and biologist Margarida Coelho criticises the way in which “the forest management practices being applied are entirely contrary to what would be good practice in these protection systems.”

The production of traditional sweets has become more expensive with the worsening of the war in the Middle East, and especially at this time of year, merchants are noticing a significant drop in demand.

The final number of applications is subject to change, as new requests may arise at any time and there is a possibility that applicants may withdraw from the process.

In Ovar, Casa Mimosa is a single-storey house where concrete and corten steel surrender to lightness. Between courtyards and a central swimming pool, the house dissolves boundaries to embrace nature.

The driver called out a group of youths for inappropriate behaviour and ended up being assaulted on the head.

There is a threat of an environmental disaster in Maceda, in the municipality of Ovar.

The value could reach 37,000 euros. Five people have been identified.

The City Council reports that nothing has been done to protect the landfill located 550 metres from the sea at Maceda beach, where storms have eroded 20 metres of sand, the largest retreat on the mainland.

The mayor of Ovar has warned about the worrying environmental situation at Maceda Beach. Ovar has been the municipality most severely hit by the succession of storms this winter.

Deloitte Legal Telles advised the Portuguese company IEM4.0 on an investment operation in the firm carried out by Lince Capital, through the Lince Growth Fund I – Closed-End Venture Capital Fund. Based in Ovar, IEM4.0 is a company specialising in robotics processes and mechatronic systems. In a statement, the firm explains that it provided support...

The local authority received inspectors as part of a judicial inquiry apparently related to Operation “Lúmen”.

Damage caused by bad weather between October and February along the coast of mainland Portugal requires an investment of 111 million euros, with 15 million to be spent before summer, according to a report released this Wednesday (11) by the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA). The APA document, announced at the agency's headquarters in Porto, provides for 15 million euros to be applied by the start of the bathing season in May, another 12 million by the end of the year, 31 million by the end of 2027, and 53 million from 2028 onwards. The investment aims to address the significant impacts on the mainland Portuguese coastline resulting from storms Ingrid, Joseph, Kristin, Leonardo, and Marta, including damage to infrastructure, coastal protection structures, coastline retreat, and changes in beach morphology. The report notes that almost all mainland beaches recorded a significant reduction in sediment, highlighting 571 instances of damage out of 749 reported occurrences. The majority of incidents were in the Central region (257), with over a third related to coastal erosion (36.7%), followed by cliff instability (30.6%). Regarding the damage, nearly half (43.3%) relates to access points, followed by damage to coastal structures (21.7%) such as seawalls or rock armour, with 204 of the 571 cases reported in Ovar. The APA report also warns of a slow and gradual recovery of the beaches, which could be delayed by further bad weather in the spring. The minister admits that the support process for house reconstruction is not going well.

Lince Capital announced this Tuesday the completion of an investment in IEM4.0, a Portuguese company specialising in the development of engineering solutions in the fields of industrial automation and robotics. The goal is to consolidate the Ovar-based company's position in the national market and boost its international expansion. 'This initiative will allow the company to expand its...

The situation remains relatively calm at Furadouro beach in Ovar, CNN Portugal reporter Hugo Pereira Santos reports. Cleaning work continues on the seafront promenade, which has been overrun by sand due to rough sea conditions.

The orange warning issued for Ovar has already been raised to red, and the sea shows no respite. CNN Portugal reporter Cláudia Campilho is covering events along the seafront, where concrete structures have already been put in place in an attempt to protect the promenades.

Aveiro district is under an orange warning for rough seas today, with predicted waves of 5 to 7 metres that can reach up to 12 metres in height.

Less than a year after making more than 300 employees redundant, Yazaki's factory in Ovar has reduced staff again: the Japanese company has initiated a collective redundancy affecting 163 employees.

The multinational says the move is driven by a greater emphasis on technological development, robotics and artificial intelligence.
