LUSA 10/03/2026

Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Friday, 2 October

Lisbon, Oct. 2, 2026 (Lusa) - Ronaldo's departure from the national squad remains one of the top stories this Friday, along with the sale of half of TAP Air Portugal, Brazil's presidential elections next weekend, and Cláudia Azevedo stepping down as CEO of Sonae.

 

Expresso:

- «António Costa accuses the Public Prosecutor's Office of undermining the rule of law»

- «In work, with a home, but no money for food: requests for help on the rise»

- «High-speed speedboats for cocaine trafficking manufactured in Portugal»

- «Ronaldo left the Football Federation with a problem worth millions»

- «Business leaders and former ministers under Cavaco and Guterres call for a ‘central bloc' government»

- «Lufthansa and Air France CEOs in Lisbon to buy TAP»

- «Inside Marine Le Pen's campaign headquarters six months before the presidential election»

- «‘NAZA', the Israeli film that provoked Netanyahu»

- «Tiffany opens luxury store on Avenida da Liberdade»

- «[Sonae]. Cláudia Azevedo steps down"

- «Lídia Jorge in the running for the Nobel Prize»

- «[Portugal's criminal investigation police agency, PJ]. Cabreiro is staying»

 

 

Público:

- «Cristiano: between glory and tragedy»

- «Budget. CSI to cost Social Security over 700 million in 2027»

- «The twins' case. Inquiry reveals that Lacerda facilitated access to Santa Maria"

- «ADSE. What's changing in the payment of cancer treatments»

- «Report from Brazil. A night at an evangelical service on the eve of the elections»

- «Documentary. NAZA holds up a mirror to Israel, but the Israelis prefer a different reflection»

- «Orquestra XXI. A rare work by Morton Feldman in his centenary year"

 

 

Correio da Manhã:

- «Video catches firefighter stealing from a victim. CCTV captures crimes in Mira-Sintra»

- «Cacém paramedic filmed stealing a gold chain»

- «Denmark 2 Portugal 4. Class-level performance averts crisis»

- «Montenegro phones Jesus and CR7»

- «The Twins Case. Supreme Court refuses to investigate Marcelo»

- «Above-inflation rise for most pensions»

- «Firefighters' protest. Demonstration ends with police batons"

- «According to the Bank of Portugal. Banks raise lending rates and freeze deposits»

- «Education. Disciplinary board suspends 62 teachers from teaching duties»

- «Chaos in healthcare. 87,000 patients have been waiting for surgery for over six months»

 

 

Nascer do Sol:

- «Government blocks Pacheco Pereira and Seixas da Costa from joining Nova»

- «Mother of twins fooled everyone»

- «Medical cannabis. From cultivation to high security: the project led by Ferraz da Costa»

- «João Goulão takes on the role of representing cannabis producers»

- «Encyclicals. Pope Leo XIV blesses the Amaro da Costa Institute"

- «5 October. Seguro's speech contains messages, but no names»

- «Freemasonry. Cabecinha keeps everyone guessing about his re-election bid»

- «Former colonies. Ministry of Foreign Affairs denies negotiations with Ghana»

- «João Oliveira. ‘The mandarin is a symbol of the city'»

- «Opinion poll. PS gains ground whilst AD slips further»

- «Lula vs. Bolsonaro. ‘Brazil risks plunging into a serious crisis'»

 

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- «Downgrading of the Rally of Portugal leaves a 190 million loss in the North and Centre»

- «Denmark 2 – Portugal 4. Shock therapy»

- «Federation's million-euro revenue secured until 2030. Impact of Cristiano's departure yet to be felt, but the FPF lost 700,000 followers in 48 hours»

- «Casa da Música opens its doors to video games»

- «Mourning. The invisible toll left by thousands of deaths each year»

- «Gaia. Water tenders favoured a businessman between 2015 and 2017»

- «Flu. WHO delay and lack of reagents may lead to vaccine shortages»

 

 

Diário de Notícias:

- «PSP advises officers that staying in the country without proper documentation is not a crime»

- «Pedro Duarte. ‘Don't reshuffle the government just because there are controversial cases being hyped up in the media'»

- «Portugal. Without Ronaldo, the national team beats Denmark 4–2»

- «Brazil. Campaign featuring Lula and Flávio in the lead roles, with Trump and Our Lady also making an appearance"

- «Economy. Country lost 41,000 jobs in three months, the biggest slump since the pandemic»

- «Sonae. Cláudia Azevedo steps down as executive chair»

- «Visit. Marco Rubio to be in Lisbon next week, with defence and technology on the agenda»

- «Exhibition. Valentino dresses and sculptures by Joana Vasconcelos: a dialogue between creators»

 

 

Negócios

- «New mortgage lending sees biggest drop in a year and a half»

- «End of an era: family steps down from Sonae's management and new CEO takes over»

- «Brazil. Bolsonaro and Lula contest election as the economy loses momentum"

- «Country risks a return to years of public underinvestment with the end of the RRP»

- «Retail. Shein and Temu counter EU tariffs with discounts»

- «Privatisation. Bidders for TAP offer over one billion»

- «Fees. The US has already refunded 618,000 euros to Navigator"

- «Interview with Ana Rocha de Sousa. ‘I've reached that point: please, stop the world so I can get off'"

- «Brand Portugal gains more than CR7"

 

 

O Jornal Económico:

- «TAP bidders focus final proposals on cash offers"

- «Budget on the horizon with no major changes to taxes»

- «The ‘atomic bomb' to unlock a gig of renewables has yet to get off the ground»

- «Comporta. Building a haven of Portuguese luxury for nine billion»

- «Agricultural credit available to open a larger branch network. ‘Challenge us,' says CEO»

- «FPF braces for revenue loss without CR7. 900 million is at stake»

- «Sneaker manufacturer Veja chooses Lisbon to open its largest global store»

- «[Funchal cruise ship auction]. Final voyage» ADB // ADB.

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