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# Safe Communities Portugal

Safe Communities Portugal

## Posts

- [Situation of Alert Declared for Mainland - Extend 10 districts](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-of-alert-declared-for-mainland/) - Government declares state of alert across the entire mainland territory. Extended for 10 districts from 00.00 hrs 7th July until 23.59 hrs Thursday 9th July 2026 for the following 10 districts ;Vila Real, Bragança, Guarda, Viseu, Castelo Branco, Santarém, Portalegre, Évora, Beja and Faro. For the remaining 8 districts it terminates 23.59 hrs 6th
- [Greenpeace Report on Wildfires in Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/greenpeace-report-on-wildfires-in-portugal/) - Greenpeace Report on Wildfires in Portugal 80 years of Data shows that the country must change This document is a Greenpeace report analyzing the increasing wildfire risk, historical trends, management challenges, and policy recommendations for Portugal. Increasing Wildfire Risk in Portugal Portugal faces a rising wildfire threat driven by climate change, land
- [RASI - Annual Internal Security Report 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rasi-annual-internal-security-report-2025/) - RASI – Annual Internal Security Report 2025 Annually, it is the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the Internal Security System to process, consolidate, analyse, and disseminate integrated crime statistics and prepare the Annual Internal Security Report, which has now been published. In 2025 there were 365,802 criminal reports, corresponding to an increase
- [Are fires at night time always Arson?](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/are-fires-at-night-time-always-arson/) - Are fires at night time always Arson? The idea that fires that start at night are always the result of arson frequently comes up in public debate whenever there are large fires in Portugal. This was also the meaning of the statement made by João Tilly , a member of parliament for the Chega party,
- [Towards an integrated rural fire management framework in Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/towards-an-integrated-rural-fire-management-framework-in-portugal/) - Towards an integrated rural fire management framework in Portugal This OECD Environmental Police Paper was published on 7th April 2026. Following the devastating 2017 wildfires, Portugal embarked on a series of reforms to improve its wildfire management. With the creation of the Integrated Rural Fire Management System (IRFMS), wildfire management became a policy
- [Algarve - Environment Minister considers intervention on cliffs "super urgent" after storms.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/algarve-environment-minister-considers-intervention-on-cliffs-super-urgent-after-storms/) - Algarve - Environment Minister considers intervention on cliffs "super urgent" after storms. The Algarve has been identified as the region with the most problems, including fissures in the iconic rock formation at Peneco beach. The government strategy is divided into three areas: cliff safety, beach restoration, and medium-term structural projects, with the
- [ANEPC RISK OF FLOODS AND INUNDATIONS – PREVENTIVE AND SELF-PROTECTION MEASURES](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/anepc-risk-of-floods-and-inundations-preventive-and-self-protection-measures/) - Notice No. 7/DCS/2026 Date: 10-02-2026 Time: 20:00 NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND CIVIL PROTECTION AUTHORITY NOTICE TO THE POPULATION RISK OF FLOODS AND INUNDATIONS – PREVENTIVE AND SELF-PROTECTION MEASURES SITUATION The intense and persistent rainfall that has been recorded in mainland Portugal in recent days has caused a significant increase in flows in the Mondego River
- [AMAL requests "urgent" clarification regarding the potential closure of the INEM delegation in the Algarve](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/amal-requests-urgent-clarification-regarding-the-potential-closure-of-the-inem-delegation-in-the-algarve/) - AMAL requests "urgent" clarification regarding the potential closure of the INEM delegation in the Algarve The Intermunicipal Community of the Algarve unanimously approved a motion in which the mayors of the region state that they are "deeply concerned" about the news of the "possible extinction of the Regional Delegation of the National
- [LISBON – ELEVADOR DA GLÓRIA DERAILMENT RESULTS IN 15 DEATHS](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-elevador-da-gloria-derailment-results-in-15-deaths/) - LISBON – ELEVADOR DA GLÓRIA DERAILMENT RESULTS IN 15 DEATHS FIRST news about nationalities: "Portuguese authorities have just informed us that two Spanish citizens are among the injured," diplomatic sources in Madrid said. The Spanish Consulate in Lisbon is in constant contact with Portuguese authorities, and, for now, the possibility of any Spanish
- [Marcelo hopes that fire response measures will become more agile and warns:](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/marcelo-hopes-that-fire-response-measures-will-become-more-agile-and-warns/) - Marcelo hopes that fire response measures will become more agile and warns: "Those who make decisions at the last minute often arrive too late." The President of the Republic spoke with journalists at the Porto Book Fair this Friday and commented on the measures adopted by the government in response to
- [PORTUGAL RURAL FIRE SITUATION 1800 HRS 20TH AUGUST 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-rural-fire-situation-1830-hrs-20th-august-2025/) - PORTUGAL RURAL FIRE SITUATION 1830 HRS 20TH AUGUST 2025 OVERALL- The fire risk is expected to ease in the coming days, but today the situation in the various theatres of operations continues to be quite complicated, especially in the Castelo Branco region, where the Fundão fire has been described as “quite
- [Portugal Rural Fire Situation 1800 hrs 19th August 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-rural-fire-situation-1800-hrs-19th-august-2025/) - Portugal Rural Fire Situation 1800 hrs 19th August 2025 OVERALL The fire risk is expected to ease in the coming days, but today the situation in the various theatres of operations is still quite complicated, especially in the Castelo Branco region, where the Fundão flames have violently invaded the neighbouring municipality. Even with lower
- [We burn because we neither learn nor comply](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/we-burn-because-we-neither-learn-nor-comply/) - We burn because we neither learn nor comply Opinion: Valentina Marcelino DN Following the tragic fires of 2017, considerable progress was made in developing a strategy for preventing and combating wildfires in Portugal. Public policy measures were implemented, discussed with experts, participated in by local stakeholders, and monitored by regular reports from
- [What are the prohibitions during the alert situation? What does it imply? ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/what-are-the-prohibitions-during-the-alert-situation-what-does-it-imply/) - Rural Fires - Situation of Alert - Further extended to 23.59 hrs 19th August 2025 The Alert Status covers the period between 00:00 on August 8, 2025, and 23:59 on August 19, 2025. Within the scope of the Alert Status declaration, a set of exceptional measures will be extended. Given the weather
- [Fires: 2025 among the "worst years" of recent decades in meteorological terms](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fires-2025-among-the-worst-years-of-recent-decades-in-meteorological-terms/) - Fires: 2025 among the "worst years" of recent decades in meteorological terms The director of the Centre for Forest Fire Studies at the University of Coimbra admits that the rains at the beginning of the year have worsened the situation, as they caused "a lot of vegetation to grow, which is now
- [Marking 80 years since U.S. dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/marking-80-years-since-u-s-dropped-atomic-bomb-on-hiroshima/) - Marking 80 years since U.S. dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima The city of Hiroshima, in southwestern Japan, has marked the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the city. Many elderly survivors attended the memorial service for the victims of the first military use of nuclear weapons, expressing their frustration at
- [Climate change worsens extreme events worldwide](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/climate-change-worsens-extreme-events-worldwide/) - Climate change worsens extreme events worldwide More intense heat waves, devastating wildfires, deadly floods, and record-breaking typhoons marked a year of extremes. The planet has already warmed more than 1.5°C, and the trend is not slowing down. The year 2024 was the hottest in history, exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first
- [Fires of criminal origin are almost all in the North and Centre](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fires-of-criminal-origin-are-almost-all-in-the-north-and-centre/) - Fires of criminal origin are almost all in the North and Centre The following was sent to Safe Communities Portugal by AGIF The agency that manages fires warns of the need to combat alcoholism and mental health problems in order to reduce fires, most of which occur in the North and Centre.
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd July 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/azores-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-july-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Azores increased by 3.1% in May The Azores recorded more than 444.8 thousand overnight stays in tourist accommodation in May, an increase of 3.1% compared to the same period last year, according to data revealed today by the Regional Statistics
- [ALGARSAFE’25 - Portimão International Civil Protection and Rescue Fair](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/algarsafe25-portimao-international-civil-protection-and-rescue-fair/) - ALGARSAFE’25 - Portimão International Civil Protection and Rescue Fair Presentation to the foreign community 1400 hrs 22nd May 2025 Between the 22nd and 25th of May, Portimão Arena and the Parque de Feiras e Exposições will be the venue for ALGARSAFE'25 – Portimão International Civil Protection and Relief Fair at the Portimão
- [Recipe to minimize the impacts of a “blackout”](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/recipe-to-minimize-the-impacts-of-a-blackout/) - Recipe to minimize the impacts of a “blackout” By Duarte Costa Former President of ANEPC Let's start from the beginning. We are never prepared for low-determinism, high-impact contingency situations, but planning and implementing well-worked and tested routines prevent wasting time, guide actions and, in crisis and catastrophe situations, save lives. The
- [Fake accident scams on the rise: advice and appeals from the PSP](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fake-accident-scams-on-the-rise-advice-and-appeals-from-the-psp/) - Fake accident scams on the rise: advice and appeals from the PSP Since the beginning of 2025, 111 reports have been registered, representing 58% of the total number of incidents in 2024. The victims, usually elderly or vulnerable, are coerced into paying through intimidation. The PSP provides advice on how to avoid
- [More than 400 Portuguese beaches have a blue flag this year: find out where they are](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/more-than-400-portuguese-beaches-have-a-blue-flag-this-year-find-out-where-they-are/) - More than 400 Portuguese beaches have a blue flag this year: find out where they are For the first time, the municipalities of Cuba and Alcanena nominated their beaches, which were awarded More than 400 Portuguese beaches have a blue flag this year, six more than last year, with the beaches of Sintra
- [Land Cleaning Extended to 31st May 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/land-cleaning-extended-to-31st-may-2025/) - Land Cleaning deadline extended to 31st May 2025 Secretary of State for Civil Protection and Office of the Secretary of State for Forests - Order No. 4703-A/2025 It determines that fuel management work/fuel management lanes can take place until May 31. Considering the meteorological conditions that have been observed, with persistent precipitation and high
- [Almost half of Europe with record annual temperatures in 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/almost-half-of-europe-will-see-record-annual-temperatures-in-2024/) - Almost half of Europe with record annual temperatures in 2024 The number of days with strong, very strong and extreme thermal stress was "the second highest ever recorded". The study also highlights fires in Portugal and increased rainfall and flooding. Almost half of Europe will see record annual temperatures in 2024 and 60%
- [European scientists use AI to predict and prevent wildfires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/european-scientists-use-ai-to-predict-and-prevent-wildfires/) - European scientists use AI to predict and prevent wildfires Portugal is also investing in artificial intelligence to monitor the cleanliness of fuel management strips in the NOVA FCT Clean Forest project. European researchers, including Portuguese ones, are using artificial intelligence to revolutionize forest fire forecasting. The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts has developed
- [False rental scams in Portugal have increased in complaints to the PSP](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/false-rental-scams-in-portugal-have-increased-in-complaints-to-the-psp/) - False rental scams in Portugal have increased in complaints to the PSP The schemes "often occur through online advertisements and newspaper classifieds", and in the end, "the victim ends up losing the amount sent and never has access to the promised property". The number of false lease scams recorded by the PSP in
