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Municipalities in Setúbal

Alcácer do Sal(107)Alcochete(30)Almada(218)Barreiro(66)Grândola(24)Moita(24)Montijo(24)Palmela(71)Santiago do Cacém(27)Seixal(95)Sesimbra(45)Setúbal(163)Sines(88)
Alcácer do Sal(107)Alcochete(30)Almada(218)Barreiro(66)Grândola(24)Moita(24)Montijo(24)Palmela(71)Santiago do Cacém(27)Seixal(95)Sesimbra(45)Setúbal(163)Sines(88)

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  • Montijo(24)
  • Palmela(71)
  • Santiago do Cacém(27)
  • Seixal(95)
  • Sesimbra(45)
  • Setúbal(163)
  • Sines(88)

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Man who shot and killed boy playing in the street seeks release

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#crime-report+1 more

A 25-year-old defendant fired several shots in the street before New Year's Eve, hitting two brothers. The youngest, aged nine, succumbed to his injuries. He has now requested release from prison, but judges have denied the request.

cmjornal.pt8h ago
Man who shot and killed boy playing in the street seeks release

Inside Sublime Sand, a Luxe New Resort Nestled in Portugal’s Jet-Set Hot Spot

📍 Setúbal🧭 Travel🏠 Property#tourism+2 more
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This Luxe New Hotel in Portugal Has 43 Elegant Villas—Each With Their Own Pool

📍 Setúbal🧭 Travel🏠 Property#tourism+1 more
Robb ReportRobb Report15h ago

Illegal constructions near NATO ammunition depot lead Government to question Attorney General's Office

📍 Setúbal🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#government-policy+1 more

Buildings at the site have appeared “over the last 50 years” and the Navy only issues “reports and subsequent embargoes”. As it is a sensitive area, the ministry is considering the possibility of expropriating the land.

cmjornal.pt22h ago
Illegal constructions near NATO ammunition depot lead Government to question Attorney General's Office

Former mayors have taken on new roles, retired, or returned to previous jobs

📍 Setúbal🏛️ Government#public-administration+1 more

Álvaro Amaro, 64, was preparing to return to teaching, but ended up being chosen by the nine municipalities in the region to be the first secretary of the new Intermunicipal Community of the Setúbal Peninsula.

cmjornal.pt1 May
Former mayors have taken on new roles, retired, or returned to previous jobs

Letters to the editor

📍 Setúbal🏛️ Government💼 Work#labour-law+1 more

A section of a newspaper or publication featuring letters sent by readers to the editor.

publico.pt1 May

Grounded Luxury in the Pines

📍 Setúbal🏠 Property🧭 Travel#property-market+2 more

Home Property Grounded Luxury in the Pines Grounded Luxury in the Pines 1st May, Sublime Sand is opening its doors in Comporta.

The Portugal News1 May
Grounded Luxury in the Pines

Port of Sines receives visit from the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Portugal

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🌱 Environment#logistics+2 more

The Ambassador of the Netherlands to Portugal visited the Port of Sines to discuss bilateral relations and logistics.

A voz do AlgarveA voz do Algarve30 Apr

Investigators in 'Operation Influencer' took two years to find wiretap between António Costa and Lacerda Machado

📍 Setúbal🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#government-policy+1 more

The conversation regarding the data centre in Sines was only discovered in October 2025, following a review of the investigation.

cmjornal.pt30 Apr
Investigators in 'Operation Influencer' took two years to find wiretap between António Costa and Lacerda Machado

Chef Hélder Chagas has died, master of the grill and key figure of the iconic Ribamar in Sesimbra

📍 Setúbal🎭 Culture#gastronomy+1 more

Chef Hélder Chagas died suddenly at the age of 76 in Sesimbra, where he led the historic Ribamar for decades. A key figure in seafood cuisine, he was instrumental in the gastronomic and tourist promotion of the town.

