Beja, Portugal
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The Baixo Alentejo Local Health Unit (Unidade Local de Saúde do Baixo Alentejo or ULSBA) has confirmed three cases of measles in adults aged 30 to 55 in Beja. Health authorities have identified nearly 500 high-risk contacts and have vaccinated over 120 individuals following exposure to the virus, which is being monitored under national health guidelines.
The leader of the Portuguese Communist Party (Partido Comunista Português or PCP), Paulo Raimundo, has challenged the government to withdraw its proposed labour reform to avoid a general strike scheduled for June 3rd. The General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses or CGTP) has indicated it may call off the strike if the government drops the proposal.
António Filipe is a politician from the PCP (Partido Comunista Português) who, in this story, acknowledged that his election results fell short and said the party would join forces to oppose what it called a 'serious threat to democracy'. His remarks indicate the PCP intends to be active in post-election alliances rather than withdrawing from national debates. Voters and those following left-wing politics should pay attention to his and the PCP's next moves.
The General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP – Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses) is Portugal’s largest trade-union confederation, grouping most unions in manufacturing, public services and many other sectors.
Founded clandestinely in 1970 as “Intersindical” under the dictatorship, it emerged publicly after the 1974 Carnation Revolution and was legalised in 1975. It has been central to virtually all major labour struggles since then, from defending collective bargaining and the 40‑hour week to leading general strikes against austerity and labour‑law rollbacks.
CGTP is historically close to the Portuguese Communist Party and has a class‑struggle, anti‑neoliberal profile, strongly critical of EU and government policies seen as undermining workers’ rights. It favours grassroots mobilisation and strikes over compromise, often refusing national social‑pact deals that the more centrist UGT is willing to sign.
In today’s Portugal, CGTP remains a key actor in wage bargaining, labour‑law debates and national protests; together with UGT it called the first joint general strike in years in December 2025, signalling its continuing capacity to organise mass action.
President of the Republic António José Seguro visited the Ovibeja agricultural fair this Saturday, expressing understanding for the difficulties faced by farmers. He specifically addressed the impact of the Middle East conflict and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which he stated should never have closed. Seguro emphasized the need for affordable fertilizer imports to prevent further increases in food prices for Portuguese consumers.
António José Martins Seguro (born March 11, 1962, in Penamacor) is a lawyer, political scientist, and the current President of the Portuguese Republic, inaugurated on March 9, 2026 after winning the two-round presidential election in January–February 2026.
Career: He led Socialist Youth (1990–1994), served as MEP (1999–2001), was Minister Adjunct to PM António Guterres (2001–2002), and led the PS parliamentary group (2004–2005). Elected PS Secretary-General in 2011 with 68%, he led the opposition during Portugal's bailout era. In 2014, António Costa defeated him in party primaries by a landslide, prompting Seguro's resignation and a decade-long retreat from politics. He returned in 2025, launching the movement UPortugal and announcing his presidential candidacy in June. He received official PS backing in October 2025 and won the presidency in February 2026.
Political philosophy: Seguro positions himself as representing a "modern and moderate" left, advocating financial responsibility while opposing austerity. As President, he has emphasized institutional trust, efficient governance, and a collaborative relationship with the government while maintaining rigorous constitutional oversight.
The Beja Court (Tribunal de Beja) has begun the trial of 22 defendants, including seven companies, accused of exploiting immigrants in the Alentejo region. Although the original 55 counts of human trafficking (tráfico de pessoas) were dropped before the trial, defendants still face charges related to illegal weapons and drug trafficking. Those following labor rights in the agricultural sector should note the case stems from a major 2022 investigation into seasonal worker conditions.
A group of 20 people has begun to be heard in court. They were selling drugs in the city centre.
A group of 20 people has begun to be heard in court. They were selling drugs in the city centre.
Mainland Portugal is being affected by a heatwave, with temperatures that could reach 40 degrees across most of the territory.
The Government has increased the budget for construction works on NATO infrastructure in Portugal by 4.7 million, reaching a total of 21.9 million. The projects include work at the Beja Air Base and the Portinho da Costa pier, which belongs to the NATO Lisbon Ammunition Depot, under the NATO Security Investment Programme.
Sand was replenished and a “deep maintenance and requalification intervention” was carried out. The bathing season at the Cinco Reis river beach officially reopens on June 13th.
Home News Portugal company to build 15 electricity production units Portugal company to build 15 electricity production units The Alentejo Public Water Company (AgdA), based in Beja, will invest almost €1.
A businesswoman accused of kidnapping, linked to insolvent companies and international arbitrations worth billions of euros, was a partner in the cannabis company that recruited the former president of Infarmed.
For much of the year, apartment blocks and houses pump water out of basements and underground garages, creating small streams and causing flooding on the streets.
