Lisbon, May 7, 2025 (Lusa) - The arrest of a well-known singer on drug money laundering charges and Cristiano Ronaldo's son making the under-15 national team counterbalance the political stories on the front pages of Portugal's newspapers, less than two weeks before the general election.

Correio da Manhã:

- "Nininho suspected of laundering drug money"

- "Portugal's criminal investigation police agency, PJ searches singer's house"

- "Singer involved in trafficking network"

- "Tax fraud: Rui Pinto's piracy sets Jorge Mendes up"

- "Cristianinho in the national team beats his father's record"

- "Pensions: More than 1.3 million pensions below 480 euros"

- "Academic party: Sexist stall causes controversy"

- "Passos calls for reformist spirit"

- "Cardinals begin to choose Francis' successor"

- "Benfica has a plan to stop Gyokeres"

- "Sporting on alert for set-pieces"

Público:

- "Foreigners with expulsion orders account for less than 0.7% of residents"

- "New Pope. US pressure "is blackmail to obtain favours", warns Bishop José Ornelas"

- "Cardinals meet in unpredictable conclave"

- "The Portuguese man who was Pope for eight months"

- "Germany. Merz elected chancellor only at the second attempt"

- "Legislative elections 2025. Passos stands out at PSD anniversary by calling for reformist spirit"

- "In furious speed mode against Montenegro, Pedro Nuno pulls rank on stability"

- "Strike. CP strike could be total without minimum services"

- "Banking. NB distributes in dividends what it received in injections"

- "Champions League. Inter Milan in the final after epic game with Barcelona"

Jornal de Notícias:

- "Nininho's network paid bribes at airports to receive drugs"

- "Concalve. Cardinals decide the future of the Church"

- Porto. Joy and emotion that can't fit in your chest"

- "Cristianinho in the national team. "Proud of you, son", says Ronaldo"

- "Daily poll. AD falling because of the poorest. Left and Chega recover"

- "Legislative elections 2025. Montenegro "in tune" with Passos. Pedro Nuno thanks him"

- "Estarreja. Border war resolved with 18th century document"

- "Tax evasion. Jorge Mendes and his wife accused of 18 million in fraud"

- "Classic. A thousand policemen to guard the stadium and the party"

Diário de Notícias:

- "Traitors: members of the far right turn against the PSP"

- "Conclave. Waiting for the white smoke: Who will succeed Pope Francis?"

- "Mariana Mortágua, BE leader. The left is going through a difficult time and it's good that it recognises this"

- "Heir. Cristianinho follows in his father Ronaldo's footsteps with a call-up to the U-15 team"

- "Migration. 50% of immigrants with expressions of interest won't get residence permits"

- "Germany. Merz overcomes historic defeat and begins today to show that Berlin is back on the European stage"

- "Medicines. The government had an order to set up a working group, but it didn't go ahead"

- "Results. Novo Banco's profits slide. Shareholders receive 1100 million in dividends"

- "India announces it has launched missile attack against “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan"

Negócios:

- "Portuguese very willing to swap US products"

- "Dozens of new routes promise hot summer for national tourism"

- "Fed defies Trump again and won't change interest rates"

- "Every euro of retail business gives three to the economy"

- "Young people up to 35 get 56% of new credit"

- "Novo Banco's IPO resists economic uncertainty"

- "Sustainability 20|30. Transition and tariffs mark major Negócios conference"

- "Tiago Pitta e Cunha, CEO of the Oceano Azul Foundation. This is going to be the century of decarbonisation, whether we like it or not"

Jornal Económico:

- "Merz elected German Chancellor after failing in first round"

- "Fed must resist pressure and keep interest rates unchanged"

- "Country “doesn't have a strategy” for the circular economy"

- "PT2030 simulator will assess SME applications for funds in less than 6 minutes"

- "PSD reunites old glories and reformism enters the campaign lexicon"

- "Founder of the Wurth group is the 50th richest person in the world"

- "Drone company Tekever is the new unicorn"

- "Portugal has had a “huge success” in promoting energy efficiency"

- "Novobanco's profit falls by 1.9% to 177.2 million in the year to March"

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