- [RASI - Overall crime decreases and violent crime increases in 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rasi-overall-crime-decreases-and-violent-crime-increases-in-2024/) - RASI - Overall crime decreases and violent crime increases in 2024 Violent and serious crime increased by 2.6% last year compared to 2023, with 14,385 crimes registered, while general crime fell by 4.6% with 354,878 reports, according to the Annual Internal Security Report (RASI). Alist of the highest general crimes is at
- [Crime in Portugal 2024 : See here the decreases and increases in crime by district, according to the Annual Internal Security Report](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/crime-in-portugal-2024-see-here-the-decreases-and-increases-in-crime-by-district-according-to-the-annual-internal-security-report/) - Crime in Portugal 2024 : See here the decreases and increases in crime by district, according to the Annual Internal Security Report The Annual Internal Security Report (RASI) for 2024 was presented this Monday afternoon, revealing an overall decrease in general crime in the country. However, some criminal typologies registered significant increases in
- [RASI - Overall crime decreases and violent crime increases](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rasi-overall-crime-decreases-and-violent-crime-increases/) - RASI - Overall crime decreases and violent crime increases Violent and serious crime increased by 2.6% last year compared to 2023, with 14,385 crimes registered, while general crime fell by 4.6% with 354,878 reports, according to the Annual Internal Security Report (RASI). A preliminary version of the 2024 RASI, a document that
- [EU Preparedness Union Strategy to prevent and react to emerging threats and crises](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/eu-preparedness-union-strategy-to-prevent-and-react-to-emerging-threats-and-crises/) - EU Preparedness Union Strategy to prevent and react to emerging threats and crises Today the Commission and High Representative launch the Preparedness Union Strategy to support Member States and enhance Europe's capability to prevent and respond to emerging threats. It comes as the European Union is facing increasingly complex crises and challenges that
- [Greece, Mati wild fire Trial: Prosecutor’s Verdict Expected in Deadly 2018 Tragedy](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/greece-mati-wild-fire-trial-prosecutors-verdict-expected-in-deadly-2018-tragedy/) - Greece, Mati wild fire Trial: Prosecutor’s Verdict Expected in Deadly 2018 Tragedy One of the world’s deadliest fires in which 104 people died In a significant development in the trial over the devastating 2018 Mati wildfire, which claimed 104 lives and left dozens injured, the prosecutor of the Athens Three-Member Appeals Court for
- [World must prepare for new pandemic with surveillance and planning](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/world-must-prepare-for-new-pandemic-with-surveillance-and-planning/) - World must prepare for new pandemic with surveillance and planning Scientists believe that the world is better prepared to face a new pandemic, given the mistakes and lessons learned from Covid-19, arguing that the future strategy involves surveillance, planning, investment and cooperation. "As we have more knowledge and experience, we are, in principle,
- [The history of International Women's Day: from its origins to the global fight for equality](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/the-history-of-international-womens-day-from-its-origins-to-the-global-fight-for-equality/) - The history of International Women's Day: from its origins to the global fight for equality International Women's Day, celebrated every year on March 8, is dedicated to the fight for equality and achievements of women (and not only women). The movement was made official by the UN in 1975, but it began much
- [Spain/Floods: Most victims died before civil protection alert](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/spain-floods-most-victims-died-before-civil-protection-alert/) - Spain/Floods: Most victims died before civil protection alert Most of the 224 people who died in last October's floods in Valencia, Spain, died before the civil protection alert was sent to people's mobile phones, according to the first report of the judicial investigation, released today. The report by the judge overseeing the
- [PSP seizes more than 20 tonnes of explosive products](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-seizes-more-than-20-tonnes-of-explosive-products-in-one-week/) - PSP seizes more than 20 tonnes of explosive products The PSP carried out an operation between the 17th and 22nd of February, having carried out a total of 229 inspection actions that resulted in 37 reports of administrative offences. Last week, the PSP seized more than 20 tonnes of explosive product precursors
- [More than 300 people died in plane crashes last year: Is the plane still the safest form of transport?](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/more-than-300-people-died-in-plane-crashes-last-year-is-the-plane-still-the-safest-form-of-transport/) - More than 300 people died in plane crashes last year: Is the plane still the safest form of transport? The year 2024 saw a significant increase in the number of fatalities in plane crashes, with more than 300 people losing their lives in air disasters. Despite the toll being the highest since
- [Safe Communities Portugal Gathering in Almancil organised by Masterclass Algarve](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/safe-communities-portugal-gathering-in-almancil-organised-by-masterclass-algarve/) - Safe Communities Portugal Gathering in Almancil organised by Masterclass Algarve On 13th February a group of mainly parents from Nobel international school in Almancil met at Tribulum restaurant in Almancil, to discuss safety and security issues with David Thomas President of Safe Communities Portugal. The event covered a wide range of topics ranging
- [Can there be fires in tropical forests?](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/can-there-be-fires-in-tropical-forests/) - Can there be fires in tropical forests? by Fábio Silva - fire investigator | Civil Protection updated 8 February 2025 Yes, even in the humid, dense, living tropical forests, where nature seems unbreakable. But the reality is more complex than we imagine. The Amazon, the lungs of the world, is under threat. Not
- [World Wetlands Day marked in Portugal with several activities](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/world-wetlands-day-marked-in-portugal-with-several-activities/) - World Wetlands Day marked in Portugal with several activities Swamps, ponds, lakes, rivers and marshes are part of the so-called wetlands, important for the conservation of biodiversity and for climate regulation. Celebrated since 1997 and recognized by the United Nations in 2021, World Wetlands Day has this year's theme “Protecting wetlands for our
- [Domingos Xavier Viegas briefs hearing into the Fires in Madeira](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/domingos-xavier-viegas-briefs-hearing-into-the-fires-in-madeira/) - Domingos Xavier Viegas briefs hearing into the Fires in Madeira Domingos Xavier Viegas said that his knowledge of the fires in Madeira in August is indirect, as he was not in Madeira when the fires broke out or after they were put out. The hearing of Domingos Xavier Viegas, director of the Centre for
- [Lisbon Tourism concerned about perception of insecurity calls for greater police visibility.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-tourism-concerned-about-perception-of-insecurity-calls-for-greater-police-visibility/) - Lisbon Tourism concerned about perception of insecurity calls for greater police visibility. The tourism sector is concerned about “a change in the perception of security” in the city of Lisbon, according to the president of the Regional Tourism Entity, who calls for increased police visibility and a coordinated strategy between entities. Speaking to
- [Study reveals that more than 2.3 million people in Europe could die due to heat by the end of the century](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/study-reveals-that-more-than-2-3-million-people-in-europe-could-die-due-to-heat-by-the-end-of-the-century/) - Study reveals that more than 2.3 million people in Europe could die due to heat by the end of the century An increase in global average temperature of between 3 and 4 degrees Celsius by the end of the century would lead to the death of 2.3 million people in Europe due to
- [Well-protected homes can be safe places against forest fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/well-protected-homes-can-be-safe-places-against-forest-fires/) - Well-protected homes can be safe places against forest fires Well-protected and maintained homes, with interventions at the building level and on adjacent land, can be safe places for the population in the face of forest fires, concluded a project led by researchers from the University of Coimbra (UC). Speaking to Lusa, Miguel
- [Inspection identifies health facilities unprepared for disasters](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/inspection-identifies-health-facilities-unprepared-for-disasters/) - Inspection identifies health facilities unprepared for disaster In total, 19 entities were targeted in the IGAS inspection plan, including hospitals and health centers in the public network, with 228 recommendations being issued. No health establishment audited between 2020 and 2024 anticipated the use of external personnel to deal with high-impact emergency situations in the
- [The impacts of Natural hazards in 2024 - the hottest year ever](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/the-impacts-of-natural-hazards-in-2024-the-hottest-year-ever/) - The impacts of Natural hazards in 2024. The hottest year ever with more and more frequent disasters In the last month of the hottest year on record, data released indicated that in the first 11 months of the year, more than 100 climate disasters occurred, resulting in approximately 200,000 deaths and 117
- [NEW Year's Eve Traffic Restrictions on Tuesday 31st December  Praça do Comércio, Lisbon](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/new-years-eve-traffic-restrictions-on-tuesday-31st-december-praca-do-comercio-lisbon/) - New Year's Eve Traffic Restrictions on Tuesday 31st December Praça do Comércio, Lisbon PSP is preparing an operation to "ensure that all celebration locations are safe and that everything runs smoothly and without incidents" Traffic will be restricted from 4pm on Tuesday in Praça do Comércio, in Lisbon, due to the New
- [NASA’s probe ‘safe’ after closest-ever approach to sun](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/nasas-probe-safe-after-closest-ever-approach-to-sun/) - NASA’s probe ‘safe’ after closest-ever approach to sun NASA’s Parker solar probe is safe and operating normally after successfully completing the closest-ever approach to the sun by any human-made object, the space agency has said. The spacecraft passed just 6.1million kms from the solar surface on 24 December, flying into the sun’s outer
- [GNR - Solidarity Christmas Hampers for the Elderly](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-solidarity-christmas-hampers-for-the-elderly/) - GNR - Solidarity Christmas Hampers for the Elderly Since 2022, Pingo Doce has joined GNR to visit those who are alone during the Christmas season. Taking a basket for them, full of joy and food products. This year, we continue our mission. It will be delivered by hand by GNR to an elderly person
- [Twenty Years ago today – Remembering the more than 230,000 people who died following the Indonesian Tsunami 26th December 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/twenty-years-ago-today-remembering-the-more-than-230000-people-who-died-following-the-indonesian-tsunami-26th-december-2024/) - Twenty Years ago today – Remembering the more than 230,000 people who died following the Indonesian Tsunami 26th December 2024 Indonesia and Thailand are marking 20 years since a tsunami caused the death of hundreds of thousands of people in one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. People started gathering in
- [SNS 24 Line launches new teleconsultation service](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sns-24-line-launches-new-teleconsultation-service/) - SNS 24 Line launches new teleconsultation service The teleconsultation service is intended for users who meet the clinical conditions for remote medical care, after screening carried out by the service, the Ministry of Health's Shared Services (SPMS) announced today. The new SNS 24 referral service (808 24 24 24) launched on Tuesday and
- [PSP and GNR begin operations to combat crime and accidents during Christmas and New Year](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-and-gnr-begin-operations-to-combat-crime-and-accidents-during-christmas-and-new-year/) - PSP and GNR begin operations to combat crime and accidents during Christmas and New Year The "Christmas and New Year 2024/2025" Operation will continue until January 2nd, covering the entire period in which greater movement of people and more road traffic is expected. The National Republican Guard (GNR) and the Public Security
- [On 16th December, The launch of Holidays Road Safety Campaign](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/on-16th-december-the-launch-of-holidays-road-safety-campaign/) - On 16th December, The launch of Holidays Road Safety Campaign "The Best Gift is to be Present", from Ministério da Administração Interna included in the Christmas and New Year campaign 2024/2025 of Autoridade Nacional de Segurança Rodoviária subordinated to the theme "Safer Holidays". The campaign runs until January 5, 2025, with the
- [Free of Charge Vaccination starts today for people aged between 50 and 59 hrs](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/free-of-charge-vaccination-starts-today-for-people-aged-between-50-and-59-hrs/) - Free of Charge Vaccination starts today for people aged between 50 and 59 years Free of charge vaccination against flu and Covid-19 is now available for the group between 50 and 59 years old. The decision to extend free vaccination is due to the current availability of 400 thousand doses, with the
