Serpa farmers consider 10-cent fuel support insufficient
The Farmers' Association admits it may “intensify forms of protest in the absence of structural responses.”

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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.

The alert for the accident was given at 14:12, and the heavy goods vehicle ended up overturned, blocking the entire road.

The driver of the vehicle sustained minor injuries. The alert for the accident was given at 14:12, and the heavy goods vehicle ended up overturned, blocking the entire road.

The driver reportedly suffered minor injuries, according to the GNR

The alert for the accident was given at 14:12, and the heavy goods vehicle ended up overturned, blocking the entire road.

The Judicial Police (PJ) arrested a man in Serpa suspected of abuse that caused the death of a three-month-old baby in January of last year. The child was in the care of the paternal grandmother's partner, along with her two-year-old sister. The cause of death was shaken baby syndrome.

The investigation began in January, after the baby died at Hospital de Santa Maria in Lisbon with injuries consistent with shaken baby syndrome.


The injuries caused can be considered very serious and irreversible. The clinical psychologist appeared on CMTV and explained that these shakes can delay the cognitive development of babies.

A 69-year-old man has been remanded in custody on suspicion of fatally abusing a three-month-old baby, with investigators alleging the infant’s injuries are consistent with shaken baby syndrome, Portugal’s PJ The post Man accused of fatally shaking three-month-old baby in Serpa remanded in custody appeared first on Portugal Resident.

The 69-year-old man was the partner of the paternal grandmother

A three-month-old baby was killed by “violent physical abuse” at the hands of his paternal grandmother's partner in Vila Nova de São Bento, Serpa.

Crime at the victim's home. A 69-year-old man was looking after the baby who died and another two-year-old child.

The assaults allegedly took place inside the home in Serpa while the three-month-old baby's parents and grandmother were away at work. The child was allegedly shaken violently.
