Lisbon, April 28, 2026 (Lusa) - Portuguese oil and energy company, Galp’s massive Q1 profits, the Iberia power blackout and Portugal’s grid fragility, and the war in the Middle East and its global impact dominate the headlines this Tuesday morning.
Correio da Manhã:
- "Crimes and corruption charges dropped in the 'Marquês' case. Former prime minister, Jose Socrates and Armando Vara (Portuguese bank manager) to be cleared of charges relating to the Algarve development in June"
- "Vale do Lobo case reaches the statute of limitations this week"
- "Sporting. Rui Borges (coach) under intense pressure. The Lions' title hopes are in jeopardy and depend on their rivals"
- "Champions League qualification. Jose Mourinho (coach) demands three flawless finals from Benfica"
- "FC Porto. Million-euro speculation over tickets for the title celebrations"
- "In 2026. Galp makes €3M daily"
- "Amadora. Murderous boss wants to prove her pathological jealousy"
- "US. 'I don’t expect forgiveness', says Trump’s attacker"
- "Another rise in May. Savings certificates offer 2.195% interest"
- "Rato police station. Officers on trial for torture"
- "Schools. 8,000 teachers travel 100km daily to teach"
Público:
- "Three thousand children and young people are living in unsanitary conditions or are homeless"
- "Two months of war. US considers Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz"
- "Jorge Moreira da Silva (former MP) warns of hunger: 'Nature does not wait for diplomacy'"
- "Attack on Trump. Shooter faces a sentence of up to life imprisonment"
- "Papyrus. Mummy’s belly concealed an excerpt from The Iliad"
- "Iberia power blackout. Experts call for better coordination of electricity grids"
- "Transparency. Aguiar-Branco (speaker of parliament) exaggerated legal obligations"
Jornal de Notícias:
- "Tickets for the title-deciding match at FC Porto are selling for over €1,000 on the black market"
- "Portuguese people adopt 60 dogs and cats a day"
- "Residents of Porto's Aleixo district against supervised drug consumption room"
- "Man shot driver after a road rage incident, fled the scene and nearly ran over a police officer"
- "Television. Rosalía (Spanish singer) causes Euphoria with pole dance"
- "Convention. Chega (far-right populist party) risks another Constitutional Court rejection"
- "CTT (Portugal's post office). Hacker steals customer data from Locky lockers"
- "US. Attack on Trump exposes flaws in security services"
- "Iberia power blackout. Lack of innovation and investment in the electricity system"
Diário de Notícias:
- "Portuguese study points to the safe use of ketamine to treat depression"
- "Iran proposes nuclear delay and reopening of Hormuz in deal with US"
- "Two months into the war: diesel prices up 22% and petrol up 14%”
- "Galp’s Q1 profits soar 41% to 272M, as oil prices rise"
- "National Defence. Between voluntary reserves and new laws: Armed Forces under debate in Parliament"
- "Politics. PS (Socialist Party) says it invited no one, but justice ministry is expected to have an ombudsman"
- "Madeira. Islamic Centre files complaint against Chega MP for hate speech"
- "Interview with Rui Armindo Freitas (presidency and immigration deputy minister). Family reunification. Government has processed 26,000 applications. Just a thousand short of last year’s total"
- "Journalist Henrik Brandão Jonsson: ‘Many people speak badly of immigration. I find that strange, because Portugal is a country of emigrants'"
- "Leonel Pontes, technical director in China: ‘I’ll return to the dugout more experienced and better prepared’"
Negócios:
- "Failure to recall vehicles leads to 80 cars daily failing safety inspections"
- "Upgrades to the grid have not reached the ground. One year after the blackout, 21 of the 31 measures the government drew up have been implemented"
- "Compensation for penalised customers remains on standby pending ERSE (Portuguese Energy regulator) decision"
- "Two months of war in Iran. Stock markets recovering and Portugal reeling after a double shock"
- "Galp awaits tax on extraordinary profits with serenity"
- "Defence. Azevedo family firm (Beyond Composite) to produce military vehicles"
- "Financing. Benfica prefers a fan-owner to American partners"
- "Radar Africa. Dual leadership is being used to sideline João Lourenço (the president of Angola)"
O Jornal Económico:
- "Galp's profits rise 41% in Q1"
- "Sporting, Benfica and FC Porto earn 156M"
- "After BYD, now it's Xiaomi's turn to challenge Tesla"
- "Housing. €1 million will only buy you 80 square metres in Lisbon"
- "Nanotubes. The Portuguese 'rubbish' that could be used in space"
- "Confidence in Germany falls to pandemic levels"
- "Aluminium faces risk of shortage and price soars 47%”
- "Cruise ship tourism grows and is now worth €940M"
- "'Rei dos Frangos' (barbecued chicken restaurant owner) sells 16.38% of Benfica sports management company"
- "Iberia power blackout losses head to court"
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