Latest news and stories about judicial police in daily life in Portugal for expats and residents.
The eight foreigners arrested by the Judicial Police on a fishing vessel off the coast of the Azores, with 1,800 kilograms of cocaine on board, will remain in pre-trial detention while the case proceeds.
A staff member was filmed naked while performing a sexual act in front of some pupils. The school reported the case to the Public Prosecutor's Office via the Judicial Police.
The man fled to the south of the country after committing the crime. He was arrested by the PJ (Judicial Police).
The alleged killer was arrested on the same day as the crime while fleeing Lisbon towards the south of the country. The woman was shot dead with four bullets as she left her home. The suspect fired six rounds in the direction of his ex-partner.
The man fled south after the crime but was arrested on the same day by the Judicial Police. He will be brought for an initial interrogation at the Department of Investigation and Penal Action in Lisbon.
The man fled to the south of the country after committing the crime. He was arrested by the Judicial Police (PJ).
The estate agent had been missing for 12 days.
A suspect has been arrested in Lourinhã on suspicion of murdering an estate agent who had been missing for 12 days. A search of the suspect’s home uncovered traces of blood that PJ investigators say corroborate their strong suspicions; the Judicial Police will now begin procedures to recover the body from a location where it was allegedly concealed. The case remains under active investigation, with forensic analysis and recovery operations expected to inform possible charges and next steps.
The crime occurred in the context of group-related youth violence, says the PJ (Judicial Police). Two young men, aged 18 and 19, are “strongly suspected”.
A 42-year-old man sought refuge with his daughter in a mountain shelter in the Montalegre area, but was apprehended in Matosinhos.
The Judicial Police (PJ) carried out a search of the suspect's home, seizing technological equipment used by him and hundreds of files containing content of sexual abuse and exploitation of children.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the incident, and the case has been handed over to the jurisdiction of the Polícia Judiciária (Judicial Police).
A 23-year-old man was identified during an operation that dismantled a trafficking network and was subsequently detained by the Portuguese Judicial Police (PJ).
The operation involved three separate units of the Judicial Police. The trafficking group was based in Amadora.
The man was identified through the baby's DNA and arrested by the Polícia Judiciária (Judicial Police).
The Judicial Police say that, taking advantage of the influence he had over the victim, the suspect “subjected her to abusive sexual acts, increasing in severity and frequency, from the age of 10” until she turned 14.
Given the crimes involved, the man could face up to 15 years' imprisonment.
A man wanted by German authorities for assaulting and raping a woman on three occasions in 2023 has been detained by Portugal’s Judicial Police in Porto. He will be presented to the Porto Court of Appeal as Portuguese authorities consider the German request and possible extradition; under the charges he could face up to 15 years’ imprisonment. The arrest underscores cross‑border cooperation in serious sexual‑violence cases and the next legal steps will determine whether he is surrendered to Germany or prosecuted in Portugal.
According to the Judicial Police (PJ), those arrested were spreading a neo‑Nazi ideology 'inherent to National Socialist culture and to a radical and violent far right', and acted out of racist and xenophobic motives.
A senior reporter for CM and CMTV explains the Judicial Police’s major operation against extremist group 1143, which was led by Mário Machado.
A further 15 individuals were formally named as suspects and 65 searches, both at residences and elsewhere, were carried out.
The case is being investigated by the Judicial Police.
The suspect could face a 20-year custodial sentence.
Portugal’s Judicial Police (PJ) has launched a first-of-its-kind campaign to tackle online radicalisation among young people, aiming to alert schools and families to warning signs, raise awareness, prevent recruitment and disrupt extremist influence across digital platforms. The initiative is framed as a preventive, educational and investigative effort combining outreach to educators and parents with targeted policing online. Separately, The Guardian reports heightened international tensions as former US President Trump is reported to be considering military options against Iran following a violent crackdown, underscoring how domestic efforts to shield youth from radicalisation sit alongside broader geopolitical risks.
