Latest news and stories about legal reforms in government in Setúbal, Portugal for expats and residents.
PCP leader Paulo Raimundo reaffirms the party's opposition to the government's labour package on the eve of a general strike, emphasizing the need to protect workers' rights and parental benefits.
Investigative piece on the collapse of consumer protections in Palmela where more than 120 families — including expat buyers — lost everything after developers repeatedly sold the same house, in some cases up to four times. The report highlights systemic failures: an apparently unpunished builder, gaps in property and consumer law, and a market environment that erodes buyer confidence. It argues for urgent legal reform to protect purchasers and prevent further families being defrauded.
According to a statement from the Setúbal branch of the BE, the issue concerns a legal process (4833/25.7T8STB) currently before the Setúbal District Court, in which the owners of Herdade da Comenda intend to alter the property boundaries to include the sand of five beaches up to the waterline.
CNN Portugal reporter Andreia Jorge Luís analyses the latest developments in the case of the children abandoned in Alcácer do Sal, at the gates of the Tires prison, where the mother of the French siblings will remain.
A couple who abandoned their children in Alcácer do Sal will face trial in France for crimes committed in that country, following the completion of their sentence in Portugal.
The couple accused of abandoning children in Alcácer do Sal could face trial in Portugal while potentially serving their prison sentence in France.
A French couple is scheduled to appear in court this Saturday morning to be informed of their coercive measures following an investigation.
Henrique Machado, Society editor at CNN Portugal, states that the case of the children abandoned in Alcácer do Sal will likely be processed and concluded in France, the home country of both the victims and the defendants.
French authorities have requested the return of the two little boys found abandoned near Alcácer do Sal on Monday. The process will follow standard legal procedures, Portugal’s Minister of Justice The post French authorities request return of ‘abandoned brothers’, aged 3 and 5 appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The children are currently being hosted by a French family residing in Lisbon. French and Portuguese authorities are in contact to formalise the repatriation and will accompany the father during his meeting with the children.
The case involves charges of abandonment and domestic violence. However, the couple must also appear before the Court of Appeal, which will decide on the extradition of the French citizens.
Lawyer Manuel Nobre Correia explains the legal aspects of the case involving the abandonment of two French brothers in Alcácer do Sal.
José Luís Carneiro points out criticisms and announces a plan focused on competitiveness and productivity. Additionally, the Minister of Justice requests speed in the case of the two children abandoned in Alcácer do Sal.
French officials have initiated the process to bring back the two children who were left behind.
According to the authorities, the minors were allegedly blindfolded under the pretext of participating in a game and ended up abandoned on a road between Alcácer do Sal and Comporta.
An audit reveals that the appointment orders for managers in acting roles were published in the Diário da República without the required mention of the appointees' academic and professional curricula.
There are conversations I have with friends that I would not like to see made public. They are usually juvenile nonsense about football and girls, but I admit that, for Costa, Sines is equally embarrassing.
The conversation regarding the data centre in Sines was only discovered in October 2025, following a review of the investigation.
Florival Cardoso was sentenced to five years in prison with a suspended sentence. Some of the children registered with Social Security did not attend the institution.
Following the attack, conspiracy theories immediately emerged claiming it had been staged. These were authored by the same people who attack 'conspiracy theorists' regarding COVID, climate change, immigration, etc.
One of the wiretaps from Operation Influencer, accessed by TVI, shows that António Costa lied at least twice when he stated he had never spoken to his best friend, Diogo Lacerda Machado, about the Sines data centre deal. The exchanged messages prove he did speak about it, and he even acknowledged being aware of Lacerda's contacts with chief of staff Vitor Escária.
According to TVI/CNN, António Costa spoke with his friend Diogo Lacerda Machado about the Start Campus project in Sines.
Contrary to his previous claims, it turns out António Costa did speak with Diogo Lacerda Machado regarding the Start Campus case. Also, Trump says he is skeptical of Iran's peace deal proposal.
The Prison Guard Union reports the use of cameras against guards, as well as illegal fishing and hunting. They are calling for an investigation.
The Minister of Economy argued this Wednesday that illegal houses should be legalised provided they meet the necessary criteria, such as the land being eligible for urban development by administrative decision and meeting the minimum habitability conditions required by law. Minister Manuel Castro Almeida was speaking at the parliamentary committee for State Reform.
What justifies the fact that beating a dog or a cat is a crime, but beating a horse is not? Can an animal's utility to a person serve as a shield for violence? Opinion by Inês de Sousa Real.
The investigation concerns unjustified expenses.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) carried out searches at Setúbal City Council this Thursday, reported Público, and ECO/Local Online confirmed this with an official source from the municipality. “It is the continuation of the political persecution that had been taking place,” the same source asserts, who describes the daily newspaper's suggestion that Maria das ... as “highly speculative”.
Searches are related to 'travel and expense allowances'.
Portugal's Polícia Judiciária is conducting searches at the offices of the Setúbal City Council as part of an ongoing investigation.
