LUSA 10/28/2025

Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Monday, 27 October

Lisbon, Oct. 27, 2025 (Lusa) - The elections for the next president of Benfica football club feature on many front pages on Monday, even though the winner will only be decided in the second round.

 

 Público:

- "House prices rise more in areas with the greatest increase in construction"

- "Report. Young Portuguese drink less, but gamble more than Europeans"

- "Justice. Local authorities have access to a register of people who deal with children"

- "Benfica. Rui Costa won, but Noronha Lopes escaped a KO"

- "ASEAN Summit. Trump shows what he's done in Asia: a handful of agreements"

- "Paris. French police make arrest in connection with Louvre Museum robbery"

- "Ethics Commission. Galp refuses to give information on the evaluation of the former president's behaviour to workers"

 

Correio da Manhã:

- "Brutal crime in Alverca. Murdered on the day he visited his daughters"

- "Killed by his wife's lover in the garage"

- "Benfica elections. Final duel on 8 November"

- "42.13% Rui Costa. 30.26% Noronha Lopes"

- "Proud and happy for the vote of confidence” [Rui Costa]"

- "60% don't agree with the club's direction [Noronha Lopes]"

- "Tondela 0 Sporting 3. Sporting catch FC Porto at the top"

- "Porto. DNA on victim's fingernails traces murderer"

- "Peniche. Abuses stepdaughter and rapes friend"

- "Alarm with call and message scams"

- "June Lockhart 1925-2025. 'Lassie' actress dies aged 100"

 

Diário de Notícias:

- "Government wants to spend 12 million more than the actual expenditure in the State Budget"

- "Benfica elections. Rui Costa and Noronha Lopes go to the second round in November"

- "José Ribau Esteves. I'm not one of those who think Chega had a bad municipal result"

- "Health. Obesity affects almost 30% of adults in Portugal. Associations want to put an end to the fear of asking for help"

- "Trade war. US and China reach agreement in principle ahead of meeting between Trump and Xi"

- "Birthday. Lula turns 80 without appointing a successor"

- "BE. João Soeiro and José Manuel Pureza are the favourites to succeed Mortágua"

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- "Accountant was mastermind of scheme that cost banks 17 million"

- "Rui Costa wins but doesn't avoid second round. Rui Costa: 42.1%. Noronha Lopes: 30.2%"

- "Tondela 0-3 Sporting. Lions return to winning ways and put pressure on dragons at the top"

- "FC Porto. Farioli on the attack: We've won 92% of our games"

- "Liga in Minho. Braga beat Casa Pia and Famalicão defeated Vitória"

- "Porto. Latada in Aliados brought together thousands of university dreams"

- "Interview. It's not acceptable to investigate Ivo Rosa for two years. Nuno Matos, president of the Judges' Trade Union Association"

- "Budget. Investment cut to silence protests"

- "Halloween. Horror films on the streets and parties for all budgets"

 

Negócios:

- "Navigator stops factory due to lack of wood"

- Conversa Capital. Pedro Portugal Gaspar. The trend of reducing the number of immigrants by 50 per cent is set to continue. President of AIMA says that around 20 companies have joined the green route"

- "Private investor. Private equity gains ground on the stock exchange. What are the risks of this market?"

- "Raw materials. After meteoric rises, cocoa prices are in crisis"

- "Energy. Minister wants to cut electricity prices but without cutting taxes"

- "Portuguese government has one of the lowest investments in the euro in 2026"

- "Casino concessions with eight candidates"

 

Jornal Económico:

- "Miguel Alves is the new CEO of Banco de Fomento"

- "Rui Costa wins first leg of elections"

- "AEP takes specifications to court"

- "Elections. Ventura cannot and will not be president, says Marques Mendes"

- "Automotive components industry turns to defence business"

- "China and US close to pre-agreement ahead of presidential meeting"

- "One of Iran's largest private banks goes bankrupt"

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