expresso.pt30 Apr
Chef Hélder Chagas has died, master of the grill and key figure of the iconic Ribamar in Sesimbra

GNR stops man armed with a shotgun on the streets of Poceirão

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

The suspect ended up being admitted to the psychiatric ward after pointing a weapon at the officers.

cmjornal.pt30 Apr
GNR stops man armed with a shotgun on the streets of Poceirão

Armed man points shotgun and scares residents in Palmela. GNR arrested suspect in the act

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#crime-report+1 more

The facts were reported to the Judicial Court of Setúbal

cnnportugal.iol.pt30 Apr
Armed man points shotgun and scares residents in Palmela. GNR arrested suspect in the act

Investigators in 'Operation Influencer' took two years to find wiretap between António Costa and Lacerda Machado

📍 Setúbal🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#government-policy+1 more

The conversation regarding the data centre in Sines was only discovered in October 2025, following a review of the investigation.

cmjornal.pt30 Apr
Investigators in 'Operation Influencer' took two years to find wiretap between António Costa and Lacerda Machado

Europe's AI Factories: multi-billion supercomputers looking for those who know how to use them

📍 Setúbal💡 Technology🌱 Environment#artificial-intelligence+2 more

In recent months, the Portuguese public debate on artificial intelligence has been captured by a single figure: the billions of euros at stake in Sines' bid for an AI Gigafactory. It is a legitimate and important conversation. But there is another story, less glamorous and more revealing, that almost no one is telling. Europe is in...

eco.sapo.pt29 Apr
Europe's AI Factories: multi-billion supercomputers looking for those who know how to use them

Prison for continued mistreatment of mother

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

A 45-year-old man resisted arrest by the PSP in Seixal and had to be handcuffed by patrol officers.

cmjornal.pt29 Apr
Prison for continued mistreatment of mother

António Costa refuses to comment on wiretaps and claims ignorance of the Operation Influencer case

📍 Setúbal🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#government-policy

Publicly released wiretaps reveal a conversation between the former Prime Minister and Diogo Lacerda Machado regarding the data centre that was to be built in Sines.

cmjornal.pt29 Apr
António Costa refuses to comment on wiretaps and claims ignorance of the Operation Influencer case

President of Setúbal non-profit organisation convicted of fraud. Children were enrolled simultaneously in nursery and preschool

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal🏛️ Government#crime-report+1 more

Florival Cardoso was sentenced to five years in prison with a suspended sentence. Some of the children registered with Social Security did not attend the institution.

cmjornal.pt29 Apr
President of Setúbal non-profit organisation convicted of fraud. Children were enrolled simultaneously in nursery and preschool

Armed duo with shotgun robs jewellery store in the centre of Almada

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

A woman was injured by glass shards. They fled with items valued at 10,000 euros.

cmjornal.pt29 Apr
Armed duo with shotgun robs jewellery store in the centre of Almada

Ambassador of the Netherlands to Portugal visits the Port of Sines

📍 Setúbal💶 Finance🚇 Infrastructure#trade+2 more

The Dutch ambassador to Portugal conducts an official visit to the Port of Sines to discuss trade and logistics.

regiao-sul.ptregiao-sul.pt29 Apr

Shooting at Trump is a 'woke-lympic' sport

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal🏛️ Government#legal-reforms+1 more

Following the attack, conspiracy theories immediately emerged claiming it had been staged. These were authored by the same people who attack 'conspiracy theorists' regarding COVID, climate change, immigration, etc.

observador.pt28 Apr
Shooting at Trump is a 'woke-lympic' sport

Government wants to create a 'MARL' in Setúbal

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#logistics+1 more

The 'route' of major supply markets will include the south bank of the Tagus, according to the Portugal Transformation, Recovery and Resilience (PTRR) programme, presented this Tuesday by the Prime Minister in Lisbon. In the document, the Government identifies the 'definition of the base logistics network for essential goods and services' as a long-term measure.

eco.sapo.pt28 Apr
Government wants to create a 'MARL' in Setúbal

Port of Sines received a visit from the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Portugal

📍 Setúbal🚇 Infrastructure💶 Finance#economic-activity+1 more

The Ambassador of the Netherlands to Portugal visited the Port of Sines.

