LUSA 09/19/2025

Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Friday, 18 September

Lisbon, Sept. 18, 2025 (Lusa) - Mourinho arrives to help Benfica, and an immigrant protest is infuriated by a far-right leader.

 

Visão:

- "Rise, fall and persistence. The unstable life of Portuguese startups"

- "Investigation. 'How I got inside Chega'. The threats and behind-the-scenes of Miguel Carvalho's book bomb"

- "João Almeida. The secrets that make a champion"

- "Lisbon. The tumultuous history of the old funiculars"

- "Se7e. 32 series and films to watch this autumn"

 

Correio da Manhã:

- "Funicular derailment. Maintenance at a bargain price. Portugal's criminal investigation police agency, PJ carries out new investigations in Glória"

- "Company wins tender with offer 54 per cent below the value set by Carris"

- "Mourinho arrives to save the season: Who is the coach who says no to Benfica?"

- "1,500 metres. Nader is world champion"

- "Sporting-Kairat. We want to establish ourselves as a Champions League team"

- "High tension. Immigrants insult Ventura"

- "Trial. TVI demands 1.2 million from chef Ljubomir"

- "Albufeira. 17 years in jail for homicidal pastry chef"

- "Asthma. Vaccine drops help 745,000"

- "Police fear escape of suspected killer Maddie"

 

Público:

- "Government sells former cabinet headquarters to invest in housing"

- "Athletics. Isaac Nader makes history: world champion in the 1500 metres"

- "European Union. Brussels proposes tariffs on 37 per cent of Israel's exports"

- "United States. Fed begins interest rate cut cycle"

- "Público-Renascença interview. Deadlines for deporting immigrants are long. New rules presented in October, says Leitão Amaro, minister of cabinet affairs"

- "Presidential elections. Ventura's difficult relationship with the separation of powers"

- "Football. Goodbye Bruno Lage, hello José Mourinho. Benfica changes coach"

- "Setúbal Peninsula. New mother and baby centre in Almada means closure of Barreiro's A&E"

- "Crystal Ball in health. Artificial intelligence model predicts disease risk decades in advance"

 

Diário de Notícias:

- "Reducing corporate income tax to 17 per cent by 2028 doesn't please employers. They want a 15% rate"

- "Tokyo2025. Isaac Nader, 26: a Portuguese world champion immortalised in a golden sprint"

- "Autonomy. Health regulator warns: sterilisation is a right"

- "Health. So far in 2022, 513 babies have been born at home, 103 in ambulances and 58 on the public highway"

- "Conflict. Immigrants demanded “dignity”. Chega ignited peaceful protest"

- "United Kingdom. Pomp, circumstance and protests in the distance for Trump"

- "Education. More students want to become teachers. They say they feel a vocation"

- "I Liga. 25 years and nine clubs later, will Mourinho return to Benfica?"

- "Exhibition. How Fidel let himself be photographed by a young Frenchman in the summer of 1964"

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- "Public Prosecutor's Office investigates access to medicine in Porto"

- "Who is the coach who says no to Benfica?. José Mourinho signs a two-year contract with the Eagles, following the sacking of Bruno Lage. The “Special One” has already received over a hundred million in compensation"

- "Athletics. Nader is World Champion in 1500 metres"

- "FC Porto. Dragons slam Arouca mayor and league leader"

- "Fires: “Village Condominiums” have ten million for prevention"

- "P. de Varzim. Tonnes of rubbish have been lying around the port for years"

- "Negationists fined for insulting Ferro Rodrigues"

- "United Kingdom. Donald Trump received with royal pomp and protests"

- "Execution of “Valkyrie” prepared with precision"

- "Celebrities bet big on Portuguese property"

 

Negócios:

- "Minority shareholder in Teixeira Duarte wants a seat on the board"

- "Álvaro says he's independent and criticises Centeno. Bank of Portugal's new governor is calling for restraint in the State Budget"

- "Crypto companies risk losing their licence to operate in Portugal"

- "Do corporate tax cuts favour investment? The debate is still open"

- "Benfica is on the list of the 50 clubs that spent the most on the squad"

- "Ibersol shareholders force AGM to demand 41 million"

 

Jornal Económico:

- "Santos Pereira warns that house prices are dangerous"

- "Benfica shares rise with Mourinho's arrival"

- "European Union imposes sanctions on Israel, albeit timid"

- "Talent favours companies with digital skills"

- "Fed lowers interest rate by 25 basis points, less than Trump demanded"

- "TGV contract defines a bridge over the Douro"

- "Hugo Soares says Ventura went to the manif because he was an arsonist"

- "S&P downgrades BPI to A with stable outlook ADB // ADB.

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