Lisbon, July 4, Lusa - The trial of former PM Sócrates and the car crash that killed footballer Jota are the two top stories in the papers in Portugal on Friday.

 Expresso:

- “Israelis make up 40% of new Portuguese citizens”

- “Sócrates contests judge in trial he seeks to postpone”

- “Diogo Jota (1996-2025)”

- “Father of the Constitution praises changes to nationality law”

- “INEM maintains one helicopter capable of flying at night”

- “PS leader encounters statutes and must return to the polls”

- “Children return to Vila Velha de Ródão”

- “The new ‘techno-prostitutes’ that Portugal is struggling to retain”

- “Mariana Leitão says there is a stigma about Angola”

- “Europe between fear of Russia and abandonment by the US”

- “Portugal advocates preserving cohesion funding”

- “David Lopes is the new administrator of the LeYa group”

- “Local elections take place on 12 October”

Nascer do Sol:

- “Vítor Gaspar in the running to succeed Centeno”

- “Exclusive interview with Orlando Romano. ‘Welcoming those who repented to the PJ was essential to dismantling the FP-25’”

- “Interview with Nuno Melo. ‘Investment in defence must safeguard the welfare state and the economy’”

- “Public Prosecutor’s Office investigates. MNE technician granted 619 visas to Guinean citizens without complying with security rules”

- “700,000 applications for nationality await processing”

- “Some beach bars pay €25,000 to employ lifeguards”

- “Presidential elections. Old wars in the JS explain Seguro’s antibodies in the PS”

- “Operation Marquês. Who is the star lawyer José Sócrates hired in Belgium?”

- “Diogo Jota. Tragic death of footballer leaves Portugal in shock”

- “Real estate. Owners contest website exposing vacant houses”

Público:

- “1996-2025. Diogo Jota. The little player who became a giant”

- “Transparency reveals that Montenegro sought broader restrictions beyond a list of clients”

- “Operation Marquês. Sócrates trial progresses despite defence manoeuvres”

- “Parliament. Government and Chega align on immigration and IRS, says Ventura”

- “Health. Inspector-General: ‘We inform the minister after we decide’”

- “Exhibitions. The enfant terrible Maurizio Cattelan arrives at Serralves”

Correio da Manhã:

- “Tragedy. Luxury car crash kills Diogo Jota and his brother. Portuguese international loses his life in Spain.

- “Lamborghini tyre bursts and causes accident”

- “Marquês case. Judge puts Socrates in order”

- “In Portugal. 82 excess deaths during heatwave”

- “Portalegre. Rapist in hospital had already abused his daughter”

- “Fight against pimping. PSP arrests manager of ‘Elefante Branco’”

- “This year. Social Security balance increases by 16 per cent”

- “Actor [Nuno Lopes] denies rape”

Diário de Notícias:

- “Emergency wards are working to finalise full shifts, and doctors anticipate a summer more challenging than 2024”

- “Diogo Jota (1996-2025). The boy who preferred to play football”

- “Operation ‘Marquês’. Sócrates clashes with the judge and calls António Costa a ‘coward’”

- “Manuel Pizarro: ‘Most of Moreirismo is with me’”

- “Agustin Galán machio. ‘The PP could have focused on building an alternative instead of pointing out all Sánchez’s faults’”

- “Women’s football. World champions Spain thrashed Portugal”

Jornal de Notícias:

- “Diogo Jota. 1996-2025. The boy from Gondomar at the heart of the world”

- “Son of woman killed in blackout called 112 as soon as ventilator’s battery ran out”

- “Local elections. PS and PSD bet on coalitions to reach all municipalities”

- “Sócrates. ‘I am fighting to prevent this trial from happening’”

- “Vila Real. Races and entertainment on a busy weekend”

- “Porto. Authorities evict residents of Gama Island”

- “Exhibition. Maurizio Cattelan brings six-million-euro banana to Serralves”

Negócios:

- “António Horta Osório. ‘Balanced accounts are not a surplus’. Novo Banco ‘had a good outcome. The Minister of Finance thought it through’”

- “Clear rules in the public sector curb clientelism, says IPCG”

- “Interview. Catarina Reis Oliveira. ‘We are redefining the right to live as a family’. The sociologist who headed the Migration Observatory highlights proposals to update the nationality law”

- “Portugal joins BlackRock’s favourites”

- “Angola: the hidden wealth of the land”

Jornal Económico:

- “Unbabel seeks further funding and is working through operational challenges”

- “Lisboners value change.” Alexandra Leitão, PS candidate for mayor of the capital, wants tourism and business in the city, with more regulated local accommodation

- “We brought together the largest companies to discuss investment. Advisory Summit 2025”

- “Two-thirds of young people believe they will be able to buy a home”

- “Taxes. PS makes IRS relief possible by abstaining”

- “State challenged to strengthen government”

- “Mosqueteiros want 15 stores”

- “Mergers and acquisitions fall in the first half"

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