Lisbon, May 29, 2026 (Lusa) – The headlines focus heavily on a criminal investigation into Portugal’s Socialist Party, a scheduled increase in the national retirement age, and recurring concerns regarding immigration, healthcare, and diplomatic developments between the US and Iran:

Expresso:

- "Social work will be mandatory for those receiving support"

- "Foreigners begin to leave for Spain or return home"

- "Driver shortage leaves over 1,000 ride-hailing vehicles (TVDE) stationary in Lisbon"

- "Brazilian immigration influencers promote other destinations"

- "Delays at AIMA (Portugal's migration agency) heavily influence decisions to leave"

- "Socialist Party (PS) leads voting intentions, Montenegro negative for first time"

- "Infarmed (Portugal's pharmaceutical regulator) refuses medicine to 14 terminal patients"

- "Air Force prefers American F-35s to European fighter jets"

- "Roberto Martínez: ‘Winning the World Cup is not an objective, it is a dream’"

- "Afonso de Albuquerque, Portugal's explorer who dominated Hormuz"

- "Even Spain’s prime minister's allies talk about early elections"

- "30 suspicious direct awards in the PS 'web'"

- "Portugal’s prime minister and predecessor at Solverde"

- "Interior Minister Luís Neves' hearing next week"

- "Government fulfils promise made by Costa (former Prime Minister)"

- "Retirement at 66 years and 11 months""

Correio da Manhã:

- "Police arrest Carneiro's (PS leader) adviser and his wife in a network of favours. Searches at the PS headquarters and parish councils led by socialists"

- "Duarte Moral and partner, Rute Reimão, are among those targeted in the judicial operation investigating cheating in public procurement. Suspicious deals worth €2 million"

- "Retirement age is nearly 67. 66 years and 11 months as early as January"

- "Social Security. Immigrants help achieve a historic surplus"

- "Faro. Accident victim dies after four hours without monitoring in the emergency room"

- "Brutal crime. Portuguese man dies in Spain after being beaten"

- "Storms. Homeless people and blocked roads four months later"

- "Mora breaks May temperature record with 40.3 °C"

- "Succession of Coach Mourinho. Coach Marco Silva hesitates to wait for Benfica"

- "FC Porto. Villas-Boas (club president) praises Rui Costa (Benfica president) and attacks Varandas (Sporting CP president)"

- "Torreense loses. Casa Pia stays in the First Division"

Diário de Notícias:

- "Business owners warn they will raise prices further until September"

- "Carlos Lopes (Portuguese Olympic gold medallist). 'I never lived to be a hero. I lived to be better'"

- "'Imergente' corruption case. PS wants to distance itself from investigation involving a mayor and an adviser"

- "Poverty. Elderly people and families with children lead requests for food aid"

- "War. Attacks do not stop agreement between US and Iran, but US President Donald Trump has the final word"

- "Cinema. The rebirth of the New Wave"

Público:

- "Data Protection authority calls for the disclosure of political party donations"

- "Laurie Anderson: 'We live in surreal times. Artists stand no chance'"

- "1966 World Cup. Those who chased the ball, between the reeds and the cement"

- "Premiere. A Morte do Diabo (The Devil’s Death), the unfinished operetta by Eça de Queiroz (famous 19th-century author), takes the stage in Aveiro"

- "Housing. Mortgage payments on €150,000 with 12-month Euribor (Euro benchmark interest rate) to be reviewed in June rise 10%"

- "Operation Imergente. Deals made by PS local councils total around €2 million"

- "Iran and US. Agreement for another 60 days of truce awaits Trump's OK"

- "Health. Plan fails to reduce waiting lists amid a shortage of doctors"

Jornal de Notícias:

- "Major police operation surrounds Lisbon PS and targets contracts worth €2 million"

- "Chaos at airports leaves passengers without protection"

- "Temperatures had not hit 40°C in May for 25 years"

- "Concert. Fraud of thousands of euros with tickets to see musician Bad Bunny"

- "Retirement age increases to 66 years and 11 months as early as 2027"

- "Health. Portuguese people avoid screenings for sexually transmitted infections"

- "FC Porto. 'Varandas is a lot of work, Rui Costa is a gentleman'. Villas-Boas assesses leadership at rival clubs"

- "Famalicão. Prison terms for a group of 10 who assaulted nurses"

- "Conference. The future of Local Power under the microscope on the 138th anniversary of JN (Jornal de Notícias newspaper)"

Nascer do Sol:

- "Carrilho's departure from the PSP (Public Security Police) takes Portugal’s interior minister by surprise"

- "28 May, the end of the Republic, 100 years later"

- "The B-side of Carlos Tavares, former economy minister"

- "PS. Arrests and searches at Largo do Rato (Socialist Party headquarters) shake José Luís Carneiro"

- "The right wing 'moves'. Former Prime Minister Passos provokes S. Caetano (Social Democratic Party headquarters)"

- "Finance. Chief of staff to the tax affairs secretary of state is in line to become director-general"

- "APREN (Portuguese Renewable Energy Association). Electricity companies 'rehabilitate' João Galamba to replace Amaral Jorge"

- "Education. The fight against bullying is a collective mission"

- "Demolition crews destroy Queen's, Indochina and Blues Café"

- "Altice (telecommunications multinational). Noose tightens around Patrick Drahi"

- "State paid €80,000 for this artwork"

- "Sexual abuse. Roman Catholic Church expels a priest but pardons an archbishop"

- "Future of housing under debate in Estoril"

Negócios:

- "Artificial Intelligence (AI). What comes next"

- "Manuel Dias, state CTO (Chief Technology Officer): 'Portugal lags behind in productivity. AI can help'"

- "What is changing in warfare and digital crimes"

- "The Pope's manifesto to stop the Great Machine"

- "Interview with Cláudia Custódio: 'Homo economicus' can be a true comic hero"

O Jornal Económico:

- "French owners of Novobanco will also buy GamaLife"

- "Clean death. The story of the Portuguese company open 24 hours a day to clean up the most difficult scenes"

- "State reform foundations secure approval by the summer"

- "New TAP (Portugal’s flag carrier airline) will have more firepower than Brazilian rivals in the South Atlantic battle"

- "Portugal is the second EU country where filling up the car hurts the wallet most"

- "FIFA World Cup is 'on fire' with terrorist threats and internal polarisation in the US"

- "Nuno Félix runs for director-general of AT (Portugal’s tax and customs authority). Finance ministry has a shortlist"

- "Portuguese business owners must have more ambition, says the leader of AIMMAP (metallurgical and metalworking industry association)"

- "Hub Azul (maritime economy accelerator network) accelerates 18 international startups from Portugal"

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