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Losses for the company amount to 14,000 euros.
One of the officers specified that the knife was near Odair Moniz's left hand and had a black handle, but could not specify the size of the weapon or what the blade looked like.
Two officers appeared in court to confirm the version of their colleagues who were present at the death of Odair Moniz. “Threat with a knife” is the allegation made by Bruno Pinto for having shot him.
The Polícia Judiciária (PJ) arrested on Monday a 36-year-old man suspected of the murder of a 30-year-old woman in a car park on Avenida de Ceuta, near the Ceuta Sul neighbourhood in Lisbon.
Police are investigating possible involvement of the PCC. An expert explains how this Brazilian crime mafia operates, controlling the entire logistics of drug trafficking from the Amazon rainforest to the European consumer.
The victim is reported to have been shot several times with an automatic weapon.
According to the PSP, the man was shot several times with an automatic weapon while he was inside a vehicle in Queluz.
A man was shot dead inside a car in Queluz, Sintra, after being hit multiple times by gunfire. The PSP reports witnesses described the weapon as an automatic, military‑calibre firearm; the Polícia Judiciária has opened an investigation. Authorities are treating the incident as a serious public‑safety matter while enquiries continue.
Authorities detained the suspect in Lourinhã on the same day they found the body of Maria Custódia Amaral.
The victim was around 30 years old. The ex-partner did not accept the end of the relationship.
The case is under the jurisdiction of the Polícia Judiciária, which is investigating the circumstances of the incident.
The Northern PJ detained a suspect with a criminal record in December 2024. The investigation uncovered material obtained via instant messaging apps and social media.
A 44-year-old man was arrested by the Lisbon Judicial Police after the victim reported the crime.
A 44-year-old man is alleged to have raped his former neighbour inside the neighbour's home.
The PJ says the quantity and sophistication of the material indicate the drugs were being produced there for introduction into domestic and international markets, with an international dimension.
The 44-year-old victim was found disoriented after an assault in Estoril. The suspect has been remanded in custody.
According to authorities, the incidents took place in the summer of 2025 at the suspect's residence.
The magistrate suspects that the 33 neo-Nazis detained by the PJ (Portugal's Criminal Police) “will not abandon that same ideology.” A PSP officer from the group was ultimately not charged with a hate crime, unlike an Air Force serviceman. Mário Machado's lawyer has backtracked and will not request the judge's recusal.
Men fired at least two weapons. One of them was wearing a ballistic vest.
The victim was chased after peering into a backyard and was shot inside a pizzeria. Shots also hit another man.
Authorities believe the 15-year-old boy may have been struck by a stray bullet.
A Judicial Police (PJ) team has been set up to work exclusively on alleged corruption cases in Madeira. This comes two years after the major police operation that led to the fall of the regional government.
Authorities already have a suspect, believed to be an acquaintance of the victim, who suffered burns to her face.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the incident, and the case has been referred to the Polícia Judiciária.
