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Thirteen people died on Portuguese roads and 470 were detained for being over the legal alcohol limit by the PSP and GNR over six days as part of operations carried out during the New Year period.
Excessive alcohol led to hundreds of arrests. Between Saturday and Wednesday, 1,576 road traffic accidents were recorded on Portuguese roads.
The government announced it will boost the capacity of electronic equipment by 30%. Military personnel from the GNR will be deployed to assist the PSP with arriving passengers.
The PSP and GNR Christmas operation recorded 12 fatalities and 929 injured, 68 of them in serious condition, following 3,426 road traffic accidents that occurred between 18 and 26 December.
As part of the PSP and GNR Christmas operation, authorities registered 15 fatalities and 1,444 people injured, of whom 89 are in a serious condition.
Road safety operations took place in two phases: at Christmas, from 18 to 26 December, and at New Year, from 27 December to 4 January.
Operations by the GNR and PSP, which run until 4 January and have two phases: Christmas, from 18 to 26 December, and New Year, from 27 December to 4 January.
