LUSA 04/02/2026

Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper, news magazine headlines on Wednesday, 1 April

Lisbon, April 1, 2026 (Lusa) – Wednesday's headlines focus on the economic and social impacts of conflict, highlighting rising energy prices and mortgage costs, increased crime rates, particularly hate crimes and sexual violence, the ongoing sale of TAP, and preparations for the Easter season in Portugal.

 

Visão:

- "The call of the wild. Hiking in Portugal"

- "Constitution’s 50th anniversary special. Helena Roseta, Alberto Arons de Carvalho, Jerónimo de Sousa, Basílio Horta, and Carmelinda Pereira share their memories"

- "Photos that defined an era. A manifesto in defence of the SNS (National Health Service)"

- "Gabor Maté. 'Society pressures people to adapt to an abnormal state that contradicts the human condition'"

 

Sábado: 

- "Mary Magdalene. The apostle and her story"

- "Exclusive: wiretaps reveal behind-the-scenes manoeuvres as star bankers tried to bail out Joe Berardo"

- "Ricciardi, the manager who loved samba. A privileged childhood, a controversial marriage, and his final years"

- "Infodemia. The pandemic of fake news regarding vaccines, cancer, and statins can kill"

- "Cândido Costa. 'I touched the sky and ended up with nothing'"

 

Correio da Manhã:

- "Inflation hits. War drives up prices and mortgage repayments"

- "CM reveals the increase in mortgage costs"

- "85-year-old man abuses resident in a care home"

- "Carlos Cabreiro. A master in combating cybercrime now leads the PJ (Judicial Police)"

- "Government promises. IRS (personal income tax) refunds in under 15 days"

- "Rape cases reach a 10-year high"

- "Transfer market. Benfica will put Ivanovic up for sale"

- "Confidence. Quenda returns at full strength"

- "Easter. Crowds head to the Algarve seeking warmth"

- "Direct elections. GNR (Republican National Guard) appointments spark internal revolt"

 

Público:

- "Portuguese presence in online neo-Nazi groups increases"

- "Moon mission. Humans return 50 years later"

- "Mortgages. Rising Euribor rates hinder new loans"

- "War in Iran. Europe halts US military operations"

- "Competition. Kimi Antonelli, the ‘child’ breaking Formula 1 records"

- "Cláudia Cardinale. A life in cinema passed from mother to daughter begins today at the Cinemateca Portuguesa"

- "Mobility. Lisbon issued nearly 2,700 fines per month to tuk tuks in 2025 under new rules"

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- "Eleven rape victims per week last year"

- "Portugal has Europe’s highest cost of living"

- "Middle-class single people face the highest tax bills"

- "Increased surveillance of beaches during Easter"

- "Nationality. The government must negotiate with PS (Socialist Party) and Chega (Far-right Party) until the final hour"

- "Justice department opens enquiry into incident at the Dragão Arena dressing room"

- "Matosinhos. Report slams the Leixões terminal project"

- "Humanity returns to the Moon, but only briefly"

- "Culture. Babel brings world literature giants to Porto"

 

Diário de Notícias:

- "RASI2025 (Annual Internal Security Report). Homicides rise by 10% as hate crimes soar by 2236% over a decade"

- "Parliament. AD (Centre-right coalition) insists on a Nationality Law that withstands the Constitutional Court"

- "Budget execution. Storms hit tax revenue, causing the weakest rate in 18 months"

- "Education. Lisbon Council allocates 45 million to renovate ten schools in 2026"

- "Energy. Brussels wants Europeans to use less fuel and travel less"

- "Middle East. Pressure mounts on the US to either continue or end the war"

 

Negócios:

- "War drags energy prices to nearly two-year highs"

- "Lufthansa says Iran conflict does not affect the TAP (Portuguese airline) acquisition price"

- "Bondalti CEO João de Mello. We will certainly make more acquisitions"

- "Uncertainty lowers job creation prospects"

- "Following the surplus, PSD (Social Democrat party) and the government question past forecasts"

- "Sustainability 20|30. Portugal Sotheby's CEO Miguel Poisson says luxury buyers now request more time to decide due to the conflict"

- "Energy. Greenvolt returns to profit as revenues double"

 

O Jornal Económico:

- "Air France-KLM and Lufthansa to submit bids for TAP"

- "Surplus would reach 1.2% without extraordinary measures"

- "Brussels warns of prolonged energy disruption"

- "Chocolate market generates €228 million in Portugal"

- "Carlos Cabreiro becomes the new national director of the PJ"

- "ERSE (Energy Services Regulatory Authority) proposes a 6.3% increase in natural gas tariffs"

- "Bankinter aims for the Top 6 within five years"

- "Algarve occupancy exceeds 80% despite war concerns"

RYOL // ADB.

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