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The final report on the Glória funicular accident has been delayed until the first quarter of 2027 due to complex technical assessments and ongoing investigations by the GPIAAF and the Public Prosecutor's Office.
Duarte Moral, his wife, and former PS/Oeiras leader Rui Nascimento have been arrested in connection with an investigation into suspicious public procurement contracts involving Socialist Party-led municipalities.
A corpse discovered at Lisbon's DIAP (Department of Investigation and Criminal Action) has prompted scrutiny not only of the investigation but of the role and rhetoric of journalists who present themselves as frontline combatants against crime. The incident raises questions about media ethics, the potential for sensationalism, the impact on public trust in criminal justice institutions, and whether self-styled ‘crime-fighter’ reporting helps or hinders serious investigative work and public safety. Analysts should examine how coverage frames the dead body and the institution, how it influences public perception, and what safeguards are needed to ensure responsible reporting and transparency in ongoing inquiries.
Second part of the 'CM Investigation' from October 26, 2026.
The General Inspectorate of Internal Administration (IGAI) has launched an inquiry into police actions that occurred in Lisbon and Porto.
José Pedro Aguiar-Branco says that the 'development of the investigation and the steps already taken justify a more active procedural intervention by the Assembly of the Republic'.
Around 100 jerrycans were found in the early hours of this morning near the fishing harbour at Assenta Beach, in São Pedro da Cadeira, in the municipality of Torres Vedras, The post Jerrycans with 2,000 litres of fuel found near beach in Torres Vedras appeared first on Portugal Resident.
André Ventura said he hopes that “everyone... who can help the investigation be concluded” can be heard.
The investigation into the Glória Funicular incident is scheduled to take place only next year.
An account of the involvement of the FBI in the investigation of the Lisbon Ripper, marking a significant moment in the understanding of serial crimes in Portugal.
The enormous complexity of the technical assessments justifies the delay in delivery. Also in this edition, the Government will increase the discount on the Tax on Petroleum Products next week.
“Destructive and non-repeatable tests” and “optimisation of public spending” lead to a joint investigation between the GPIAAF and the Public Prosecutor's Office.
The Attorney General's Office confirmed to Observador that the Lisbon DIAP is solely conducting the inquiry into the seized trailer that ended up at the company of the Minister of Internal Administration's friend.
The firm kept its headquarters at the home of doctor Luís Cabral even after he sold his share in 2013, and at a time when the only two partners resided in Lisbon.
Luís Rosa, a commentator for CNN Portugal, analyses the latest details regarding Operation Imergente.
The public transport company Carris has confirmed that the Judiciary Police (PJ) conducted searches at its main offices.
A historic advisor to António Costa's PS brought back by Carneiro. A mayor who dominated Lisbon for decades. Who are the two men that Wednesday's searches have placed in the same investigation.
The investigation centres on the Santa Maria Maior Parish Council in Lisbon, previously presided over by the Socialist Miguel Coelho, who is one of those targeted. Searches reached the PS headquarters and parish councils in Oeiras, Mafra, and Coimbra. Five suspects have been arrested and there are 37 formal suspects.
The mayor questions “where the illegality is” in the crimes he is accused of and guarantees that the “City Council is fully cooperating with the investigation”
Alberto Laplaine Guimarães was one of those detained by the Judiciary Police last Tuesday as part of operation 'Lúmen'.
According to the defence, the Public Prosecutor's Office does not accuse their client or the president of the UACS, another defendant in the case, of improperly receiving money from contracts for themselves.
The investigation is trying to determine if the attack was organised. The suspect was reportedly not on the authorities' radar and has now been banned from frequenting the crime scene. The main Portuguese anarchist group is unaware of who the perpetrator might be.
The Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating Miguel Paiva in an inquiry regarding contracts with CHEDV. The case involves contracts worth approximately 6.1 million euros.
Laplaine Guimarães, Secretary-General of the Lisbon City Council, had been detained since Tuesday. The investigation points to a corruption scheme involving the installation of Christmas lights in the capital.
Only Fernando Alves, administrator of the company Castros Iluminações Festivas, has begun to be heard. The remaining suspects in the Christmas lights corruption case are only expected to speak to the investigating judge today.
At issue are suspicions of preferential treatment for the country's largest Christmas lights company by several municipalities.
The local authority states that the municipality has already provided, and will continue to provide, all cooperation requested by judicial and police authorities.
The Christmas lights scandal that sees four people still held in preventive custody (one of them among the most respected figures in Lisbon’s municipal hierarchy) “promises to draw in other The post Christmas lights scandal “likely to extend to other municipalities” appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Four suspects questioned at the Central Investigation Court in Porto face potential pre-trial detention. The scandal involving the installation of Christmas lights is expected to implicate other municipalities.
