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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Tuesday, 6 January

Lisbon, Jan. 6, 2026 (Lusa) - Nicolas Maduro claims innocence as he is questioned by a judge in New York,  Portuguese football coach Ruben Amorim is sacked from Manchester United, the Portuguese presidential election campaign and the US claims at the UN that its military intervention in Venezuela was a police operation dominate the headlines this Tuesday morning.

 

  Público:

- ‘State owned Caixa bank allowed Heliportugal's debt of almost 30 million to expire’

- ‘Venezuela. World reacts, Maduro claims innocence and US reinforces expansionist ideas’

- ‘Ruben Amorim. Manchester United's merry-go-round brings down another coach’

- 'Technology Fair. AI is more physical and can save up to one working day per week‘

- ’Report. Presidential elections: Marques Mendes insists on tactical voting and Seguro sets his sights on Ventura‘

- ’Health. Portugal's president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa agrees to sign legislation after amendments‘

- ’Interview. ‘Tourism is like an addiction’, but some cities have yet to learn from this. Greg Clark is the author of ten books and 100 reports on cities‘

- ’Water. Storms fill most national reservoirs‘

- ’France. Ten people convicted of online harassment of Brigitte Macron‘

- ’Government Savings Certificates. Changes give three years to avoid loss of interest‘

- ’Streaming. The TV of the future is not just on Netflix: YouTube will be king in 2026‘

 

 

Correio da Manhã:

- ’Brutal crime in Amadora. Man kills lover and invents friend‘

- ’Maduro heard by judge in New York. “I am a decent man”‘

- ’Portuguese fortunes earn 2.3 billion on the stock market"

- ‘Chaos in healthcare. More than five thousand patients in hospital accident and emergency departments’

- ‘Leaves Man. United. Sacked Amorim receives half of Mourinho's salary’

- ‘Sporting-V. Guimarães. “Players want to make history”’

- ‘Rio Ave winger. Benfica already wants André Luiz’

- 'Car falls into the River Vouga. An 18-year-old student dies in crash‘

- ’Erosion. Sea threatens two kilometres of coastline in the Algarve‘

- ’Braga. Café owner injured while stopping thief‘

 

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- ’Close race for the presidency between five candidates. António José Seguro 19.3%" Gouveia e Melo 19.2%. André Ventura 18.9%. Cotrim Figueiredo 18%. Marques Mendes 15.4%‘

- ’[Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro:] “I am not guilty, I am a decent man”‘

- ’FC Porto. “Mid-season records don't win trophies”. In an interview, Farioli gets emotional when talking about Jorge Costa‘

- ’Dragões sign deal with 17-year-old Polish winger‘

- ’Price of gas cylinders has skyrocketed in recent years‘

- ’Manchester United. The dream turned into a nightmare and Ruben Amorim was sacked‘

- ’Investigation. Porto-branded technology leads in patents‘

- ’Braga. High rents and online businesses threaten high street shops‘

- ’Amadora. Babysitter murdered with cement block‘

 

 

Diário de Notícias:

- ’Venezuela. Maduro declares himself innocent and a “prisoner of war” before judge in New York'

- ‘Women receive pensions 23% lower than men's’

- ‘Presidential elections. Left refuses to give up in favour of Seguro and will go all the way’

- ‘José Gardeazabal: “I see my literature as a two-legged animal, the leg of thought and the leg of irony”’

- "Manchester. How United lost Ruben Amorim long before they sacked him

- ‘Housing. Socialists propose municipal debt to build’

- ‘Aviation. Brussels gives TAP six more months to sell Cateringpor and “handling”’

- ‘Ukraine. US participates in Coalition of the Willing meeting to discuss security guarantees’

- "Lighting. Pet owner electrocuted in Parque das Nações demands compensation and reports‘

 

 

Negócios:

- ’Oil is the new weapon of US power over the world‘

- ’From the top 20 to irrelevance: the decline of relations between Portugal and Venezuela‘

- ’Companies see “limited impact”, but global instability is something that “will not help”"

- ‘Simplified land registration no longer free’

- ‘Blockade of road terminals leads government to consider revising law’

- ‘Radar Africa. Angola president Joao Lourenço’s succession to be relaunched’

- ‘State guarantees a quarter of home loans’

- ‘SIC offers bonus to halt bond repayments’

 

 

O Jornal Económico:

- ‘[Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen:] Threat to Greenland is to be “taken seriously”’

- ‘[Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro:] “I am innocent. I am not guilty of anything”’

- ‘Investors bet on arms companies’

- ‘United States at the UN: military intervention was a “police operation”’

- ‘The day Trump created his oil empire’

- ‘Sector. Wine industry aims to export one billion this year’

- ‘João Mello Franco to be the new CEO of SIBS’

- ‘Bank of Portugal increases Novobanco's capital requirement’

- ‘Aldi follows trend and promotes own-brand products’

 

 

 

 

 

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