SAPOSAPO28 Apr
Port of Sines received a visit from the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Portugal

Armed duo with shotgun robs jewellery store in the centre of Almada

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

A woman was injured by glass shards. They fled with items valued at 10,000 euros.

cmjornal.pt28 Apr
Armed duo with shotgun robs jewellery store in the centre of Almada

Duo robs jewellery store in Almada at gunpoint. Woman injured

📍 Setúbal⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

During the robbery, a woman suffered injuries caused by glass shards

cnnportugal.iol.pt28 Apr
Duo robs jewellery store in Almada at gunpoint. Woman injured

Operation Influencer. "In terms of the integrity of the Public Prosecutor's Office's operations, there is something here that needs to be rethought"

📍 Setúbal🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#political-scandal+2 more

Gustavo Silva, a commentator for CNN Portugal, discusses the investigation by TVI and CNN Portugal that revealed wiretaps from Operation Influencer. In one of them, it is clear that António Costa spoke with Lacerda Machado about the Sines data center investment, despite the former prime minister having stated otherwise.

cnnportugal.iol.pt28 Apr
Operation Influencer. "In terms of the integrity of the Public Prosecutor's Office's operations, there is something here that needs to be rethought"

Operation Influencer. Costa lied: wiretap reveals conversation with Lacerda Machado about Sines data centre

📍 Setúbal🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#government-policy+1 more

One of the wiretaps from Operation Influencer, accessed by TVI, shows that António Costa lied at least twice when he stated he had never spoken to his best friend, Diogo Lacerda Machado, about the Sines data centre deal. The exchanged messages prove he did speak about it, and he even acknowledged being aware of Lacerda's contacts with chief of staff Vitor Escária.

cnnportugal.iol.pt28 Apr
Operation Influencer. Costa lied: wiretap reveals conversation with Lacerda Machado about Sines data centre

“Unlike you journalists, I never had access to the case file,” says António Costa regarding wiretaps in Operation Influencer

📍 Setúbal🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#antonio-costa+2 more

According to TVI/CNN, António Costa spoke with his friend Diogo Lacerda Machado about the Start Campus project in Sines.

publico.pt28 Apr

Operation Influencer: António Costa caught out by wiretaps

📍 Setúbal🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#politics+2 more

António Costa, the former socialist prime minister who in November 2023 guaranteed that his friend Diogo Lacerda Machado had 'never, under any circumstances' spoken to him about the Start Campus project in Sines, now sees that statement contradicted by a wiretap released by TVI and CNN Portugal. In that recording, made on Christmas Eve...

eco.sapo.pt28 Apr
Operation Influencer: António Costa caught out by wiretaps

“An extraordinary dynamic in Sines”: the wiretap involving a friend that catches António Costa off guard

📍 Setúbal🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#sines+2 more

It was on Christmas Eve 2022 that the data centre consultant called the then Prime Minister to report on the “extraordinary dynamic” of the Sines project.

cnnportugal.iol.pt28 Apr
“An extraordinary dynamic in Sines”: the wiretap involving a friend that catches António Costa off guard

Port of Setúbal aims to 'steal' Stellantis Mangualde cars from Leixões

📍 Setúbal💶 Finance🚇 Infrastructure#economic-activity+1 more

Preparing a new concession for the Roll-On Roll-off (Ro-Ro) terminal dedicated to vehicles, with the tender expected to be launched early next year, the Port of Setúbal administration states that, in addition to retaining Autoeuropa, it will compete with the Port of Leixões for the Stellantis cars manufactured in Mangualde, which...

eco.sapo.pt28 Apr
Port of Setúbal aims to 'steal' Stellantis Mangualde cars from Leixões