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Prison guards caught the woman. She had hashish hidden inside a cake and synthetic drugs.

The Public Prosecutor's indictment is 122 pages long and describes the assaults in detail.

A safety perimeter forced the evacuation of people from a supermarket car park.

Part of the seized drug was being carried inside the detainee's body, the PJ (Polícia Judiciária) reported.

Given the foetus's size and degree of development, health professionals believe the pregnancy was at least around 30 weeks.

The Lisbon Court of Appeal (TRL) upheld the lower-court decision that fined a young environmental activist €1,600 after he struck Prime Minister Luís Montenegro with green paint during a protest.

Given the size and stage of development of the foetus, healthcare professionals consider the pregnancy would have been at least around 30 weeks' gestation.

A man discovered four grenades inside a well in the Ramada area of Odivelas; emergency services were alerted.

Recordings from the surveillance cameras will be used as evidence in the trial against the former MP.

The ordnance was inert. The safety perimeter has already been lifted.

Portuguese PJ police have arrested four men in the Lisbon metropolitan area as part of an operation dubbed “Harry Potter”, targeting the illegal trafficking and use of banned substances and The post ‘Harry Potter’ operation leads to four arrests in doping probe appeared first on Portugal Resident.

A safety perimeter forced the evacuation of people from a supermarket car park.

Authorities are investigating the origin of the explosive devices, which were found on land near the Pingo Doce supermarket in Ramada.

Casa Pia, from the Portuguese first division, is accused by the Public Prosecutor's Office of having received more than one million euros from the Russian club FC Akhmat and of concealing the origin of the money to circumvent European Union sanctions. The decree-law that changes the rules for locum doctors in the Service ...

The Ministry of Internal Administration says it deeply regrets these behaviours, as well as any actions that violate the rights, freedoms and guarantees of citizens.

A 69-year-old man was arrested by the Polícia Judiciária (Judicial Police) in the Cova da Moura neighbourhood after being reported by one of his daughters.

The Public Prosecutor's Office alleges that more than ten officers assaulted detainees at two Lisbon police stations and that images of alleged torture were shared among over 70 police officers. Two people have been formally identified as suspects in the alleged torture inquiry, and the prosecution's file describes ten particularly violent assaults. The allegations raise serious criminal and human-rights concerns and the investigation is ongoing.

CCTV recordings will be used as evidence in the trial of the former MP.

The indictment by the Public Prosecutor's Office obtained by CNN Portugal describes a repeated pattern of abuse of authority, including assaults inside São José Hospital.

Lisbon's municipal authority has proposed banning alcohol consumption in public streets from 11pm, with proposed fines of up to €3,000 that could also be applied to establishments. Framed as a measure to reduce nuisance and improve public safety, the proposal raises questions about enforceability, proportionality and the potential economic impact on nightlife and hospitality. Separately, Le Monde reports Emmanuel Macron accusing Donald Trump of 'breaking with international rules', underscoring a parallel debate about norms and accountability on the international stage.

The PSP (Public Security Police) have identified around 30 people after shots were fired with prohibited weapons in Lisbon. A targeted operation — involving Rapid Intervention Teams and Traffic Division units — ran from 22:00 Friday to 02:00 Saturday; no incidents were recorded and no arrests were made. Enquiries and investigations remain ongoing as police follow up on those linked to the discharges.

At 18:00, the Chega party lodged a formal complaint reporting incidents of shots fired using prohibited weapons in Lisbon.

An IPMA yellow warning is in force this Friday for eight districts — Guarda, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Leiria, Lisbon, Setúbal, Beja and Faro — calling for increased public caution due to adverse conditions that could affect travel, outdoor activities and local services. At the same time eight presidential candidates will convene in Lisbon for a radio debate, an event whose logistics and audience turnout may be influenced by the weather alert; organisers and the public are advised to monitor forecasts and prioritise safety while ensuring the debate proceeds with contingency plans for any disruptions. The overlap of a national weather warning and a key campaign event underscores the practical intersection of public safety and electoral logistics.

Reports indicate 24 National Republican Guard (GNR) personnel were assigned to reinforce border checks at Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport to help reduce queues and bolster security. The GNR later clarified the 24 officers will be deployed as reinforcements from next Tuesday; the airport had previously been reinforced by 25 GNR personnel at 19:00 and around 80 PSP officers over the Christmas period.


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