- ["We won't get there with campaigns and inspections". Portugal continues to be the country in Europe with the most road insecurity](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/we-wont-get-there-with-campaigns-and-inspections-portugal-continues-to-be-the-country-in-europe-with-the-most-road-insecurity/) - "We won't get there with campaigns and inspections". Portugal continues to be the country in Europe with the most road insecurity The president of the National Road Safety Authority (ANSR) regretted this Monday that Portugal continues to be "the country in Europe with the most road insecurity" and called on the
- [Five arrested for drug trafficking in Porto. Group had been operating for two years](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/five-arrested-for-drug-trafficking-in-porto-group-had-been-operating-for-two-years/) - Five arrested for drug trafficking in Porto. Group had been operating for two years The group drew up "daily delivery routes" and passed through "pre-established locations", which they referred to "their buyers through communication platforms". Five people - four men and one woman, aged between 41 and 59 - were arrested during an
- [Recommendations to avoid being scammed during online Christmas shopping](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/recommendations-to-avoid-being-scammed-during-online-christmas-shopping/) - Recommendations to avoid being scammed during online Christmas shopping Christmas has become a prime setting for online fraud, due to the amount of shopping that takes place, and some people take advantage of this to launch scams adapted to this time of year. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has
- [PJ dismantled one of the largest drug laboratories in Europe in the municipality of Lourinhã](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pj-dismantled-one-of-the-largest-drug-laboratories-in-europe-in-the-municipality-of-lourinha/) - PJ dismantled one of the largest drug laboratories in Europe in the municipality of Lourinhã The PJ - Polícia Judiciária dismantled 3rd December in the municipality of Lourinhã, what it considers to be one of the largest cocaine laboratories, which had other European countries as its main destinations. It was a warehouse located
- [Online sexual abuse against children is on the rise at a dangerous rate](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/online-sexual-abuse-against-children-is-on-the-rise-at-a-dangerous-rate/) - Online sexual abuse against children is on the rise at a dangerous rate The president of the Child Support Institute (IAC) warned today that sexual abuse against children on the internet "is increasing in a particularly dangerous way" and called for reflection and concrete actions because "there is a lot to do". In
- [November 2024 was the warmest on record in mainland Portugal.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/november-2024-was-the-warmest-on-record-in-mainland-portugal/) - November 2024 was the 2nd warmest month on record (after November 2023) and the warmest in mainland Portugal. Global overview The month recorded a global mean temperature of 14.10 °C, 0.70 °C above the 1991–2020 mean (Fig. 1). The month is estimated to have been about 1.62 °C warmer than the 1850–1900 pre-industrial average,
- [Free Vaccination against Flu and Covid-19 extended to people aged 50-57 years](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/free-vaccination-against-flu-and-covid-19-extended-to-people-aged-50-57-years/) - Free Vaccination against Flu and Covid-19 extended to people aged 50-57 years Free seasonal vaccination against flu and Covid-19 will be extended to the population aged between 50 and 59 from Tuesday, the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) announced today. People between 50 and 59 years old "can schedule from December 17, 2024
- [More than half a million traffic fines registered until July - most for speeding](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/more-than-half-a-million-traffic-fines-registered-until-july-most-for-speeding/) - More than half a million traffic fines registered until July - most for speeding There were more than 395 thousand speeding violations, of which only around 335 thousand were related to radars More than half a million traffic violations were detected in the first seven months of the year, 6.2% more than
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- [Third fugitive from Vale de Judeus Prison recaptured in Italy](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/third-fugitive-from-vale-de-judeus-prison-recaptured-in-italy/) - Third fugitive from Vale de Judeus Prison recaptured in Italy The Judicial Police (PJ) recaptured this Tuesday, in Italy, Shergili Farjiani, who had escaped from the Vale de Judeus Prison Establishment, in Alcoentre, at the beginning of September, this police force said. The operation took place in the city of Padua, in
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- [PSP controlled 7.8 million passengers and detained 133 at Portuguese airports in six months](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-controlled-7-8-million-passengers-and-detained-133-at-portuguese-airports-in-six-months/) - PSP controlled 7.8 million passengers and detained 133 at Portuguese airports in six months Lisbon, May 4, 2024 (Lusa) – The PSP controlled around 7.8 million passengers, detained 133 people and refused entry to 929 foreigners at airports in the first six months in which it took over the powers of the SEF,
- [Land cleaning deadline for rural and forest lands extended to 31st May 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/land-cleaning-deadline-for-rural-and-forest-lands-extended-to-31st-may-2024/) - Land cleaning deadline for rural and forest lands extended to 31st May 2024 The Government today (30th April) decided to extend for another month, until May 31, the deadline for forest owners and producers to clean forests and land, informed the office of the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. “The decision is related
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- [Porto, Braga, Aveiro, Vila Real and Lisbon - Criminal Marketing network dismantled nearly 2.5 million cigarettes seized.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/porto-braga-aveiro-vila-real-and-lisbon-criminal-marketing-network-dismantled-nearly-2-5-million-cigarettes-seized/) - Porto, Braga, Aveiro, Vila Real and Lisbon - Criminal Marketing network dismantled nearly 2.5 million cigarettes seized. Between February 28th and March 6th, the Fiscal Action Unit (UAF) dismantled a criminal network dedicated to the illicit distribution and sale of tobacco and seized more than 2,450,948 cigarettes in the districts of Porto,
- [Nearly 10,000 crimes, 17 arrests for abandonment and mistreatment of animals in five years](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/nearly-10000-crimes-17-arrests-for-abandonment-and-mistreatment-of-animals-in-five-years/) - Nearly 10,000 crimes, 17 arrests and 18,690 administrative offenses issued for abandonment and mistreatment of animals in five years Lisbon, Jan 31, 2023 (Lusa) – The police have arrested 17 people for abandoning or mistreating pets and have registered almost 10,000 crimes in the last five years, together with 18,690 administrative offences issues
- [Good work from the SPMS (Shared Services of the Ministry of Health) using SMS for vaccination schedulingON SCHEDULING](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/good-work-from-the-spms-shared-services-of-the-ministry-of-health-using-sms-for-vaccination-schedulingon-scheduling/) - GOOD WORK FROM THE SPMS (Shared Services of the Ministry of Health) USING SMS for VACCINATION SCHEDULING More than 78 million messages (SMS), exclusively scheduling for vaccination of users eligible for vaccination against covid-19, have been sent in the last two years, the Ministry of Health indicated this Sunday. In a statement, the Shared
- [Directorate - General for Health was the target of a cyberattack on Saturday 28th January](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/directorate-general-for-health-was-the-target-of-a-cyberattack-on-saturday-28th-january/) - DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HEALTH WAS THE TARGET OF A CYBERATTACK ON SATURDAY, THE 28TH The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) reported on Saturday that its 'site' was the target of a cyberattack that prevented access to data and services, but at 11:00 p.m. "it was functional". "The Directorate-General for Health informs that its official website -
- [IPMA YELLOW AND ORANGE WARNINGS FOR RAIN, PLUS YELLOW WARNING FOR SNOW, WIND AND ROUGH SEAS](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/ipma-yellow-and-orange-warnings-for-rain-plus-yellow-warning-for-snow-wind-and-rough-seas/) - IPMA YELLOW AND ORANGE WARNINGS FOR RAIN, PLUS YELLOW WARNING FOR SNOW, WIND AND ROUGH SEAS AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL Storm #Efrain front will arrive this evening (10th December 2022), bringing lots of rain, wind, turbulence and snow. The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) has therefore raised today orange and yellow
- [Judicial Police Dismantle the operations of the HIVE ransomware group.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-dismantle-the-operations-of-the-hive-ransomware-group/) - Judicial Police dismantle operations of the HIVE Ransomware group. The National Unit to Combat Cybercrime and Technological Crime (UNC3T) participated in the operation carried out against the HIVE ransomware group, which culminated today in the dismantling of the operations of this criminal group. The investigations, which lasted several months, were carried out by various
- [Police arrest three men for house thefts in Eastern Algarve](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/police-arrest-three-men-for-house-thefts-in-eastern-algarve/) - Police arrest three men for house thefts in Eastern Algarve As a result of a joint operation, the GNR and PSP have arrested three men for thefts in residences in the eastern Algarve. The men, aged 27, 38 and 42, had committed thefts in homes in the region, in an organized manner, taking advantage of
- [Solid Gold Sunday - Crime Check on KissFm](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/solid-gold-sunday-crime-check-on-kissfm/) - Solid Gold Sunday - Crime Check - On KissFm Sunday 27th November 2022 Tomorrow Solid Gold Sunday hosted by Owen Gee, will feature “Crime Check” with David Thomas, President of Safe Communities Portugal. Crime Check will start between 09.10 hrs and 09.20 hrs and David will be sharing information and advice about:
- [Safe Communities Portugal 10th Anniversary Lunch](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/safe-communities-portugal-10th-anniversary-lunch/) - Safe Communities Portugal 10th Anniversary Lunch 1300 hrs Wednesday 30th November 2022 Restaurant Quinta Do Moinho - Rua da Nossa Sra. da Piedade, Lote 10, 8100-338 Loulé. Deadline for booking 2359 hrs 25th November 2022 newsletter@safecommunitiesportugal.com We are posting this reminder as the response to this event has been really excellent and with
- [2023 State Budget - 11.5 million euros to be invested in new generation of 112 call/operation centres](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/2023-state-budget-11-5-million-euros-to-be-invested-in-new-generation-of-112-call-operation-centres/) - 2023 STATE BUDGET - 11.5 MILLION EUROS TO BE INVESTED IN NEW GENERATION OF 112 CALL/OPERAIONAL CENTRES Lisbon, Nov 02, 2022 (Lusa) – The Minister of Internal Administration announced today a reinforcement of the security of the National Internal Security Network, with an investment of 17.4 million euros in cybersecurity planned for 2023.
- [Fake news - Portugal involved in seven cases of disinformation since 2019](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fake-news-portugal-involved-in-seven-cases-of-disinformation-since-2019/) - Fake News: Portugal involved in seven cases of disinformation since 2019 Lisbon, Oct 25, 2022 (Lusa) – Portugal appears in seven cases of 'fake news' about Ukraine or Member States of the European Union (EU), detected between 2019 and 2022 by the European External Action Service's working group on misinformation. The EU today
- [Around 250,000 people vaccinated against flu and Covid-19](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/around-250000-people-vaccinated-against-flu-and-covid-19/) - Around 250,000 people vaccinated against flu and Covid-19 Lisbon, Sep 21, 2022 (Lusa) – Around 250,000 people have been vaccinated against the flu and covid-19 since the beginning of September, the Minister of Health, Manuel Pizarro, revealed today, appealing to the population to adhere to the vaccination. “We are within what was our expectation
- [MAI says crime is decreasing, but intensity of violence is greater](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/mai-says-crime-is-decreasing-but-intensity-of-violence-is-greater/) - MAI says crime is decreasing, but intensity of violence is greater Lisbon, Sep 19, 2022 (Lusa) – The Minister of Internal Administration said today that crime is decreasing this year compared to 2019, a period before the covid-19 pandemic marked by confinement, but “the intensity of violence is increasing that requires attention”. “We
- [Hackers share personal data of 1.5 million TAP customers](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/hackers-share-personal-data-of-15-million-tap-customers/) - Hackers share personal data of 1.5 million TAP customers The hacker group Ragnar Locker, responsible for the computer attack on TAP at the end of last month, have published personal data of 1.5 million airline customers. This Monday 19th September 2022, a document with 581 gigabytes of information was released on the Dark Web.
