Quad bike crash leaves one dead in the municipality of Serpa
The death was declared at the scene of the accident.

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The death was declared at the scene of the accident.

The Judicial Police arrested the Brazilian citizen on Wednesday in Serpa. The Évora Court of Appeal determined that he must remain in custody while awaiting the extradition process.

The citizen's hearing took place this Friday at the Évora Court of Appeal.

In an open letter addressed to the Minister of Agriculture and the Sea, the farmers of Serpa reiterate the increase in the price of diesel, fertilizers, animal feed, and other production factors.

Prices paid to producers did not keep pace with increases, says agricultural association.

The pilot left the scene by taxi and left 2,000 euros behind. Authorities revealed that the aircraft is illegal and was not permitted to fly.

PJ police are investigating the suspicious landing on Saturday of a light aircraft, carrying two people, in a field at Herdade da Lobata, Serpa municipality, next to the left bank The post PJ follow money trail connected to ‘suspicious’ light aircraft that lands near Guadiana appeared first on Portugal Resident.

APROSERPA organised a slow-moving tractor protest on the EN260 and is demanding a meeting with the minister. With no response since August, they are threatening to protest in Lisbon.

The demonstration began this Friday morning, when a group departed from Serpa at 07:53, travelling along the EN260 towards Vila Nova de São Bento, also in the municipality of Serpa.

Farmers at their wits’ end over the consequences of the fuel crisis – and what it means for production, and the country’s food resilience – are leading a tractor protest The post Farmers lead tractor protest over increases in production costs appeared first on Portugal Resident.

An agricultural producers' association held a slow-march protest this Friday in the municipality of Serpa, citing a 'lack of conditions to keep farms operational'.

The protest will take place on Friday, with gatherings in Serpa at 7:00 am and Vila Nova de São Bento, in the same municipality in the Beja district, at 7:30 am. About 80 tractors and vehicles are expected.

The support already announced by the Government for farmers amounts to a total of “36 euros” for each one.

The Farmers' Association admits it may “intensify forms of protest in the absence of structural responses.”


APROSERPA threatens “other forms of protest” if the Ministry of Agriculture does not respond by the middle of next week. Two tractors can spend 542 euros on fuel in a single day.

The traditional August Fair returns to Serpa between the 21st and 23rd. The famous local cheese, ham, and wines from the region are the protagonists of the “Symphony of Aromas” and open the door to discovering this municipality in the Lower Alentejo.

The resigning board of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Serpa admitted to having 'no alternative but to seek a private partner'. The administration resigned en masse at the end of July.

The Serpa Misericórdia lacks the capacity to ensure its activity regarding health services. The PCP also criticised the attempt to hand over the institution's services to a private group.


The GNR carried out the arrests in Serpa, Aljustrel, and Almodôvar. The rape suspect was remanded in custody, while the other two defendants were released with coercive measures.

The GNR identified a 46-year-old suspect and managed to recover the items that had been stolen from inside a house in Serpa. The goods were returned to their rightful owner.

The administrative board of the Serpa Misericórdia, in the Beja district, has resigned en masse after a proposal for the shared management of the institution's facilities with a private healthcare group was rejected, the outgoing provider revealed today.

In addition to the suspect being formally named an arguido, the GNR reported the facts to the Judicial Court of Serpa.

The only study on the impact of the return of the Fafe, Anadia, and Serpa units points to advantages, but leaves warnings because not everything went well in the Alentejo region.

Singing at the table, dogfish soup, blankets, cheese tarts, and bar-counter conversations: Serpa reveals itself in a succession of small rituals. Second and final part of the sensory biography of the Alentejo city. Chronicle by João da Silva.

The Serpa Fire Department has already spent 10,000 euros more on diesel than last year. At a care home in Vila Pouca de Aguiar, the electricity bill has increased by 900 euros per month.

Millennial olive trees, café conversations, and games of belga at dawn. An Alentejo city told through the senses. Chronicle by João da Silva

The road was closed for 12 hours due to the accident.

The section of the National Road 385 near Vila Verde de Ficalho has reopened to traffic following an accident involving a truck that caught fire.
