Latest news and stories about criminal sentencing in Portugal for expats and residents.
The crime occurred in Penha de França, Lisbon, on 2 October 2024. The convicted man shot the barber after he was not served straight away.
The court imposed a cumulative prison term of four years on the neo‑Nazi ringleader. Parole has been postponed.
Mário Machado has been sentenced to 30 years after being convicted of offences including torture, kidnapping, hate crimes and serious acts of violence.
After hearing the statements, the court had no doubt that the man was guilty. He must also pay the victims €10,000 in compensation and is prohibited from contacting them for two years after his release.
A court has handed down a custodial prison sentence for those convicted of exploiting immigrants in the Alentejo region of Portugal.
The victim had been sleeping in the same room as the assailant's baby daughter when she was raped.
The accused, identified as Fernando P., administered sedatives to the woman before sexually assaulting her, filmed the abuse and shared the footage online. The crimes took place between 2018 and 2024.
The taxi driver who fatally ran over a young university student who was crossing a pedestrian crossing in Lisbon in 2024 was sentenced to 14 years and nine months' imprisonment.
