Lisbon, April 30, 2026 (Lusa) – The main defendant in the "football leaks" case, Rui Pinto, is acquitted, the continuing blockage in the Strait of Hormuz and its effects on the world economy, and the CGTP union general strike threat dominate the headlines this Thursday morning.

Visão:

- "The brain. Science’s new and surprising discoveries"

- "Alter do Chão (Alentejo region). What’s at stake with the shooting range"

- "Burkina Faso. The revolution shaking Africa"

- "Portuguese president's first 50 days in office. A president on the rise"

- "Ericeira. A getaway with a sea urchin twist"

Nascer do Sol:

- "Minimum wage could reach €1,000 by 2027"

- "Fafe Court maintains custody of child abused by Chega (far-right populist party) activist with grandmother"

- "PS (Socialist Party). Internal turmoil pushes leader’s agenda to the sidelines"

- "Manuel Pizarro. Former health minister on his way to Porto Santa Casa da Misericórdia charity"

- "Audit. Aguiar-Branco (speaker of parliament) demands full transparency over CNE (National Elections Commission) spending"

- "Sant’Ana Hospital. The remarkable story of the Marginal’s healing machine"

- "Leonardo Mathias. ‘We’ll manage to reuse 40% of plastic bottles in 2026’"

- "Energy. Jet fuel costs sends airfares soaring"

- "Patrícia Reis (journalist and writer). 'The mobile phone is our new living room'"

- "Marco Serronha (lieutenant general). What future do we want for Portugal?"

- "N. Ribeiro da Silva (politician). 'Leaving OPEC is the Brexit of oil'"

Correio da Manhã:

- "Justice takes two years to uncover ex-PM Costa’s wiretap. Evidence emerges when the former prime minister was already President of the European Council"

- "Caught lying in a conversation with a friend about the Sines project (for one of Europe's largest green energy hubs)"

- "Sporting 2–2 Tondela. Alvalade (Stadium) in shock. The Lions waste a two-goal lead in stoppage time"

- "Jose Mourinho ignores Real Madrid. 'My next goal is to take Benfica to the Champions League'"

- "Sporting Braga-Freiburg. Warriors fight for millions and glory in Europe"

- "‘War. Trump goes 'Rambo' against Iran"

- "Crime in Camarate. Man murdered inside car"

- "Scams. High level of fraud in storm damage aid applications"

- "Debate. Montenegro (prime minister) accuses Ventura (Chega party leader) of being the ‘most socialist Chega member’"

- "Verdict. Rui Pinto (hacker) acquitted in ‘Football Leaks’ e-mails case"

- "Algarve. 4.8M in cash found in false van floor"

Público:

- "Five years on, Abramovich’s (Former Chelsea FC owner) naturalisation remains unexplained"

- "Hungary. Magyar begins race against time to secure European funds"

- "Discrimination. Muslim woman barred from boarding a bus"

- "Justice. A victim of the system’s arbitrariness, Rui Pinto has been acquitted"

- "War in Iran. US has spent €21B on ammunition"

- "Report. Bailiffs among the main defendants in corruption case"

- "Labour legislation. Montenegro: 'The country won’t collapse if the reform fails'. CGTP union seeks general strike for 3 June"

- "PÚBLICO/Renascença interview. CCP (Commerce Confederation) chief fears Chega’s ‘radicalism and unpredictability"

Jornal de Notícias:

- "Storms have increased the dangers for bathers"

- "Sporting 2-2 Tondela. Nightmare and hope"

- "Sporting Clube de Braga. Putting their nerves aside to make history once again"

- "Football Leaks. Court slams prosecution and acquits Rui Pinto"

- "Diaspora. Government entices companies with low energy costs"

- "Climate. Portugal at the eye of the storm in a warming Europe"

- "Barcelos. The arches that give soul to the Festival of the Crosses are being built"

- "Literature. 'I fear the day when China leads the world''. Interview with writer Jung Chang"

Diário de Notícias:

- "Two-thirds of major measures in new PTRR (storm recovery programme) were already earmarked in state budget"

- "Carvalho da Silva (writer). 'It was 1 May 1974 that turned the military coup into a revolution in progress’"

- "Events. DN launches Regional Conferences in May, with meetings in Ponta Delgada and Beja"

- "Piracy. Rui Pinto acquitted. A decision that 'honours justice’"

- "Colombia. Otty Patiño (high commissioner for peace): 'From a political point of view, the FARC (Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces) failed'"

- "Comedy. Meryl Streep between heaven and hell"

Negócios:

- "50 years after the agrarian reform, there is still land to be returned"

- "Immigration 'fast track' has granted 4,000 visas. Agriculture dominates"

- "Oil at four-year highs with the Strait of Hormuz blocked"

- "Government fails to explain how it will implement 100% furloughs”

- "ECB (European Central Bank) holds rates until June to assess energy shock"

- "Car fleet. State saves 30% on new car purchases"

O Jornal Económico:

- "Homeowners oppose compulsory earthquake insurance: ‘It’s a scandal’"

- "AICEP (The foreign trade and investment agency) president to step down at the end of 2026 to retire"

- "Government wants catastrophe bonds to protect against the risk of extreme events"

- "State offloads Novo banco for €1.7B"

- "Everything that has changed and will continue to change at CTT (post office): new management on the way"

- "Portugal interested in Thales anti-missile system"

- "Clara Raposo (economist and professor): 'Banks will remain the main channel for transforming liquidity into credit'"

- "Big business. Everest prepares for May surge of climbers who want to reach the top of the world"

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