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Two former police officers have been forced into hiding after an AI chatbot erroneously linked them to the death of a man who died while in custody, resulting in severe death threats.
The scheme involved fees related to monitoring chemotherapy treatments for 32 patients
Paula Pinto Pereira is a defendant facing trial for the crime of usurpation of functions. She could be sentenced to 24 months in prison for teaching Mathematics in various public schools for 36 years without a degree or any qualifications. The woman who was not a teacher, despite acting as one for decades, coordinated the writing of textbooks, supervised internships, directed classes, and influenced colleagues. Apparently, it was her ex-husband who reported her after their 2021 separation. The author expresses sympathy for her, arguing that someone who forged a CV to teach and dedicated nearly 40 years to a poorly paid profession deserves recognition rather than punishment.
José Sócrates has filed a criminal complaint against prosecutor Rosário Teixeira, who led the Operation Marquês investigation.
Two years ago, a helicopter crashed into the Douro River. The families of the five GNR military personnel who died in the accident have already received compensation from the Government. The only survivor was the pilot.
Two other military personnel were also compensated for cases from 2018 (Golegã) and 2009 (Rio Maior).
Bianca Castro was convicted following a protest against the airport in Alcochete.
The case dates back to May 2017, when the Competition Authority (AdC) fined EDP, EDP Comercial, Sonae Investimentos, Sonae MC – Modelo Continente, and Modelo Continente Hipermercados for entering into a non-compete agreement regarding the marketing of energy.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has cleared the suspects involved in the slaughter of hundreds of animals at the Torre Bela estate in Azambuja. The investigation was archived due to a lack of evidence of crimes against nature.
The investigation into the culling of 540 animals by Spanish hunters in 2020, in Torre Bela, has been archived. “They were not protected species” and “no significant number of specimens were eliminated.”
The defence team for three sailors from the ship Mondego, accused of violating state secrets, has filed a complaint alleging that the Chief of Staff of the Navy paid a court fine using Navy funds. Jorge Nobre de Sousa denies this accusation and guarantees that he paid 816 euros from his personal account.
Third part of the June 26, 2026 episode of Doa a Quem Doer on CMTV.
Second part of 'Doa a Quem Doer' from this Friday, June 26, 2026.
The Model 3 driver was allegedly using Autopilot before the accident, according to the lawsuit. However, Tesla claims the driver was speeding, which would have deactivated the system.
The three women who filed the complaint ended up dropping the case because they were “emotionally and psychologically exhausted.” The sociologist was accused of defamation.
The Águas Turvas judicial case, related to an alleged corruption scheme at Águas de Gaia, has 14 defendants.
The family of Ana Paula, a Santa Casa employee who died at 49, demands a public apology from Carris, the municipal company overseen by the executive led by Carlos Moedas.
The Santa Casa employee, who led an adoption centre, would have turned 50 this week. The lawsuit, also filed against the maintenance company and the insurer Fidelidade, was submitted to the court on Monday.
The PS will appoint a lawyer to represent the party in the case. Furthermore, the French children who were abandoned in Alcácer do Sal by their mother and stepfather are already in France.
A detailed account of the events from the moment of arrival in Portugal until the French children were abandoned in Alcácer do Sal.
The criminal investigation into the death of an elderly man in Bragança during the INEM strike has been archived, as there is no evidence that the death was caused by delays in emergency assistance.
Miguel Reis guarantees that the ship was initially sold to a company in Malta at the request of a potential buyer.
British police want to bring Christian Brueckner from Germany to the United Kingdom to stand trial for the abduction and murder of Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in Portugal nearly 20 years ago.
Now everything is his, but Judite disagrees, so the butler has been named a formal suspect and the paintings are under the custody of the courts.
A representative for some members of the women's collective states that this does not mean “that there is no evidence.”
Sentenced to 25 years in prison, Francismara Machado had been living in Maia for about three years and selling homemade cakes. She lost her final appeal to avoid imprisonment in Brazil and has gone on a hunger strike.
Lawyers for the Portuguese-Angolan businessman Carlos São Vicente have filed a petition requesting his urgent release, citing medical, humanitarian, and legal grounds, after a surgery in March failed to resolve the health issue that prompted the intervention.
The case had been brought by Marco Azevedo, former Director of the Music Department at the company 'Twenty One Talent Management'.
The freight elevator door would open even when the platform was on the floor below. The failure was identified two years before the accident.
The mayor says it is “natural” to have invoices registered for several lunches on the same day. The investigation counted 160 “working meals” on weekends.