- [Seventeen people rescued from the sea at Mira, Coimbra](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/seventeen-people-rescued-from-the-sea-at-mira-coimbra/) - Seventeen people rescued from the sea at Mira, Coimbra The drowning prevention service carried out 17 rescues, over the weekend, on the beaches of the municipality of Mira, district of Coimbra, revealed this Monday the Association of Lifeguards of Mira (Adamastor). This is a service that is provided a few weeks before and a
- [Very strong Mag 7.6 earthquake Tecoman, Mexico](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/very-strong-mag-7-6-earthquake-tecoman-mexico/) - VERY STRONG 7.6 EARTHQUAKE 90 KMS SOUTH EAST OF TECOMAN, MEXICO - TSUNAMI THREAT ISSUED UPDATE: 2230 Hrs One person reported to have died i n the coastal city of Manzanillo Colima, when a wall at a mall collapsed (source BBC) A very strong earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale was recorded this
- [45 year old man dies at Praia da Saude beach, Setubal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/45-year-old-man-dies-at-praia-da-saude-beach-setubal/) - A 45-YEAR-OLD MAN DIED AT PRAIA DA SAUDE IN COSTA DA CAPARICA, ALMADA, SETUBAL A 45-year-old man died today 18th September 2022 after allegedly feeling unwell when entering the water, going into cardiac arrest, at Praia da Saúde, in Costa da Caparica, in the district of Setúbal, the National Maritime Authority (AMN) reported. In
- [Rural fire Medronheira, Odemira](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-medronheira-odemira/) - Rural fire Medronheira, Odemira Data: 18-09-2022 12:05 Estado: CONCLUSION Local: Medronheira Freguesia: São Teotónio Concelho: Odemira Distrito: Beja Incêndio:Bush N.º Oc. 2022020023633 UPDATE: 1730 HRS Fire now under conclusion. All roads re-open Deployment 211 operatives supported by 76 vehicles. UPDATE 0700 hrs The fire was brought under resolution at 0225 hrs, meaning that it
- [IPMA issues rain and thunderstorm warnings for 11 districts](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/ipma-issues-rain-and-thunderstorm-warnings-for-11-districts/) - IPMA issues rain and thunderstorm warnings for 11 districts The IPMA has issued yellow level rain and thunderstorm warnings for 11 districts from midnight tonight 18th September to midnight Monday 19th September 2022 The districts are: Beja, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisbon, Portalegre, Santarem and Setubal Rain warning: “Showers at times
- [PSP arrests for multiple burglaries from residences in Cascais](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-arrests-for-multiple-burglaries-from-residences-in-cascais/) - On 30th August 2016 the Metropolitan Command PSP Lisbon, through the Division of PSP Cascais, following an investigation related to the commission of thefts in homes, arrested two men and a woman, aged between 38 and 41 years, as they prepared to leave a house that they had just burgled. Upon being intercepted by the
- [Madeira PSP arrests for multiple burglaries from residences in Cascais](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-psp-arrests-for-multiple-burglaries-from-residences-in-cascais/) - On 30th August 2016 the Metropolitan Command PSP Lisbon, through the Division of PSP Cascais, following an investigation related to the commission of thefts in homes, arrested two men and a woman, aged between 38 and 41 years, as they prepared to leave a house that they had just burgled. Upon being intercepted by the
- [Forest Fires: EU Ministers discuss prevention and preparedness for 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/forest-fires-eu-ministers-discuss-prevention-and-preparedness-for-2023/) - Forest Fires: EU Ministers discuss prevention and preparedness for 2023 After a devastating summer with thousands of hectares of forest lost in Europe due forest fires, the European Commission is organising a high level meeting to already work on preparedness measures for next year. Ministers responsible for Civil Protection in the EU member states
- [Instagram Fined 405 million Euros for breach of privacy of minors](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/instagram-fined-405-million-euros-for-breach-of-privacy-of-minors/) - Instagram Fined 405 million Euros for breach of privacy of minors This is the toughest decision imposed by the Irish Data Protection Commission, which acts on behalf of the European Union. The social network Instagram has been fined 405 million euros for breaching the processing of data on minors, announced this Monday the Irish
- [Monitoring the epidemiological situation of COVID-19 Report 25.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/monitoring-the-epidemiological-situation-of-covid-19-report-25/) - Monitoring the epidemiological situation of COVID-19 Report 25. The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) and the National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) release report No. 25 dated 31st August 2022 on monitoring the epidemiological situation of COVID-19. The document includes several indicators, namely the seven-day incidence and the transmissibility index (R(t)), nationally and by
- [Spain Declared Disaster Zones in 15 Autonomous Regions](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/spain-declared-disaster-zones-in-15-autonomous-regions/) - SPAIN DECLARED THIS TUESDAY DISASTER ZONES IN 15 OF THE COUNTRY'S 17 AUTONOMOUS REGIONS, DUE TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FIRES. Only in the regions of Cantabria and Asturias (northern Spain) there was no declaration of "areas severely affected by a civil protection emergency", commonly known as "disaster zones", said the Minister Spokesperson for
- [Drought: Municipalities reduce garden watering and launch awareness campaigns](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/drought-municipalities-reduce-garden-watering-and-launch-awareness-campaigns/) - Drought: Municipalities reduce garden watering and launch awareness campaigns Measures being takenaround the country Lisbon, Aug 21, 2022 (Lusa) – Municipalities across the country have adopted measures to minimize the general situation of drought, which include reducing garden watering, using recycled water in washing, reducing flows and more campaigns to awareness. Since October
- [Portuguese Cyclist Takes Gold](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/44849-2/) - CYCLIST IÚRI LEITÃO GOLD MEDAL AT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SCRATCH Portuguese cyclist Iúri Leitão won the gold medal in scratch - a track cycling modality - for men at the European Championships in Munich. A scratch race is a track cycling race in which all riders start together and the objective is simply to
- [Portugal With The Highest Percentage of Burned Land Area in Europe](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-with-the-highest-percentage-of-burned-land-area-in-europe/) - PORTUGAL WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF BURNED LAND AREA IN EUROPE Almost 1% of the entire Portuguese territory burned in the first seven months of the year. Portugal is the country with the highest percentage of burned area in Europe in relation to the size of the country, according to data from the European
- [Report - APA Releases List of 75 Beaches With Dangerous Cliffs](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/report-apa-releases-list-of-75-beaches-with-dangerous-cliffs/) - REPOST - APA RELEASES LIST OF 75 BEACHES WITH DANGEROUS CLIFFS IN SOUTH OF COUNTRY The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) reported that there were 75 beaches all in the Algarve region, where people should be especially careful with the risk of cliff landslides. https://www.facebook.com/scalgarve/posts/pfbid02egwvZJUMG3BG5iSmgPpsRcaqaj5eZ7JfEUGfYfdbkEEkH3BdbxziHFhJgEBYZ5ocl
- [It will be a hot August in the countryside, but the excesses of July should not be repeated](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/it-will-be-a-hot-august-in-the-countryside-but-the-excesses-of-july-should-not-be-repeated/) - It will be a hot August in the countryside, but the excesses of July should not be repeated Cristina Simões, meteorologist at the IPMA Experts predict that in Portugal in August: temperatures above normal in the interior and slightly below average on the coast. The occurrence of a heat wave as extreme
- [Airport Strike Notices](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/airport-strike-notices/) - DO YOU HAVE A TRIP BOOKED? STRIKE NOTICE AT 10 AIRPORTS FROM 19TH TO 21ST AUGUST 2022 The protest demands the lifting of the suspension of contributions to the pension fund by Vinci, as well as the hiring of more human resources. The unions SINTAC and SQAC announced a strike notice for the 10
- [DROUGHT AND HEAT COULD AFFECT WINE PRODUCTION IN THE DOURO IN 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/drought-and-heat-could-affect-wine-production-in-the-douro-in-2022/) - DROUGHT AND HEAT COULD AFFECT WINE PRODUCTION IN THE DOURO IN 2022 The hydric stress on the vine and the intense heat could cause a “remarkable drop in production” in the Douro vineyards. The year 2022 is therefore a year of uncertainty for the oldest demarcated and regulated region in the world — the
- [RURAL FIRES - MAINTAINING OUR VIGILANCE PREPARATION CHECK LIST](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fires-maintaining-our-vigilance-preparation-check-list/) - RURAL FIRES - MAINTAINING OUR VIGILANCE PREPARATION CHECK LIST – BE FIREWISE – 10 TIPS Although the weather is returning to what is "seasonable" for this times of year compared to the extreme conditions earlier this month, we must not let our fire guard down and we should continue to be FIREWISE Be aware
- [RURAL FIRE, REVEL, VILA POUCA DE AGUIAR, VILA REAL UNDER RESOLUTION](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-revel-vila-pouca-de-aguiar-vila-real-under-resolution/) - RURAL FIRE, REVEL, VILA POUCA DE AGUIAR, VILA REAL UNDER RESOLUTION Date/Time fire registered: 27-07-2022 17:14 We have created this as a Major incident and this is be detailed in SITREPs and updated on our website page here: https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-revel.../ Estado: Under Resolution Local: Revel Freguesia: Tresminas Concelho: Vila Pouca De Aguiar Distrito: Vila Real
- [Government Authorises Additional 325 Professional Firefighters](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/government-authorises-additional-325-professional-firefighters/) - GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZES ADDITIONAL 325 PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS Lisbon, Jul 26, 2022 (Lusa) – The Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI) indicated today that the constitution of 65 new Permanent Intervention Teams (EIP) has been authorized for the voluntary fire brigades in the second half of the year, totalling 325 firefighters. In a statement, the MAI states
- [Airbase Visit in the Azores](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/airbase-visit-in-the-azores/) - ARE YOU IN TERCEIRA ISLAND, AZORES, OVER THIS WEEKEND? AIRBASE N4 HAS AN OPEN DAY, VISIT ITAir Base Nº 4 (BA4), on Terceira Island, will have its open day, this Sunday, July 31st, between 10:00 and 17:00.On this Open Day, as part of the celebrations of the 70th Anniversary of the Air Force, visitors
- [Responding to Rural Fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/responding-to-rural-fires/) - ACTION IN THE EVENT OF RURAL FIRES - "EMERGENCY KITS" YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MAY HAVE TO LEAVE HOME QUICKLY ESPECIALLY IN HIGH RISK AREAS Over the last three weeks we have seen several major fires where people have been evacuated /displaced from their homes. As we have seen fires can move quickly
- [CP Strike](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cp-strike/) - CP Strike CP informs that, due to a strike called by a trade union organization representing the workers of IP (railway infrastructure managers) strong disturbances are expected in the train’s circulation, at a national level, in all services, on the 1st, 3rd and 5th of August, 2022. For more information - Helpline (808 109
- [Returning to paradise for residents and visitors - Gambelas rural fire](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/returning-to-paradise-for-residents-and-visitors-gambelas-rural-fire/) - Returning to paradise for residents and visitors - Gambelas rural fire Following the rural fire that affected large areas betwewen Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo, Sulformacao interviewed David Thomas President Safe Communities and Antonia Vignolo, advisor to Safe Communities Portugal on major disaster preparedness Published By Pedro Lemos, Sulnformacao -15th
- [Firefighting aircraft crashes in Foz Coa - Pilot dies in crah](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/firefighting-aircraft-crashes-in-foz-coa-pilot-dies-in-crah/) - FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN FOZ COA. Pilot André Serra dies in the crash. In a statement, the Civil Protection indicates that the plane that crashed in the early evening was "a FireBoss amphibious plane, from the Centro de Meios Aereos de Viseu, assigned to the Special Device for Fighting Rural Fires". The pilot
- [Heatwave affecting western Europe](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/heatwave-affecting-western-europe/) - Heatwave affecting Western Europe Air temperatures Another extreme heatwave is ongoing in Western Europe, with many temperature records being broken in Portugal and Spain. According to the national meteorological organisation of Portugal (IPMA), the Pinhão weather station recorded an air temperature of 47°C on 14 July, setting a new July record for the country. The
- [CIVIL PROTECTION: BALANCE OF THE WEEK, FROM 8 TO 14 JULY, 9098 OCCURRENCES WERE RECORDED](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/civil-protection-balance-of-the-week-from-8-to-14-july-9098-occurrences-were-recorded/) - CIVIL PROTECTION: BALANCE OF THE WEEK, FROM 8 TO 14 JULY, 9098 OCCURRENCES WERE RECORDED Civil Protection revealed that, from 8 to 14 July, 9098 occurrences were recorded. According to national commander André Fernandes, more than 33000 operatives participated in these events, supported by 8000 vehicles. Number of occurrences is the highest in the last
- [SINTRA: PALACES, CASTLE AND CONVENT CLOSED TILL 17 JULY DUE TO FIRE RISK.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sintra-palaces-castle-and-convent-closed-till-17-july-due-to-fire-risk/) - SINTRA: PALACES, CASTLE AND CONVENT CLOSED TILL 17 JULY DUE TO FIRE RISK. Adding to the already existing closures on the south entrances to the forest/sites now it’s almost the entire perimeter of Serra de Sintra that it’s closed. Including the touristy sites. Palace and Park of Pena, Moors Castle, Convent of the Capuchos
- [Rural Fire Risk 12th July 2012 - Extreme risk of rural fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-risk-12th-july-2012-extreme-risk-of-rural-fires/) - RURAL FIRE RISK 12TH JULY 2022 EXTREME RISK OF RURAL FIRES - PLEASE STUDY RISK TODAY (map above) The rural fire risk is at EXTREME/VERY HIGH today throughout the mainland. The risk is being influenced by forecasts of exceptionally low Relative Humidity (RH) levels, very high temperatures and moderate winds. The Algarve, Centre an
