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A lawyer representing Maria Adelaide Monteiro asked the court to excuse Sócrates's mother from attending court. The right to refuse and health reasons were cited to justify the request.

The Portuguese Bar Association marks a century of an irreplaceable mission: being there when power moves in on those without a voice.

The defendants have, at least for now, declined to make statements in court.

The Beja Court will start the trial on Monday for 35 defendants charged with crimes including human trafficking, criminal association, aiding illegal immigration, and money laundering, among others, for the alleged exploitation of immigrants in Alentejo.

A man filed a complaint with the Judicial Police in Lisbon regarding the fraud he suffered on social media.

Imagine discovering, through your bank, that you are suspected of committing a criminal offense. This is not a dystopian reality. Quite the opposite.

Two lawyers and the mother of one of them are being tried in the Marinha Grande Court.

The Judicial Police arrested 17 people a week ago, including 10 members of the National Republican Guard and one agent from the Public Security Police, on suspicion of exploiting immigrants in Alentejo.

They pay up to 20,000 euros for the promise of entering Europe and finding work that allows them to send money back to their families. There are 60 Timorese among the hundreds of victims rescued this week.
