Lisbon, Aug. 5, 2026 (Lusa) - The start of the Tour de Portugal cycle race, soaring bank profits, the chaos surrounding the high school exams, and the European Public Prosecutor's Office's investigation into interior minister Neves are all on the front pages of Portugal's newspapers and news magazines on Wednesday.

Sábado:

- ‘60 years of the bridge that changed the country'

- ‘Costa Terra. We entered the so-called private housing estate that is blocking access in Melides'

- ‘Luís Neves. How the minister handled the crisis and invited journalists into his office'

Correio da Manhã:

- ‘Man douses girlfriend with flammable liquid and sets her alight'

- «He confessed to the crime to the police officers on duty at Amadora Hospital»

- «Marathon of matches. Benfica face a scorching August»

- «Sporting. English clubs want to sign Catamo»

- «Bus crashes into hospital, killing a passenger»

- «RRP paid €973,000 to a contractor and friend of Neves for work done by Portugal's criminal investigation police agency, PJ»

- «Parents question exam accuracy»

- «Electric car sales soar»

Público:

- «Banks make over two billion in half-yearly profits for the fourth year running»

- «Manuel Wiborg. ‘I'm doing theatre where I feel useful'»

- «Bank of Portugal. New restrictions hit consumer credit‘

- 'Exams. Headteachers fear delays in marking the first-stage papers‘

- 'Cycling. The Tour of Portugal with a slight dampener on the glamour‘

- 'Opera. Puccini, the devoted maid and the usual princes in ‘Turandot', which opens Operafest‘

- 'Middle East. In Tehran and other capitals, no one is losing sleep over Trump's threats anymore‘

Jornal de Notícias:

- 'Major banks charge customers seven million a day in fees‘

- 'Cocaine seizures hit record high‘

- 'A year without Jorge Costa. ‘The pain remains. There are absences that time cannot fill'. Statement by André Villas-Boas‘

- 'The Tour of Portugal takes to the road‘

- 'Summer. Sara Sampaio between the hustle and bustle of Ibiza and the tranquillity of Burgundy‘

- 'Justice. European Public Prosecutor's Office investigates Luís Neves' contracts‘

- 'Porto. Mysterious deaths of ducks and geese in Parque da Cidade"

Diário de Notícias:

- «Five largest banks make half a million euros an hour»

- «Tiago Rodrigues. ‘It's incredible how theatre and dance in Portugal manage to achieve such high quality despite receiving so little support'»

- «Portuguese start-up Neuraspace raises 15.6 million and bolsters Europe's orbital defence»

- «Brussels: regularisation of migrants ‘is not a good sign', but was not linked to the Ceuta crisis»

- «Applications for higher education surge and exceed 2025 figures»

- «President of the Bar. ‘I hope 90 days will be enough for the Government to implement the law on the career path of dentists in the Health Service'»

- «Luís Neves case. Investigation by the European Public Prosecutor's Office ‘does not necessarily mean there are new details'»

- «Rodrigo Garull. ‘Mexican history is rich in characters worthy of an opera'»

- «FIFA Secretary-General seeks to halt internal crisis against Infantino»

Negócios:

- «Treasury takes out ‘insurance' to curb costs associated with certificates»

- «Carlos Mendes Gonçalves, CEO of Paladin's parent company. ‘We had lots of [takeover] offers. It's no longer a laughing matter'»

- «Novo Banco takes on more staff following takeover by French firm»

- «Global trade weathering tensions in the Middle East»

- «Sustainability 20|30. AI's invisible headquarters and the race for natural resources»

- «Amorim family sells stake and withdraws from the banking sector in Brazil»

- «The most powerful 2026. #36 His flair for scoring goals has carried over into his investments, from ceramics to the media, right through to AI, including the wellbeing sector / #35 He made his career in retail in Poland. Discreet, and unknown to many, it was the freedom to take risks that took him far‘

O Jornal Económico:

- "Lufthansa wants TAP to lead flights across the South Atlantic"

- «Novo Banco's profit fell by 15.6% due to taxes and the costs of the sale to BPCE»

- «Schengen remains in place, Sánchez breathes a sigh of relief and the EU passes its ‘resilience test'»

- «Manure, rubbish and pits boost self-sufficiency»

- «Digital Indiana Jones to identify artworks looted during the Second World War»

- "European Commission launches fund to accelerate start-ups"

- "JP Morgan and its CEO at odds. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?"

- "SpaceX doubles revenue, but losses remain substantial"

- "Government receives plan and request for further support"

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