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The Left Bloc has officially declined to support Chega's motion of no confidence, characterizing the move as a performative display of radicalization within right-wing politics rather than a substantive challenge to the government.
Left Bloc and PCP leaders strongly oppose the government's proposed labour package, arguing it threatens workers' rights and increases precariousness, while calling for collective action to block the legislation.
Paulo Raimundo was speaking to journalists during the second day of the Festa do Avante!, which marks the PCP's political return and runs until Sunday at Quinta da Atalaia, in Seixal (Setúbal district).
The PCP secretary-general stated on Friday that while there are deep-seated reasons to censure the Government, the party refuses to support the “demagogic and dishonest agenda” of Chega. Paulo Raimundo did not specify how the party will vote on the motion next Tuesday, noting that the motion presented by Chega focuses on the Minister of Internal Administration rather than actual government policy, which he claims Chega is complicit in.
The Portuguese State has shielded itself to maintain the status of a provincial college...
The situation regarding the current Minister of Internal Administration seems so exotic that it is difficult to write about. The most prudent position is to say nothing, but one element is particularly troubling: the trailer. It is true that when someone is down, many take the opportunity to pile on, especially someone who spent nearly a decade leading the most relevant criminal investigation body. What began as a disguised tank ends up as a large, heavy trailer, seized in a criminal case, yet somehow moving from Seixal to Barcelos. While a trailer itself is of no public importance, the lack of a clear explanation from the authorities is problematic. The world of seized assets remains unfathomable to the average citizen, and the indifference of the courts toward the management of these items only complicates matters. We await answers, as silence is often filled with speculation rather than truth.
The US President says that artificial intelligence will be one of the topics on the table. Furthermore, the PS Secretary-General considers that “democracy requires the courage to decide”.
An inclined plane is used for hull cleaning and repairing ship breaches. It can also serve as a metaphor: patching up the 'breaches' and 'cleaning up' the Armada and Almada.
The leader of Chega warns that keeping Luís Neves in office will drag the Government into “criminal complicity.” Additionally, water reserves in Almada reached 40% today.
Results of the Catholic University poll. PS and AD would have 19% of voting intentions, Chega would have 21%. Also, the drug trailer that disappeared from the PJ was found at the company of a friend of Neves.
A trailer containing drugs that disappeared from the Judicial Police facilities was located attached to a truck belonging to Construbarcelos, a company owned by a friend of Luís Neves. Additionally, the Socialist Party is calling for the resignation of the Minister of Education.
The PS secretary-general argued that building a “credible and trustworthy alternative” takes time and “requires patience,” and asked militants to “be restless” and “walk with cohesion” to convince those who see no perspective in the current Government.
Augusto Santos Silva admits that the Socialist Party could make more agreements with the Government. Even so, he warns that the PM should not equate the PS with Chega.
The party also questions the Government on the technical and expert resources the State can mobilise to defend its interests in this case and on the existing coordination with the City Council.
The Socialist Party wants to know when the construction of a new building for the Sines GNR station is scheduled and asks when new patrol vehicles will be allocated.
The Minister of Defence stated today that the mechanism created by the Government to oversee investments in the sector will be 'the most effective and transparent' in the history of democracy and highlighted the centrality of the Navy in the current international context.
The judge opted for the most severe coercive measure. Furthermore, the President of the Republic warns that the Government's management during the storms was uncoordinated and unclear.
The president of the PSD expresses his willingness to review the Government's performance in 2029. Also, the case of the children abandoned in Alcácer do Sal. And Donald Trump, who is considering resuming attacks on Iran.
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.
But Lacerda is not an exception in Portugal. He is one of many business facilitators who swarm around political power.
Buildings at the site have appeared “over the last 50 years” and the Navy only issues “reports and subsequent embargoes”. As it is a sensitive area, the ministry is considering the possibility of expropriating the land.
The conversation regarding the data centre in Sines was only discovered in October 2025, following a review of the investigation.
The conversation regarding the data centre in Sines was only discovered in October 2025, following a review of the investigation.
Publicly released wiretaps reveal a conversation between the former Prime Minister and Diogo Lacerda Machado regarding the data centre that was to be built in Sines.
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.
It was on Christmas Eve 2022 that the data centre consultant called the then Prime Minister to report on the “extraordinary dynamic” of the Sines project.
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 PSD Parliamentary Group asks the Government to identify the programmes, measures, or support instruments activated in the wake of the severe weather.
The Secretary-General of the PCP praised today the open presidency conducted by António José Seguro in the central region of the country, considering that it contributed to exposing the reality following the recent storms and to “dismantling the Government's propaganda.”