- [HIGHEST NUMBER OF FIRES SO FAR THIS YEAR ANEPC SITUATION REPORT 1200 HRS 9TH JULY 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/highest-number-of-fires-so-far-this-year-anepc-situation-report-1200-hrs-9th-july-2022/) - HIGHEST NUMBER OF FIRES SO FAR THIS YEAR ANEPC SITUATION REPORT 1200 HRS 9TH JULY 2022 Carnaxide, Oeiras, Jul 9, 2022 (Lusa) – Portugal reached the maximum number of fires this year this Friday, with 121 ignitions, announced today the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC), appealing to the population to take
- [Nearly 2000 operatives fighting around 40 rural fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/nearly-2000-operatives-fighting-around-40-rural-fires/) - Nearly 2000 operatives fighting around 40 rural fires Posted Facebook Thursday 7th July 1800 hrs Yesterday (7th July 2022) mainland Portugal experienced one of the largest simultaneous deployment of operatives and other resources so far this year, coinciding with an increase in air temperature and lower humidity as well as being hampered by
- [RURAL FIRE, AVEIRO, SEVER DO VOUGA. TALHADAS- FRAGUA](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-aveiro-sever-do-vouga-talhadas-fragua/) - RURAL FIRE, AVEIRO, SEVER DO VOUGA. TALHADAS- FRAGUA Registered with ANEPC: Status: Active Forest Settlement Ref: 2022090024139 UPDATE: 12.15 hrs The fire has just been brought to a Resolution stage according to ANEPC. "Fire with no danger of spreading beyond the perimeter" already reached" A total of 326 operatives supported by 102 vehicles and three
- [RURAL FIRE UPDATE FREIXANDA, CUMEADA, OUREM, SANTARÉM](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-update-freixanda-cumeada-ourem-santarem/) - RURAL FIRE UPDATE FREIXANDA, CUMEADA, OUREM, SANTARÉM Reported: 1637 hrs 7th July 2022 Num. Oc. 2022140040647 Forest Settlement UPDATE: 0900 hrs Friday 8th July 2022 The bush fire in the parish of Freixianda, municipality of Ourém, that broke out on Thursday continues to be active. As at 0831 hrs on Friday 8th July 504 operatives
- [Country is experiencing the worst drought ever at the start of summer](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/country-is-experiencing-the-worst-drought-ever-at-the-start-of-summer/) - Country is experiencing the worst drought ever at the start of summer Feature ionline.sapo.pt Alarms are sounding: water this summer will have to be managed with caution and limitations on public use are inevitable. Measures will be closed this month. May was very dry and forecasts for June are no better. Saving water will have
- [Seminar - Domestic Violence - A Cross Cultural Focus](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/seminar-domestic-violence-a-cross-cultural-focus/) - Seminar – Domestic Violence – A Cross Cultural Focus Thursday 9th June 2022, 1600 - 1800 hrs, Loulé, Algarve After a break from face to face seminars of nearly two years due to Covid-19 restrictions, Safe Communities Portugal is are pleased to announce the first of a number of planned seminars – this
- [2021 Crime Statistics published -  7% decreased in violent crime](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/2021-crime-statistics-published-7-decreased-in-violent-crime/) - RASI INTERNAL SECURITY REPORT 2021 The document highlights that crime, both general and violent and serious, recorded levels ​​below the pre-pandemic period, in 2019. Overall crime increased by 0.9% in 2021 compared to 2020, while violent and serious crime decreased by 6.9%, according to the Annual Internal Security Report (RASI) approved today. The 2021
- [Ukrainian families feel integrated in Guimares, Braga District](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/ukrainian-families-feel-integrated-in-guimares-braga-district/) - Guimarães, Braga May 15, 2022 (Lusa) – Nina, Daria and Juliia arrived in Guimarães on March 15 with minor children, the pain of war and uncertainty, but after two months, they feel integrated, with work and their children to attend school. Nina Kozachok, 38 years old, Vladislav and Rostislav, 15 and 8 years
- [Monchique Council intervenes in areas with high fire risk](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/monchique-council-intervenes-in-areas-with-high-fire-risk/) - Monchique Council intervenes in areas with high fire risk Monchique, Faro, 28 Apr 2022 (Lusa) – The City Council of Monchique is carrying out interventions in areas with high fire risk to increase resilience in the event of forest fires and provide greater security to populations, works financed by the Condomínio de Aldeia
- [Portugal Good News Week](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-good-news-week/) - PORTUGAL GOOD NEWS WEEK With so much bad news in the world at present, let us celebrate some good news here in Portugal for the week: - Favourable/improving Covid-19 situation, means that it is no longer mandatory to wear masks (with few exceptions), after 2 years of doing so, - At long last no
- [Phishing Alert](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/phishing-alert/) - PHISHING ALERT Situations of attempted "phishing" - fraud committed through computer media - as we find ourselves following the evolution of this type of crime. GNR states: • Do not respond to emails from an unknown sender, provide personal data or click on links that are not familiar with; • In case you have
- [Road Safety Campaign - Travel Without A Rush](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/road-safety-campaign-travel-without-a-rush/) - ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN – TRAVEL WITHOUT A RUSH The Republican National Guard, the National Road Safety Authority and the Public Safety Police have today launched the Road Safety Campaign "Travel without a rush". The campaign, which runs between April 26 and May 2, 2022, aims to alert drivers to the risks of speeding. Just
- [112 - The European Emergency Call Number](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/112-the-european-emergency-call-number/) - 112 – The European Emergency Call Number Recently I was privileged to visit one of the four 112 Emergency call centres in Portugal. The one I visited was in Lisbon serving the mainland south of Santarém, Leiria and Castelo Branco included. The other three are in Porto, Madeira and the Azores. Hopefully most
- [Helping Ukraine in this time of Crisis](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/helping-ukraine-in-this-time-of-crisis/) -  Helping Ukraine in this time of crisis How to make safe and effective donations The public, as always in times of crisis, has responded generously to help those in dire need in Ukraine itself or who have escaped to neighbouring countries. It’s important that this money goes to those who
- [War in Ukraine Situation Report 0700 Hrs Tuesday 5th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/war-in-ukraine-situation-report-0700-hrs-tuesday-5th-april-2022/) - WAR IN UKRAINE - SITUATION REPORT 0700 HRS TUESDAY 5TH APRIL 2022 The report from yesterday and overnight developments up to 0700 hrs today, summarized under various headings, can be downloaded here: https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/war-in-ukraine.../ ATROCITIES IN BUSHA – Shocking images of bodies of civilians in the streets of Bucha, near Kyiv, have led to an outpouring
- [Mai Guarantees That SEF Reform Will Materialise](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/mai-guarantees-that-sef-reform-will-materialise/) - MAI GUARANTEES THAT SEF REFORM WILL MATERIALISE Lisbon, 04 Apr 2022 (Lusa) – The Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI) guaranteed today that the reform of the SEF will take place and that “the entire restructuring process will be clear and transparent” and in dialogue with the structures of workers. The new Minister of Internal
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- [Donations to Ukraine refugees in Caldas da Rainha area](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/donations-to-ukraine-refugees-in-caldas-da-rainha-area/) - Donations to Ukraine refugees in Caldas da Rainha area Attn: those living in Caldas da Rainha area. In order to help offer support to Ukrainian refugees here in the Caldas and surrounding areas, please feel free to leave any donations of food clothing and household items at the following , Paviilion Arneirnesse
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- [Russian Invasion of Ukraine Situation Report 0800 Hrs Wednesday 16th March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-situation-report-0800-hrs-wednesday-16th-march-2022/) - RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE -SITUATION REPORT 0800 HRS WEDNESDAY 16TH MARCH 2022 The report of overnight developments up to 0800 hrs today, plus 24 hrs up to 1800 hrs yesterday, summarized under various headings, can be downloaded here: https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/russian-invasion.../ Early this morning sirens were activated in Cherkasy, Dnipro, Lviv, Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Odesa, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad,
- [No Reason At The Moment To Foresee The Possibility of Food Shortages](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/no-reason-at-the-moment-to-foresee-the-possibility-of-food-shortages/) - THERE IS NO REASON AT THE MOMENT TO FORESEE THE POSSIBLITY OF FOOD SHORTAGES “There is, at the moment, no reason to foresee the possibility of food shortages”, clarifies the Portugal's Ministry of Agriculture following news that report the possibility of food shortages and the increase in food prices. The note states that “in
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- [Feature - Russian Invasion of Ukraine - A perspective](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/feature-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-a-perspective/) - Feature - Russian Invasion of Ukraine - A perspective By David Thomas, President Safe Communities Portugal Good morning – Having served in the police for over 30 years and subsequently worked in INTERPOL, I, like many others in policing and the military took an oath of office to protect my country, life and
- [Portugal - Civil society mobilises to carry aid to Ukraine](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-civil-society-mobilises-to-carry-aid-to-ukraine/) - Portugal: Civil society mobilises to carry aid to Ukraine Lisbon, March 3, 2022 (Lusa) - From Portugal to Eastern Europe, civil society has mobilising to take humanitarian aid to Ukraine and the borders, with improvised locations filling up daily with boxes and bags waiting to travel. The Benfica parish council set up an operations centre to collect goods at the Baldaya Palace in Lisbon,
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- [Support Ukraine - A Humanitarian Crisis](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/support-ukraine-a-humanitarian-crisis/) - SUPPORT UKRAINE – A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS We are witnessing in Ukraine a humanitarian crisis with the number of people fleeing the country now reaching 368,000, according to the UNHCR. More than 150,000 people have entered Poland since the start of the conflict - while more than 43,000 Ukrainians fled to Romania in the
- [Russian Invasion of Ukraine Update 28th February](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-update-28th-february/) - Russian Invasion of Ukraine Update 28th February UNITED NATIONS The United Nations General Assembly observed a minute of silence for Ukraine Monday as it opened a special emergency session to discuss whether to condemn Russia's invasion of its neighbour. Assembly president Abdulla Shahid led the UN's 193 members in the moment of meditation before calling
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- [Russia attacks Ukraine](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/russia-attacks-ukraine/) - Russia attacks Ukraine On 24th February 2022 Russian forces attacked Ukraine by land, sea and air at multiple points, causing deaths, injuries and damage to infrastructure. In view of the global impact of the attack, including Portugal’s role as a NATO member, Safe Communities Portugal has created a major incident page where you
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- [UN experts warn of increasing intensity and frequency of wildfires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/un-experts-warn-of-increasing-intensity-and-frequency-of-wildfires/) - UN experts warn of increasing intensity and frequency of wildfires Climate change and changes in land use are making wildfires more frequent and intense, with extreme fires predicted to increase by up to 50% by the end of the century, warns a United Nations report. According to the experts who produced the report
- [Data From More Than 3200 Portuguese Bank Cards Sold on the "Dark Web"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/data-from-more-than-3200-portuguese-bank-cards-sold-on-the-dark-web/) - DATA FROM MORE THAN 3,200 PORTUGUESE BANK CARDS SOLD ON THE “DARK WEB” According to the cybersecurity solutions company, Portuguese bank card data has been sold at an average price of 10.8 euros per card. The cybersecurity solutions company NordVPN went to listen to the traffic of bank cards on the dark web and
- [Supporting Victims of Crime](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/supporting-victims-of-crime/) - SUPPORTING VICTIMS OF CRIME APAV supports victims of all crimes. If you have been a victim of crime or violence, contact us through the Victim Support Line 116 006 (8am to 10pm). Marking the European Day of the Victim of Crime, on February 22, the Portuguese Victim Support Association presents a new awareness campaign.
- [Via Verde Transponder News](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/via-verde-transponder-news/) - DO YOU HAVE A VIA VERDE TRANSPONDER?VIA VERDE STARTED TO CHARGE A FEE TO PAY FOR SERVICES IN ADDITION TO TOLLS. Via Verde, as of January 5, divided the services into two modalities:- Via Verde Auto-estradas remains as it is;- if you have other services on your contract (parking, fuel, etc.) you will pay
- [Portugal Already Has A Withdrawal Plan From the Ukraine](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-already-has-a-withdrawal-plan-from-the-ukraine/) - PORTUGAL ALREADY HAS A “WITHDRAWAL PLAN FROM UKRAINE” SANTOS SILVA GUARANTEES THAT THE RESPONSE WILL BE ECONOMIC NOT MILITARY If the situation worsens, Portugal has a plan to withdraw Portuguese citizens that, within hours, can be activated. For now, informed the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, in an interview with
- [Minister Of Foreign Affairs Advises Portuguese To Temporarily Leave the Ukraine](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/minister-of-foreign-affairs-advises-portuguese-to-temporarily-leave-the-ukraine/) - MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISES PORTUGUESE TO TEMPORARILY LEAVE UKRAINE Minister assured that the Portuguese Embassy in Kiev will remain open to guarantee support to Portuguese citizens. The Minister of Foreign Affairs said that Portugal does not recommend travel to Ukraine and that the consular services suggest that Portuguese people residing there temporarily leave
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- [Reminder Alert - Vishing - Fake Microsoft Technicians](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/reminder-alert-vishing-fake-microsoft-technicians/) - REMINDER ALERT - VISHING - FAKE MICROSOFT TECHNICIANS Supposed Microsoft technicians asking the victims to install a program on the computer to remotely solve the situation and/or request personal and bank data. Been around for several years. If you are contacted by phone simply terminate the call, without answering their questions.
