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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Tuesday, 27 January

Lisbon, Jan. 27, 2026 (Lusa) - President Trump sends his border “czar” to Minnesota to contain ICE damage, the bad weather in Portugal with gales, snow and heavy rain, the second round of the presidential election, Portugal is the first EU member to introduce a digital wallet, aimed at simplifying bureaucracy for companies and FC Porto pull further ahead at the top of the football league with a 3-0 victory against Gil Vicente are the most frequently reported stories this Tuesday morning.

 

 Público:

- ‘Almost 3,300 people have changed their gender and name in the Civil Registry’

- ‘Portuguese-Venezuelan woman freed. “My daughter was held hostage by Maduro's government”’

- ‘US. Donald Trump considers backing down in Minnesota after speaking with the governor’

- 'Harassment complaint. Public prosecutor's office dismisses Coimbra university professor, Boaventura de Sousa Santos' complaint against whistleblowers‘

- ’Metabolism. Scientist sets up laboratory in Coimbra to study the “electricity” of the pancreas‘

- ’Opinion. “Are neo-Nazis also good Portuguese people?” Amílcar Correia writes about the 1143 group and Chega'

- ‘1st Right Programme. Architects question the quality and cost of houses’

- ‘Schools. Call for applications opens the door to 1,639 new teachers’

- ‘Prices. Electricity on dual hourly rates becomes more expensive at dinner time’

 

 

Correio da Manhã:

- ‘Actress's daughter was dating a registered criminal. Judicial Police search for Maria Amaral’

- ‘Benfica. Real Madrid tests Mourinho’

- ‘Priority renewal for Neto, Banjaqui and Anísio’

- ‘Sporting. Trincão managed with kid gloves’

- ‘FC Porto 3 Gil Vicente 0. Dragão increase their lead in the football league ’

- ‘Presidential elections. Portas joins Seguro and confirms support’

- ‘Former Chega leader on trial for sex with a minor’

- ‘Health. New Algarve Central Hospital will cost 426 million’

- 'Porto. Former banker kidnaps daughter and hides in the mountains‘

- ’Scare at sea. Drifting cargo ship towed to Lisbon or Setúbal‘

 

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- ’Portugal profits 40 million from vaccines paid for by Brussels‘

- ’FC Porto 3-0 Gil Vicente. Fire storm‘

- ’Benfica. The club's sports management company, SAD, wants to raise clauses to secure new upcoming young player from its Seixal training academy. European sharks surround Daniel Banjaqui and Anísio Cabral‘

- ’Bad weather closes roads in the north and centre of the country‘

- ’Kidnaps three-year-old daughter to save her from the apocalypse‘

- ’People. Georgina Rodríguez in the US alongside Melania Trump‘

- ’Young people who neither work nor study reach minimum number due to low wages‘

- ’Casa do Douro. Directors forced to pay for water and electricity out of their own pockets‘

- ’Matosinhos. Local council rejects expansion of the port of Leixões‘

- ’United States. Trump sends border czar to contain ICE damage‘

 

 

Diário de Notícias:

- ’Constitutional Court overturns Lisbon city council and upholds conviction in the “Russiagate"' case

- ’Defence. A Camões coin, new ships and the KC-390: Minister, Nuno Melo's strategic journey‘

- ’Seguro and Ventura. Presidential profile and topics that speak to many people in a single debate‘

- ’United States. Trump sends border “czar” to Minnesota and rethinks strategy in a midterm election year‘

- ’China. Xi's purge spares no ally and decapitates top military body‘

- ’Modernisation. Portugal will be the first European country to have the Digital Company Wallet‘

- ’Winter Olympics. Pedro Flávio: “In 2030, more athletes will qualify”‘

- ’Anniversary. Mozart and 270 years of legends of the Austrian prodigy between tragedy and comedy"

 

 

Negócios:

- ‘Business context costs hit 10-year high’

- ‘EU and India reach historic agreement’

- ‘New digital wallet registered 1,100 sign-ups on its first day’

- ‘US$5,000. Gold records continue and seem to have no end in sight’

- ‘Belgians take 10% stake in pasta maker Nacional’

- ‘World Forum. Davos is no longer what it used to be. It shows a world in turmoil’

- ‘Construction. Accountants say 6% VAT risks being “impractical”’

- ‘Radar Africa. Opaia Group cars and Chinese pragmatism’

 

 

O Jornal Económico:

- ‘Portugal negotiates offshore wind farms with Luxembourg’

- ‘EU prepares provisional application of agreement with Mercosur’

- ‘Herdade da Comporta fund and Germans sell tourism assets for 25 million’

- ‘JE Conference. Shock in Housing’

- 'Trump effect. Gold price exceeds US$5,000‘

- ’Angola: new rules may lead to spending freeze‘

- ’European leaders' optimism is waning‘

- ’Digital wallet will allow companies to be created and funds to be accessed‘

- ’Portuguese economy slowed down at the end of 2025'

 

 

 

 

 

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