Latest news and stories about policia judiciaria in Portugal for expats and residents.
The most urgent task: submit the missing regulatory proposals to the Ministry of Justice for approval.
The senior reporter for CM and CMTV stated that the newly elected national director of the Judiciary Police is a “transitional solution”.
Carlos Cabreiro was appointed national director of the police force this Tuesday.
The right man for the right place. This is how the Minister of Justice reacts to the choice of Carlos Cabreiro as the new national director of the Judiciary Police.
The choice to lead the country’s top criminal investigative force, the Polícia Judiciária, has finally been announced – over a month since the previous national director was nominated to a The post Carlos Cabreiro named as new national director of PJ judicial police appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The man was caught at Madrid airport. Extradited to Portugal, he appeared before a judge and was remanded in custody.
The Prime Minister stressed that this is “what is happening at the PJ, which is operating with total regularity, as has been witnessed every day with multifaceted work.”
Portugal’s Polícia Judiciária (PJ) has arrested the last suspect wanted in connection with a violent gang-related homicide in Manchester in November 2020. The 23-year-old Portuguese man, detained in Lisbon by The post Last suspect in Manchester gang homicide arrested in Portugal appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Cocaine seizures in Portugal increased by 20.6% in 2025, while the total quantity confiscated increased 11.4% compared with 2024, according to new figures released by Portugal’s Polícia Judiciária (PJ) criminal The post Cocaine seizures in Portugal rise 20% in 2025 appeared first on Portugal Resident.
An alert was raised at 5am after a woman was found lying on the ground in a public street following reports of four shots. The Polícia Judiciária is at the scene.
The events date back to 2004.
André Fonseca, just 15, was ambushed as he left his home in Amadora. The PJ (Polícia Judiciária) arrested two suspected killers.
The detainee was part of a network that, in exchange for large sums of money, facilitated and smuggled undocumented migrants into Spain.
The product, the Polícia Judiciária says in a statement, was stored in 1,000-litre containers and in various bottles.
A man suspected of abducting his three‑year‑old daughter was detained by Portugal’s Polícia Judiciária (PJ) in Matosinhos, near Porto. The case is under investigation.
Man was identified through the baby's DNA and arrested by the Polícia Judiciária (Judicial Police).
One victim filed a complaint before paying. Another transferred €4,600 to a fake police officer he met online.
A care home employee took the bank cards of an octogenarian resident to pay their own expenses and buy goods, including a car. The Polícia Judiciária (PJ) seized the car bought with the stolen money.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the incident, and the case has been referred to the Polícia Judiciária.
Even while detained, Mário Machado is a central figure in the major operation by the Polícia Judiciária against far‑right activity. Henrique Machado, the Society editor at CNN Portugal, helps us to better understand what is at stake.
Social networks and gaming platforms are often the first point of contact with violent and hateful content, before radicalisation on encrypted platforms, where people 'speak freely'.
The suspect is a 26-year-old man who has now been arrested by the Porto Judicial Police.
The Polícia Judiciária has arrested a swimming instructor suspected of sexually abusing two children, aged seven and eleven.
PRESS REVIEW || In Portugal there is already at least one formal complaint filed with the Polícia Judiciária (Judicial Police) and an organised group of victims.
The mayor says he faced the visit by the Judicial Police 'with tranquillity'. Luís Souto confirms that folders and documents dating from previous terms were taken. He notes he has been leading the municipality for just over two months.
Portugal's Polícia Judiciária is conducting searches at the offices of the Setúbal City Council as part of an ongoing investigation.
The Polícia Judiciária arrested the 72-year-old man who, during a physical confrontation with another man, inflicted two stab wounds to the chest and abdomen. The incident occurred at a caravan park in Albufeira.
The killer, sentenced to 23 years in prison, has been on the run for six months. The Polícia Judiciária (PJ) suspects she planned the escape well in advance and believes the young woman continues to receive support.
The Polícia Judiciária (PJ) detained lawyer Paulo Topa in Porto on Sunday, a police source told Lusa, saying the action took place as part of an investigation into embezzlement.