- [2021 - At Least 70 Iberian Lynx Cubs Were Born In The Guadiana Valley](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/2021-at-least-70-iberian-lynx-cubs-were-born-in-the-guadiana-valley/) - 2021 - AT LEAST 70 IBERIAN LYNX CUBS WERE BORN IN THE GUADIANA VALLEY The preliminary 2021 monitoring data were revealed by the Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests (ICNF) and may still be revised upwards, “given the vast area now occupied by the species”.In addition to the 70 Iberian lynx whose birth
- [Re-establishing Services...On Vodaphone..Customer Rights Concerning Compensation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/re-establishing-services-on-vodaphone-customer-rights-concerning-compensation/) - PROGRESS ON RE-ESTABLISHING SERVICES CONSUMER ORGANISATION DECO PROTESE STATEMENT ON VODAFONE CUSTOMER RIGHTS CONCERNING COMPENSATION. Vodafone update last night “Noting the progress of the work to restore its operation, Vodafone informs that today's priority has been the stabilization of its network and the recovery of the fixed voice service, which is relevant for all
- [Safer Internet Day - Protecting Against Cyberbullying](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/safer-internet-day-protecting-against-cyberbullying/) - SAFER INTERNET DAY - PROTECTING AGAINST CYBERBULLYING Sign up today for the European Safest Internet Day, an INSAFE network initiative with the support of the European Commission, which seeks to contribute to the consolidation of a safer internet for everyone, especially for young people. Among the potential risks to which users are naturally and
- [Communications In The Fire Brigades "Are Fully Functioning"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/communications-in-the-fire-brigades-are-fully-functioning/) - COMMUNICATIONS IN THE FIRE BRIGADES “ARE FULLY FUNCTIONING” ASSURES CIVIL PROTECTION The National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC) clarified this Tuesday that operational communications are in full operation and that firefighters' associations have the SIRESP communications network and/or the Firefighters' Operational Network. In a response to questions asked by Lusa regarding the
- [Portugal We Are The Champions !](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-we-are-the-champions/) - PORTUGAL WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!! World champions and Twice EUROPEAN CHAMPION Portugal 4-2 Rússia https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5171103916262460&id=637799809592916&m_entstream_source=feed_mobile
- [Resolution of Council of Ministers...Changes of Measures for Covid](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-council-of-ministers-changes-of-measures-for-covid/) - RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS N. º 17/2022 FROM 2022-02-06 - CHANGES THE MEASURES APPLICABLE IN THE SCOPE OF THE COVID-19 DISEASE PANDEMIC AS BEEN PUBLISHED Here’s our understanding of this resolution and FOR NOW we will focus this post on the changes regarding AIR TRAVEL: Entry into force - the day following its
- [Extreme Weather Events Has Resulted In More Than 140,000 Deaths](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/extreme-weather-events-has-resulted-in-more-than-140000-deaths/) - EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS HAS RESULTED IN MORE THAN 140,000 DEATHS IN EUROPE IN 40 YEARS Extreme weather events such as heat waves or floods, which are expected to increase in the coming years as a result of climate change, have cost 142,000 lives and almost €510 billion in Europe over the last 40 years.
- [Safety Will Be Key To Choosing A Post-Pandemic Holiday Destination](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/safety-will-be-key-to-choosing-a-post-pandemic-holiday-destination/) - SAFETY WILL BE KEY TO CHOOSING A POST-PANDEMIC HOLIDAY DESTINATION Coimbra, Feb 02, 2022 (Lusa) – Safety will be an even more decisive aspect when choosing a holiday destination after the covid-19 pandemic, revealed a study by researchers from the University of Coimbra (UC) released today. The conclusions of the study, conducted by Catarina
- [Algarve under a blanket of Snow - 68 years ago today](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/algarve-under-a-blanket-of-snow-68-years-ago-today/) - Algarve Under a Blanket of Snow - 68 years ago today On Monday this week in the Algarve the temperature reached an unseasonable 23.5C in the Aljezur in the Algarve, but on 2nd February 1954 that was far from the case. Boy pictured in Lagoa The winter of 1953/54 was a very cold
- [EU Digital Certificate Acceptance Period](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/eu-digital-certificate-acceptance-period/) - EU Digital COVID Certificate Acceptance Period Acceptance period of 270 days for vaccination certificates starts tomorrow. As of tomorrow, 1 February, the new rules start applying on a standard acceptance period of 270 days for EU Digital COVID vaccination certificates used for travel within the EU. In line with the new rules, set out
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- [Electricity: 2022 Starts With The Most Expensive Ever In The Iberian Market](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/electricity-2022-starts-with-the-most-expensive-ever-in-the-iberian-market/) - ELECTRICITY: 2022 STARTS WITH THE MOST EXPENSIVE EVER IN THE IBERIAN MARKET January closed with an average wholesale electricity price in Portugal and Spain above 200 euros per MWh. Futures contracts suggest high prices will persist into Q1 2023 The Iberian electricity market (Mibel) closed January with an average wholesale price of 201.89 euros
- [Urban Fires: How To Avoid and Protect Yourself](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/urban-fires-how-to-avoid-and-protect-yourself/) - URBAN FIRES: HOW TO AVOID AND PROTECT YOURSELF This is a topic Safe Communities had promoted several times already this winter. During the cold weather there are certain precautions to take when it comes to protection from low temperatures. Most home fires are caused by electrical or gas problems or from other heat sources.
- [Road Safety PSP Operation "If you Drive Don't Drink, If You Drink Don't Drive"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/road-safety-psp-operation-if-you-drive-dont-drink-if-you-drink-dont-drive/) - ROAD SAFETY PSP OPERATION “IF YOU DRIVE DON'T DRINK, IF YOU DRINK DON'T DRIVE"” Lisbon, January 27, 2022 (Lusa) – Fewer fatalities, but more accidents and accidents with victims, with more serious and minor injuries from 2020 to 2021 are reasons for the latest PSP operation focusing on driving under the influence of alcohol.
- [Whales At "The Gates Of Lisbon"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/whales-at-the-gates-of-lisbon/) - WHALES AT "THE GATES OF LISBON" In recent years, the observation of dolphins entering the Tejo River has occurred again with some frequency. In fact, on the pillars of the 25 de Abril bridge, are represented some species that historically entered the Tejo until the mid-1950s, such as the common dolphin, the bottlenose dolphin,
- [Blood Institute Calls For Immediate Reinforcement of Blood Donations](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/blood-institute-calls-for-immediate-reinforcement-of-blood-donations/) - BLOOD INSTITUTE CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE REINFORCEMENT OF BLOOD DONATIONS Lisbon, January 25, 2022 (Lusa) – Instituto do Sangue da Transplantação today appealed for the contribution of all potential donors, at a “particularly demanding time” due to the covid-19 pandemic and in the face of “a great difficulty in maintaining stable blood and blood component
- [Judicial Police tackling Lisbon Gangs – 153 arrested  and over 400 searches conducted in 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-tackling-lisbon-gangs-153-arrested-and-over-400-searches-conducted-in-2021/) - Judicial Police tackling Lisbon Gangs – 153 arrested and over 400 searches conducted in 2021 Protecting the population, repressing and preventing violent crime against groups of young people throughout the metropolitan area is the objective of the Judicial Police’s (PJ) strategy. The secretary general of the Internal Security System (SIS) also created a mixed
- [Volcano Eruption in Tonga was a Once-in-a- Million Event](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/volcano-eruption-in-tonga-was-a-once-in-a-million-event/) - Volcano Eruption in Tonga was a Once-in-a Million Event The underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption has already triggered a tsunami, a sonic boom and thousands of lightning bolts, and could now lead to acid rain, according to New Scientist. It has been described as a “once-in-a-million” event in a New Scientist Report published
- [First day open to complaints collects 50 testimonies of child abuse in the church](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/first-day-open-to-complaints-collects-50-testimonies-of-child-abuse-in-the-church/) - First day open to complaints collects 50 testimonies of child abuse in the church The telephone line “was almost always full” and by the end of the afternoon “about 50 testimonies had already been validated”, said the coordinator of the Independent Commission for the Study of Child Abuse in the Catholic Church. On
- [Migration: Almost 200,000 migrants arrived in EU in 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/migration-almost-200000-migrants-arrived-in-eu-in-2021/) - Migration: almost 200,000 migrants arrived in the EU in 2021 Almost 200,000 illegal migrants arrived in the European Union (EU) in the last year, the highest number since 2017, the European border control agency Frontex announced today, adding that the illegal migration flow has returned to pre-pandemic levels. The number of illegal arrivals
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- [Meeting at Infarmed Wednesday 5th January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/meeting-at-infarmed-wednesday-5th-january-2022/) - Meeting at Infarmed Wednesday 5th January 2022 Present at the meeting at Infarmed's headquarters, in Lisbon, are only the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Ferro Rodrigues, and the Prime Minister, António Costa, in addition to the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, will
- [Covid-19: Nearly 1700 passengers fined at air borders in 26 days](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/covid-19-nearly-1700-passengers-fined-at-air-borders-in-26-days/) - COVID-19: NEARLY 1,700 PASSENGERS FINED AT AIR BORDERS IN 26 DAYS Lisbon, Dec 27, 2021 (Lusa) – Nearly 1,700 passengers were fined at Portuguese airports between December 1 and 26 for lack of a negative SARS-CoV-2 test, or recovery certificate, the Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI) told Lusa today. ). The number of airlines
- [Prime Minister António Costa Christmas Message](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/prime-minister-antonio-costa-christmas-message/) - Prime Minister António Costa Christmas Message Covid-19: Costa says the war is not over and it is essential to continue boosting the vaccine Lisbon, December 25, 2021 (Lusa) – The prime minister highlighted today that the war against covid-19 is not over, considered it essential to continue the vaccination boost in Portugal and
- [Together for Road Safety](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/together-for-road-safety/) - Together for Road Safety Considering that Christmas and New Year's time is traditionally associated with an increase in road traffic, with this year's prediction of adverse weather conditions for the coming days, the Republican National Guard and Public Safety Police - and the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority are increasing road presence, increasing
- [Prime Minister's Announcement to nation following Council of Ministers Meeting](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/prime-ministers-announcement-to-nation-following-council-of-ministers-meeting/) - Prime Minister's Announcement to nation following Council of Ministers meeting The Prime Minister, António Costa, began this Tuesday's post-Council of Ministers press conference by revealing that the strategies adopted about a month ago are showing results. "Whether from the point of view of vaccination, testing or border control we have managed to obtain
- [Christmas - Fire Safety Check List for your Home](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/christmas-fire-safety-check-list-for-your-home/) - Christmas - Fire Safety Check List for your Home This year, make sure you have two Christmas lists – your Santa list and your fire safety checklist. Christmas is a time where we all snuggle up in front of the fire, turn on some extra heating around the home, look forward to putting
- [COVID-19 Considering Risk factors when planning Festive activities](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/covid-19-considering-risk-factors-when-planning-festive-activities/) - COVID-19 Considering Risk factors when planning Festive activities In the lead up to Christmas we are undoubtedly planning for the occasion, with additional shopping and deciding what events, family gatherings and other events we will be attending. Compared to last year there are far fewer Covid-19 restrictions in place, so far greater freedom
- [2021: Three waves of Covid-19, three variants and mass vaccination of the population](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/2021-three-waves-of-covid-19-three-variants-and-mass-vaccination-of-the-population/) - 2021: Three waves of covid-19, three variants and mass vaccination of Population Lisbon, December 14, 2021 (Lusa) – Three waves of infections, which put professionals and health services to the test, new variants of the more transmissible coronaviruses and the mass vaccination of the population marked the covid-19 pandemic in 2021 in Portugal.
- [Support and Safety plan for Praia do Norte, Nazare, activated](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/support-and-safety-plan-for-praia-do-norte-nazare-activated/) - Support and Safety plan for Praia do Norte, Nazare, activated The Support and Safety Plan for Praia do Norte, in Nazaré has been activated, with workers from the municipality and the entire staff of the Port Captaincy on hand to ensure the safety of surfers and the public as the famous big waves
- [Resolution of Council of Ministers 157/2021 published](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-council-of-ministers-157-2021-published/) - Resolution of Council of Ministers 157/2021 published Following the Council of Ministers communique published on 25th November, the government has today published the full resolution concerning the Situation of Calamity to come into effect at oo.oo hrs 1st December 2021 This covers travel into Portugal mainland, entry to gyms, bars and night
- [Covid-19  Prime Ministers Announcement following Council of Ministers Meeting 25th November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/covid-19-prime-ministers-announcement-following-council-of-ministers-meeting-25th-november-2021/) - COVID-19 Prime Ministers Announcement following Council of Minister's Meeting 25th November 2021 KEY POINTS Portugal will move to a Situation of Calamity with effect 1st December 2021 Mandatory masks in all enclosed spaces unless otherwise indicated by the DGS. The digital certificate becomes mandatory in restaurants, tourist establishments and local accommodation, events
- [Dissolution of Parliament does not prevent a new State of Emergency](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/dissolution-of-parliament-does-not-prevent-a-new-state-of-emergency/) - Dissolution of Parliament does not prevent a new state of emergency By this time, last year, Portugal was already in a state of emergency. One year after the pandemic and with 86% of the population with complete vaccination (and the elderly receiving the third dose), this scenario, despite the worsening of the pandemic situation, is
- [Knowing what is going on beneath us](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/knowing-what-is-going-on-beneath-us/) - One day there will be an earthquake forecast. It's just not known when Unlike the sky, the Earth's interior is not transparent. And that's why a seismologist like Fernando Carrilho faces very different challenges from colleagues from other departments at the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), who can relate the previous day's
- [](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/40508-2/) - 28TH OCTOBER 1856 - 165TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE FIRST RAILWAY LINE IN PORTUGAL On October 28, 1856, the first section of the railway in Portugal was inaugurated. With a distance of 36 km, it connected Lisbon (Cais dos Soldados) to Carregado. The new means of transport consisted of two locomotives (the “Portugal” and
- [Prime Minister's Address to the National following Council of Minister's meeting 23rd September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/prime-ministers-address-to-the-national-following-council-of-ministers-meeting-23rd-september-2021/) - Prime Minister Address to the Nation following Council of Minister's meeting 23rd September 2021 At the end of the Council of Ministers meeting, this Thursday, 23 September, Prime Minister António Costa announced that Portugal is now "in a position to move to the third phase". "Today we are very close to where we
- [Meeting of Infarmed Thursday 16th September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/meeting-of-infarmed-thursday-16th-september-2021/) - Infarmed meeting Thursday 16th September 2021 At the end of the metting At the end of the presentation, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa took the stage to praise the pandemic vaccination task force, the Ministry of Health and the Portuguese. “Just yesterday at an international meeting where there were 14 European countries, Portugal was by
- [Interview with José Manuel Duarte Costa, President ANEPC](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/interview-with-jose-manuel-duarte-costa-president-anepc/) - Interview with José Manuel Duarte Costa President ANEPC Welcome us to the sound of “1812 Overture” by Tchaikovsky, who celebrates “the defeat of Napoleon's troops at the entrance of Moscow”, in the office he has occupied for year and a half as president of the National Emergency Authority and Civil Protection (ANEPC).
