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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Monday, 27 April

Lisbon, April 27, 2026 (Lusa) – The Washington attack on Donald Trump, the first sub-two-hour marathon with Sebastian Sawe and a new consortium for high-speed rail dominate the headlines this Monday morning.

 

Diário de Notícias:

- "Shooting in Washington. 'The friendly federal assassin' allegedly targeted Trump, but was stopped"

- "War threatens the survival of car hire companies"

- "PCP (Portuguese Communist Party) insists on the right to strike and wants to establish a statutory framework for police conditions"

- "Politics. Commission for Religious Freedom accuses Madeiran MPs from Chega (far-right populist party) of hate crime"

- "25 April. Luís Nuno Rodrigues. 'Entry into the EEC (European Economic Community) was a reward, the logical corollary of democratisation and the end of the empire’"

- "Education. Pupils at Portuguese schools abroad forced to do exams in the evening"

- "Cycling. João Almeida’s (Portuguese cyclist) condition has worsened and he is out of the Giro d’Italia"

- "Athletics. 01:59:30. Sawe (a Kenyan long-distance runner) makes history and becomes the first to run a marathon in under two hours "

- "DN Brasil. Bitcoin pioneer in Brazil. Businessman chooses Portugal to conquer Europe"

 

Correio da Manhã:

- "Sport. Crackdown on corruption in football at risk"

- "Delay in special unit’s action halts proceedings. Match-fixing under scrutiny"

- "Security breach in Washington. Donald Trump targeted in another attack"

- "Leitão Amaro (minister for cabinet affairs) blocks access to government secrets"

- "E. Amadora 1 FC Porto 2. Title to be decided on Saturday"

- "AVS 1 Sporting 1. Lions’ draw sends Benfica through to the Champions League"

- "Benfica. Otamendi (Argentinian footballer) decides to stay for another year"

- "New evidence. Crime scene reveals horror surrounding Carlos Castro’s (Portuguese journalist and writer) death"

- "Amadora. Employer who beat nanny to death wants to be heard"

- "Shopping centre tragedy. 21-month-old baby dies from choking on a peanut"

- "Civil Protection. Interior ministry wants District Commands to return"

 

Público:

- "Santos Pereira expanded his share portfolio while serving as Bank of Portugal governor"

- "Attack in Washington. Investigation suggests shooter intended to target Trump"

- "Sebastian Sawe. The record for running a marathon in under two hours"

- "Children of South Asian migration. Indian youth transforming badminton and artificial intelligence"

- "‘Estamo’ report. Land sale in Berlin gives the state its biggest property windfall in 10 years"

- "Study. Railways have overlooked crucial economic zones in Portugal"

- "Opinion. Pedro Delgado Alves MP. 'Turning our backs on opacity'"

- "Anozero'26. Coimbra’s art biennial brings the world’s sorrows”

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- "Over 800 legal cases against teachers and headteachers since 2021"

- "E. Amadora 1-2 F. C. Porto. The Dragons need just one more win. A brace from Deniz Gul (footballer) leaves the blue and whites two points away from being crowned champions"

- "Interview. 'We want fewer cars on the beaches of Barra and Costa Nova'. Rui Dias, Mayor of Ílhavo"

- "US. Trump targeted by engineer stopped by gunfire"

- "AVS 1-1 Sporting. The Lions capitulate and see their Champions League hopes in jeopardy"

- "Cycling. Artem Nych (Russian cyclist) wins the ‘O Jogo’ Grand Prix"

- "Braga. Gang sold dozens of military weapons in the Northern Region"

- "Technology. Sensors used to retrieve fishing traps and nets"

- "Politics: Labour package is a ‘trial by fire’ for the relationship between the prime minister and the president of Portugal"

 

Negócios:

- "Sacyr-DST consortium joins the race for the second high-speed rail section"

- "Capital Interview. Pedro Amaral Jorge (the Iberian Market Operator chair). 'I don’t know where the excessive profits are' in the electricity sector"

- "Under agreement, an estate may remain undivided indefinitely"

- "Via Verde (Portugal's electronic toll collection system) to conduct autonomous driving tests on the road"

- "Private investor. How can the Portuguese capitalise on the upcoming mega-IPOs (Mega Initial Public Offerings)"

 -"Property. House purchases slow down, but prices continue to rise"

 

O Jornal Económico:

- "It is impossible to build houses for €300,000. [Portuguese Association of Property Developers and Investors]"

- "Banks are profitable but will lose ground by 2025"

- "Portugal is one of the EU (European Union) countries with the fewest young people who are neither in education nor employment"

- "The Bank of Portugal’s gold reserves have increased in value by €14.2 billion"

- "Green growth. Via Verde now generates 30% of its revenue outside Portugal"

- "China threatens to retaliate if Brussels maintains sanctions"

- "War in Iran affects petrochemical supplies"

- "Brussels pressures Google to share data with rivals"

MYAL // ADB.

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