É um gosto ver a relação que um nómada tem com o chão. E estes ciganos do deserto, não se deitam na areia, como nós nos deitamos na praia. O chão é a cama, por isso não lhes doem as costas, já que ajeitam o chão ao corpo e não o contrário!“Uma casa abandonada, junto a um mar também abandonado”, serve de mote para um dignitário Kel Ansar, logo no início, dar o tom à sinfonia da identidade, que se segue. Qual é o papel e o posicionamento dos Kel Ansar, de Tombuktu, no mundo e na grande confederação tuaregue?Entra a guitarra e o Griot, o cantador da História, dos povos de tradição oral. Toda a tribo tem o seu Fernão Lopes, e se nós carpimos desgraças no mar, estes povos carpem em terra!O silencio, a ruína, as rugas, as rezas e um bibliotecário, que faria as delícias de qualquer alfarrabista, e que anuncia o fim dos tempos para os nómadas, passam de aguarela em aguarela. Acende-se um lume que se cheira no écran, e lá atrás, outro cabeça-de-casal, amanha um cabrito no chão, à falta de árvores para o pendurar. E reparo que o bicho está esfolado de forma a servir de tapete a si próprio. Ou seja, o animal é desmanchado, de forma a que tudo é esquartejado, sobrando a pele do cabrito, que é também a sua reputação!Os Kel Ansar sabem que a ASAE também chegará a Tombuktu, como chegou a Beja, e o seu estilo de vida será ameaçado. É este o fim dos tempos referido pelo bibliotecário. Saber que sua memória não poderá ser honrada, como ainda o conseguiu fazer, ao comer, dormir e deslocar-se como seu pai e avô. Com a tenda, a biblioteca, a família e os animais, para onde o vento lhe indicasse pasto e uma “pouca d’agua”, como se diz no Alentejo.Era inevitável cá chegar, porque a minha mágoa é ver o “Alentejo da açorda de côdeas” (nem sabem a graça que achei quando vi pela primeira vez as “açordas” que se servem nos restaurantes. Vi “sopa de migas”!). A mágoa, dizia, é ver o Alentejo na moda!Porquê esta ligação?Porque os Kel Ansar, retratados nesta “ressaca do despaisamento”, antes de se instalarem em Tombuktu, passaram pelo Al-Andalus, durante o século XV, seguindo caminho para África, ainda antes de 1492.E porque nunca mais vi os ajuntamentos de clãs, a cada matança de porco, na aldeia do meu pai. Proibir práticas consuetudinárias, é a forma mais eficaz de rasgar um fio condutor que liga por afetos, chamando-se depois “tecido social”. Proibindo a razão para o reencontro, é rasgar esse tecido, é criar vazios que levam à frustração e posterior rejeição. É por isso que Portugal é rejeitado pelos portugueses. Porque um povo, que sabe que foi colonizador, jamais se quer sentir colonizado! Escreve de acordo com a antiga ortografia
The Olive Oil World Congress (OOWC) emphasizes the strategic importance of Portugal in the international development and future of the olive oil industry.
Dilapidated building housed hundreds of people and was allegedly used to sell addresses and documents
Police officer was assaulted by 15 people; one was arrested but has already been released.
Police officer was assaulted by 15 people; one was arrested but has already been released.
The police officer was transported to the hospital, where he received treatment and underwent a minor surgical procedure.
The estate is gaining recognition for its commitment to sustainable olive oil production in the Beja region.
A PSP officer was punched and kicked by a group of 15 men on Saturday night in Beja. One suspect has been arrested. The officer had reprimanded children who were throwing plastic bottles at cars.
The police officer was transported to the hospital, where he received treatment and underwent a minor surgical procedure.
The Alentejo city is the first in Europe to host the Global Wine Tourism Organization (GWTO) event from June 1st to 3rd, with 400 business meetings already scheduled.
Beja, the district capital of Baixo Alentejo, has the only Portuguese airport where the world's largest commercial aircraft, the Airbus A380, can land, but it remains 'isolated' from the rest of the country by land, without a motorway and with an obsolete railway line. The promise to connect it to the national rail network with a link of...
Measles cases were identified in adults “between 30 and 55 years old”, two of whom were unvaccinated.
The local health authority doctor confirms that the cases have an “epidemiological link” and that this is an outbreak, but notes that he does not foresee the progression of the disease in the region.
Paulo Raimundo questioned the Government if it 'was expecting workers to open their arms and happily accept the possibility of being dismissed without just cause'.
Unlike what happened with the almond grove planting in 2017, De Prado Portugal has hired a company to conduct an archaeological survey of the land where the olive grove will be installed.
The defendant made crime his “way of life”. After appearing in court, he was remanded in custody.
For the PSD deputy elected for Beja, Gonçalo Valente, “this accusation is a genuine certificate of ignorance that CIMBAL wants to pass on to the people of Baixo Alentejo.”
Home News Beja Airport: The Strategic Plan to Restore Commercial Flights by 2028 Beja Airport: The Strategic Plan to Restore Commercial Flights by 2028 The Alentejo and Ribatejo Regional Tourism Authority ( ERT) is preparing a program to attract routes and put the infrastructure on the civil avia
The men are suspected of entering a residence with the “goal of expelling the victims from the premises,” according to the PJ. One of them “was hit in a lower limb by a gunshot.”
One of the trio's victims was struck by a gunshot.
Two incidents on the Beja-Casa Branca section left the line without any operational railcar. The Left Bloc wants to know if there is a contingency plan for service disruptions on diesel-traction lines.