- [Vice Admiral prepares for completion of mission and record of "lessons learned" for the future](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/vice-admiral-prepares-for-completion-of-mission-and-record-of-lessons-learned-for-the-future/) - Vice Admiral prepares for completion of mission and record of “lessons learned” for the future Seven months after taking over the coordination of the task force for vaccination against covid-19, Vice Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo is preparing to hand over the key to one of the biggest emergency operations ever - a
- [The performance of firefighters in the Algarve, Castro Marim fire questioned by some residents affected](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/the-performance-of-firefighters-in-the-algarve-castro-marim-fire-questioned-by-some-residents-affected/) - The performance of firefighters in the Algarve Castro Marim fire questioned by some affected residents The role of firefighters in the Castro Marim fire, which broke out on August 16, is questioned by some populations, but the Civil Protection guarantees that the plan prepared allowed it to be controlled even with adverse weather
- [Covid-19 Pandemic reduced birth rates especially in Portugal , Italy and Spain](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/covid-19-pandemic-reduced-birtyh-rates-especially-in-portugal-italy-and-spain/) - Covid-19 Pandemic reduced birth rates especially in Portugal, Hungary, Italy and Spain Newsroom, 31 Aug 2021 (Lusa) - The pandemic has been accompanied by a significant drop in gross birth rates in high-income countries, with particularly steep declines in southern Europe: Italy (-9.1%), Spain (-8 .4%) and Portugal (-6.6%). This is the main conclusion
- [Prural Fires - Provisional data shows that burned area more than doubled in two weeks](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/prural-fires-provisional-data-shows-that-burned-area-more-than-doubled-in-two-weeks/) - Rural Fires - Provisional data shows that burned area more than doubled in two weeks Lisbon, Aug 30, 2021 (Lusa) – Fires have already caused nearly 26 thousand hectares of burnt area in 2021, according to provisional data available on the website of the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF), which show
- [Now found Missing Person Truus Zandstra, Lagoa, 18th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/missing-person-truus-zandstra-lagoa-18th-august-2021/) - MISSING PERSON TRUUS ZANDSTRA 1920 HRS 20TH AUGUST - NOW FOUND AND REUNITED WITH HER FAMILY TRUUS MISSING PERSON NOTICE - DOWNLOAD AND PRINT HERE UPDATE: Unconfirmed sighting in Lagoa by the Galp round about, heading towards Portimao direction at 16.00 hrs on 18th August, walking with her bike. Pictures of the top she
- [Rural Fire Saboia, Odeimira, Major Incident Fire page created](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-saboia-odeimira-major-incident-fire-page-created/) - Rural fire Saboia, Odemira Major Incident A major fire is in effect registered yesterday 18th August 2021, We are keeping track of the developments through the creation of a Major Incident page on our website. This can be viewed here. 
- [Castro Marim, Algarve Rural Fire Major Incident 16th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/castro-marim-rural-fire-major-incident/) - A fire broke out in Castro Marim. Algarve around 0100 hrs on 16th August 2021 Safe Communities Portugal in providing information and updates about the fire which can be downloaded from a Major Incident page we have set up for this purpose. Download here for latest information. Also on our Facebook page
- [Rural Fire Risk Monday 16th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-risk-monday-16th-august-2021/) - TODAY'S RURAL FIRE RISK – MONDAY 16TH AUGUST 2021 PLEASE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH SITUATION OF ALERT PREVENTION MEASURES BELOW Today taking into account the FWI, there is an increase in fire risk compared to yesterday, with around 45% of the mainland at MAXIMUM, (nearly 100 municipalities). The Rural Fire Index (FWI)
- [Rural Fires - FWI map for today Sunday 15th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fires-fwi-map-for-today-sunday-15th-august-2021/) - RURAL FIRES - FWI MAP FOR TODAY SUNDAY 15TH AUGUST 2021 (LEFT) FWI – VERY HIGH LEVEL FOR ABOUT 30% OF MAINLAND AND 25% AT EXTREME A MARKED INCREASE SHOWN IN COMPARISON TO YESTERDAYS FWI MAP (RIGHT) Determining the risk of the spreading and behaviour of rural fires – the Rural Fire Index (FWI)
- [Todays Rural Fire Risk - Sunday 15th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/todays-rural-fire-risk-sunday-15th-august-2021/) - TODAY'S RURAL FIRE RISK – SUNDAY 15TH AUGUST 2021 PLEASE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH SITUATION OF ALERT PREVENTION MEASURES BELOW As forecast today, there is an increase in fire risk compared to yesterday, with around 45% of the mainland at MAXIMUM, (nearly 100 municipalities). The Rural Fire Index (FWI) (determining how quickly fire start
- [Press Conference by the Prime Minister following Council of Ministers Meeting](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/press-conference-by-the-prime-minister-following-council-of-ministers-meeting/) - Press Conference by the Prime Minister following Council of Ministers meeting on 29th July 2021 Please read in conjunction with the Government PowerPoint which Safe Communities Portugal has translated into English here: De-Confinement-July-29 (1) After a (decisive) meeting of the Council of Ministers on the measures that will be in place to combat
- [Meeting of Infarmed 27th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/meeting-of-infarmed-27th-july-2021/) - Meeting of Infarmed 27th July 2021 The meeting took place this morning, the first since 28th May 2021, to listen to the experts concerning the pandemic. This week, and after the meeting with the experts, the Government will define the new rules in view of the evolution of the pandemic and, above all,
- [Rural Fire Report for the fire at Tojeiro, Marmelete, Monchique 17th - 19th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-report-for-the-fire-at-tojeiro-marmelete-monchique-17th-19th-july-2021/) - Rural Fire at Tojeiro, Marmelete, Monchique 17th - 19th July 2021 The full coverage of the fire through periodic situation reports can be down loaded from the Major Incident page for the Fire here.
- [The Profile of a sophisticated arsonist, recently arrested, who used circuit timers connected to light bulbs to start rural fires.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/39052-2/) - THE PROFILE OF A SOPHISTICATED ARSONIST, RECENTLY ARRESTED, WHO USED CIRCUIT TIMERS CONNECTED TO LIGHT BULBS TO START RURAL FIRES Using the time circuit caused a glow in the filament of a light bulb, burning the surrounding combustible matter – at which time the person would be a long way away. A 38-year-old man
- [Press announcement following Council of Ministers meeting 15th July](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/press-announcement-following-council-of-ministers-meeting-15th-july/) - Press announcement following Council of Ministers meeting 15th July 2021 The Minister of State and the Presidency, Mariana Vieira da Silva, revealed this Thursday, July 15, after the meeting of the Council of Ministers, that the incidence at 14 days per hundred thousand inhabitants is 346.5 in mainland Portugal and the transmissibility
- [Covid-19 Majority of survey respondents satisfied with pandemic management](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/38725-2/) - Covid-19: Majority of survey respondents satisfied with pandemic management Newsroom, 12 Jul 2021 (Lusa) – Most respondents in a study released today expressed satisfaction with the measures adopted by the Government in the last year to combat the covid-19 pandemic, despite the economic and mental health consequences. The conclusions are inferred from the
- [Council of Ministers Press Conference Thursday 8th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/council-of-ministers-press-conference-thursday-8th-july-2021/) - Council of Ministers Press Conference Thursday 8th July 2021 After another Council of Ministers, this Thursday, July 8, a new balance is made on the epidemiological situation in the country. The minister Mariana Vieira da Silva says that the daily average of cases rose 54%, so there will be more municipalities entering
- [Fewer accidents and deaths on the roads in the first four months of the year compared to 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fewer-accidents-and-deaths-on-the-roads-in-the-first-four-months-of-the-year-compared-to-2020/) - Fewer accidents and deaths on the roads in the first four months of the year compared to 2020 Lisbon, 08 Jul 2021 (Lusa) – In the first four months of the year, 6,515 accidents with victims and 74 fatalities were registered, 1,128 fewer and 24 fewer, respectively, than in the same period
- [Vaccination has a huge impact in breaking mortality](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/vaccination-has-a-huge-impact-in-breaking-mortality/) - Vaccination has "huge impact" in breaking mortality The coordinator of the Technical Commission on Vaccination Against Covid-19 defended today that the numbers of the pandemic in Portugal show an "immense impact" of vaccines on the health system and on mortality. In an interview with Lusa agency, Válter Fonseca highlighted the differences in the
- [Press Conference following Council of Ministers meeting 1st July](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/press-conference-following-council-of-ministers-meeting-1st-july/) - Press conference following Council of Ministers meeting 1st July 2021 Minister of State and of the Presidency Mariana Vieira da Silva gave the press conference stating: With the number of infections growing by the day, the Government again insisted that it is necessary to "avoid risky behaviour". The call came again after
- [Council of Ministers Press Conference 24th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/council-of-ministers-press-conference-24th-june-2021/) - Council of Ministers meeting Press Conference A day after Portugal entered the red zone of the risk matrix for the first time, the Council of Ministers met this Thursday, 24 June, to make decisions on de-confinement. The Minister of State and the Presidency, Mariana Vieira da Silva, announced that the Council of Ministers
- [Covid-19: Campaign "Give change to those who need it" starts today in pharmacies](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/covid-19-campaign-give-change-to-those-who-need-it-starts-today-in-pharmacies/) - Lisbon, June 21, 2021 (Lusa) – The campaign “Give change to those who need it” starts today in pharmacies across the country to help families made more vulnerable by the covid-19 pandemic, under the Emergency program helped 1,472 people. The campaign, an initiative developed by Associação Dignitude launched in March 2020 and which aims
- [President of the Rural Fire Agency warns about new tragedies if nothing is done about forest land](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/president-of-the-rural-fire-agency-warns-about-new-tragedies-if-nothing-is-done-about-forest-land/) - President of the rural fire agency warns of new tragedies if nothing is done about forest land Lisbon, June 19, 2021 (Lusa) – The president of the Integrated Agency for Rural Fires (AGIF) Tiago Oliveira warned today of the possibility that large fires, such as those in 2017, will continue if nothing is
- [Minister of State and of the Presidency, announcement at end of the Council of Ministers meeting 17th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/minister-of-state-and-of-the-presidency-announcement-at-end-of-the-council-of-ministers-meeting-17th-june-2021/) - Minister of State and of the Presidency, announcement at end of the Council of Ministers meeting 17th June 2021 "The epidemiological situation in the country has been deteriorating. An incidence of 1.5 and an R(t) of 1.13", announced Mariana Vieira da Silva, Minister of State and of the Presidency, at the end of
- [Covid EU Digital Certificate - What is it and how does it work](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/covid-eu-digital-certificate-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work/) - It is the health services that will issue a vaccination certificate How to order, what information does it give and how will it work? These are some of the questions that citizens ask. Know the answers. In mid-May, negotiators for the Portuguese presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a political
- [Prime Minister confident in the GNR's adaptability for border protection](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/prime-minister-confident-in-the-gnrs-adaptability-for-border-protection/) - Lisbon, June 15, 2021 (Lusa) - The prime minister today expressed his confidence in the GNR's ability to adapt to the new challenge posed by the political power to protect borders following the extinction of the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF). ). This position was conveyed by António Costa after having presided at Largo do
- [IOM warns that migrants must be included in vaccination programs](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/iom-warns-that-migrants-must-be-included-in-vaccination-programs/) - Lisbon, June 14, 2021 (Lusa) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned today of the need to include migrants in vaccination programs against covid-19 around the world under penalty of creating "a new asymmetry in the world" . “Economic recovery is intrinsically linked to the vaccination process and the need to include migrants in
- [Duarte da Costa "Combat is not a solution to fires, it is prevention. There are no fool proof systems](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/durate-da-costa-combat-is-not-a-solution-to-fires-it-is-prevention-there-are-no-fool-proof-systems/) - Duarte da Costa "Combat is not a solution to fires, it is prevention. There are no fool proof systems" Interview with Brigadier General Durate da Costa President of the ANEPC by DN published 28th May 2021 He has chaired the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority for six months, before he was operational
