The Left Bloc (Bloco de Esquerda or BE) has requested an urgent, closed-door hearing with the Secretary-General of the Internal Security System (Sistema de Segurança Interna or SSI). The party seeks clarification regarding alleged failures in information sharing and potential risks to political officeholders, following reports that intelligence services were not alerted to specific threats.
Left Bloc demands answers on internal security failures
Tuesday, 23 June 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
The Information System of the Portuguese Republic (Sistema de Informações da República Portuguesa or SIRP) is the state body responsible for intelligence and national security. It oversees the two main intelligence services: the Strategic Intelligence Service (Serviço de Informações Estratégicas de Defesa or SIED) and the Security Intelligence Service (Serviço de Informações de Segurança or SIS).
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- Far-right threats: Left Bloc demands clarifications from the Secretary-General of Internal Securityexpresso.pt ·
- Left Bloc demands urgent hearing with the Secretary-General of the Internal Security System regarding threats to politicianscnnportugal.iol.pt ·
- Intelligence services: Left Bloc requests hearing following failure to disclose threatsobservador.pt ·
- Left Bloc requests urgent hearing following alleged failures in internal security information sharingpublico.pt ·
- Left Bloc wants to hear from the Secretary-General of the Internal Security System regarding 'disarticulation' in the case of threats against Montenegrortp.pt ·