- [Prime Minister Address the Nation concerning deconfinement phases and measures](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/prime-minister-address-the-nation-concerning-deconfinement-phases-and-measures/) - Prime Minister announces new de-confinement phases for 14th and 28th June 2021 After the end of the Council of Ministers meeting this Wednesday, June 2, António Costa spoke about vaccination status and its impact on the deconfinement phases, saying that "as planned" a new phase of the de-confinement process will take place. As
- [Infarmed meeting Friday 28th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/infarmed-meeting-friday-28th-may-2021/) - Meeting Started 10.00hrs - Live updates The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the Prime Minister, António Costa, the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, and party representatives met today at 10.00 hrs with experts on the evolution of the pandemic in
- [Six arrested for abduction, forced marriage and rape of an 18 year old](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/six-arrested-for-abduction-forced-marriage-and-rape-of-an-18-year-old/) - The Northern Board of the PJ has arrested six people suspected of abduction, forced marriage and rape of an 18-year-old girl. In a statement, the PJ said on 17th May that the crimes in question occurred during a holiday season of 2017, in the areas of Coimbra and Aveiro. According to the same source, the
- [Man detained at the airport with cocaine sufficient for 30 thousand doses](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/man-detained-at-the-airport-with-cocaine-sufficient-for-30-thousand-doses/) - A foreign citizen has been detained at Lisbon airport in possession of a "high quantity of cocaine", which, equivalent to about 30,000 individual doses. According to the National Anti-Narcotics Trafficking Unit (UNCTE) of the Judicial Police (PJ), the drug was concealed in the luggage and the 35-year-old passenger who was detained during the regular check
- [ANPC MONTEMURO Exercise](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/anpc-montemuro-exercise/) - The National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC) will carry out on May 18 and 19 the MONTEMURO 2018 exercise, in the districts of Aveiro and Viseu. This is a civil protection exercise that takes place on the first day, May 18, in the CPX (Command Post Exercise) modality, that is, in the context of an operating
- [Tavira Land Cleaning Awareness Session for the Foreign Community](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/tavira-land-cleaning-awareness-session-for-the-foreign-community/) - 16.30 to 19.00 hrs on Tuesday 22nd May at Clube de Tavira. Safe Communities Portugal, the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) Tavira and Bombeiros Tavira will jointly be holding an awareness session concerning land cleaning to help prevent the spread of rural fires in the area. The presentations by the organisers will be in English and the Institute
- [Government will refurbish PSP facilities in the Azores](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/government-will-refurbish-psp-facilities-in-the-azores/) - The Assistant Secretary of State and Internal Administration, Isabel Oneto, said that the Government will carry out refurbishment works in several police stations of the Public Security in the Azores. In the ceremony of the 19th anniversary of the Regional Command of the Azores of the PSP, Isabel Oneto said that among the investments that
- [Elderly woman opened the door to two women and was robbed in Coimbra](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/elderly-woman-opened-the-door-to-two-women-and-was-robbed-in-coimbra/) - Coimbra's PSP is investigating the case of an elderly woman who, on Thursday 10th May had cash and valuables stolen from her wardrobe after letting two unknown women into the house. The 74-year-old victim, who lives in Coimbra, let two women in the room after they rang the doorbell, with the excuse that they wanted
- [Firemen and EMIR assist passenger at Madeira Airport](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/firemen-and-emir-assist-passenger-at-madeira-airport/) - A passenger of a charter flight, which landed on 7th May 2018 at Madeira Airport, had a suspected heart attack and had to be rescued by firefighters, plus an EMIR team. The request for assistance came at 5:15 pm, with an ambulance of the Municipal Firemen of Santa Cruz leaving for the runway of the
- [National Watchtower Network starts operating today 7th May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/national-watchtower-network-starts-operating-today-7th-may/) - This year the primary surveillance network starts a week early and ends five weeks later - it will be active 24 hours a day from 7 May and will last until 6 November, reports the Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI). The 72 fire stations to prevent and detect fires will start operating on Monday with
- [VILA VERDE FIREFIGHTER SHOT WHEN FIGHTING A FIRE CAUSED BY BURNING](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/vila-verde-firefighter-shot-when-fighting-a-fire-caused-by-burning/) - A member the Vila Verde Volunteer Bombeiros, Braga, was shot with a shotgun when fighting a large fire caused by an uncontrolled burning. The incident occurred early on Friday when firefighters fought a forest fire with three active fronts, which was plowing in the town of Bemposta, in the parish of Aboim da Nóbrega, Vila
- [Most wanted British fugitive, Jamie Acourt, captured in Barcelona](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/most-wanted-british-fugitive-jamie-acourt-captured-in-barcelona/) - One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives, Jamie Acourt, was captured in Barcelona on 4th May following a joint National Crime Agency, Met Police and Spanish National Police operation. Armed officers detained Acourt after he left the Metropolitan Sagrada Familia Gym this afternoon. The 41-year-old from south London, who was wanted by the Met Police, is
- [ASAE makes the biggest ever seizure of cash during anti-counterfeiting (sports shoes) operation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/asae-makes-the-biggest-ever-seizure-of-cash-during-anti-counterfeiting-sports-shoes-operation/) - 210 thousand euros were seized in cash and 7870 pairs of shoes The Food and Economic Security Authority (ASAE) announced on Saturday 4th May 2018 the seizure of about 210 thousand euros in cash, the largest ever, and 7870 pairs of sports shoes in the municipality of Vila do Conde. As a result of this
- [SEF intercepts persons on suspicion of tobacco smuggling](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-intercepts-persons-on-suspicion-of-tobacco-smuggling/) - It was reported on 27th April 2018 that the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) intercepted at the Porto Airport two foreign nationals on suspicion of smuggling tobacco. The persons, 31 and 40 years old, from a risk analysis, were identified by SEF during the documentary check made to the passengers coming from the Istanbul flight.
- [SEF executes search warrants in Coimbra](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-executes-search-warrants-in-coimbra/) - The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) carried out five search warrants in the city of Coimbra, following an investigation, under the coordination of the Public Prosecutor's Office, on suspicion of the crime of aiding illegal immigration and employing foreign citizens in an irregular situation in Portugal. The writs, three domiciliary and the rest at restaurants,
- [Tondela – Man Identified for robberies, extortion and threats with firearm](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/tondela-man-identified-for-robberies-extortion-and-threats-with-firearm/) - On 3rd May the Territorial Command of Viseu, through the Criminal Investigation Center of Santa Comba Dão, identified a 35-year-old man for robbery, extortion and threats with firearms in the municipality of Tondela . In the context of an investigation into the theft of vehicles, which took place since June 2017, which involved extortion, where
- [Ourique - Arrested for crimes of theft](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/ourique-arrested-for-crimes-of-theft/) - On May 3rd the Territorial Command of Faro, through the Criminal Investigation Unit of Loulé, yesterday arrested two men aged 28 and 32 years for five crimes of qualified theft in Ourique. As part of an investigation into theft and use of a bank card, initiated a little over a week ago, by the Department
- [Welcome to ALGARSAFE'18!](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/welcome-to-algarsafe18/) - Between May 24 and 26, the Portimão Arena and the Fair and Exhibition Park will once again be the stage for ALGARSAFE - the International Civil Protection and Relief Fair of Portimão, an initiative co-organized by the Portimão and the Firemen of Portimão, supported by Civil Protection Portimão; Junta da Freguesia of Portimão; APSEI, Liga
- [Four Arrested for theft at Humberto Delgado Airport Lisbon](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/four-arrested-for-theft-at-humberto-delgado-airport-lisbon/) - The Metropolitan Command of Lisbon of the PSP, through the Airport Security Division, on April 19, arrested two men, aged 31, suspected of committing theft. The defendants worked together between the subway station Humberto Delgado Airport and the airport itself. While a suspect removed the wallet from the back of a tourist's backpack, with his
- [Safe Communities Portugal signs Protocol with the Ministry of Internal Administration](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/safe-communities-portugal-signs-protocol-with-the-ministry-of-internal-administration/) - On 26th April 2018 Safe Communities Portugal signed a protocol with the Secretary of State for Internal Administration Isabel Oneto to help further enhance the security of foreigners in the Algarve. The protocol includes the development of the Safe Communities Portugal Association's website to provide advice to foreign tourists in the Algarve, produce and distribute
- [PSP criminal investigation will receive one million euros for refurbishment of facilities](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-criminal-investigation-will-receive-one-million-euros-for-refurbishment-of-facilities/) - The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) announced on Wednesday 25th April an investment of around one million euros in the refurbishment of two facilities of the criminal investigation area of ​​the Public Security Police. In a note sent to the Lusa agency, the MAI said that a competition will be launched for the refurbishment contract
- [PJ needs 240 new inspectors to get out of "suffocation"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pj-needs-240-new-inspectors-to-get-out-of-suffocation/) - The president of the Union of Criminal Investigation Officials of the Judiciary Police (ASFIC) (PJ) on Friday 13th April, called for the admission of at least 240 inspectors by 2020, to fill the gaps and rejuvenate a picture with a "very high" average age. Speaking to Lusa in Braga, on the side lines of the
- [SEF Inspectors Union warns of "lack of control" of trafficking in human beings in Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-inspectors-union-warns-of-lack-of-control-of-trafficking-in-human-beings-in-portugal/) - The union representing the SEF inspectors warned on Thursday of a "lack of control" of trafficking in human beings in Portugal due to the lack of means to prevent and combat this crime, which is increasing in the country. "The SEF inspectors want to alert the Portuguese society, the deputies and especially the Government to
- [Portugal will have 640 beaches approved for bathing this year, plus 99 against 2017](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-will-have-640-beaches-approved-for-bathing-this-year-plus-99-against-2017/) - Portugal will have 640 approved beaches, including inland waterways, for bathing this year, up from 99 in 2017, the director of the Instituto de Socorros a Náufragos (ISN) said Friday 20th April, adding that there will be 504 more certified lifeguards. During a press conference, held at the ISN headquarters in Caxias, Oeiras municipality, José
- [Man confessed to having caused a fire on the worst day on 2017 in Oliveira de Azeméis](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/man-confessed-to-having-caused-a-fire-on-the-worst-day-on-2017-in-oliveira-de-azeméis/) - A 49-year-old man appeared in Court on Monday 23rd April accused of having caused a forest fire in Fajões, Oliveira de Azeméis, on October 15, 2017, which was considered "the worst day of the year" in terms of fires. Before the judges', the man confessed to the crime, but gave no justification for his conduct,
- [Five arrested for causing rural fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/five-arrested-for-causing-rural-fires/) - On 22nd and 23rd April 2018 the GNR have arrested five persons in the districts of Bragança, Portalegre , Porto, Vila Real and Viseu for causing forest fires. The suspects, two men and three women between the ages of 38 and 72, in separate incidents were burning debris, but failed to control the flames, resulting
- [Câmara de Lobos - Detention for vehicle theft and driving without legal authorisation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/câmara-de-lobos-detention-for-vehicle-theft-and-driving-without-legal-authorisation/) - The C.ª de Lobos Police Division of the Regional Police of the Public Security Police of Madeira, through the Câmara de Lobos municipality, have arrested a person caught in the act of vehicle theft and driving without legal authorization. From the measures taken, it was possible to associate the detainee with other thefts, and it
- [41 Detained by the PSP of Lisbon](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/41-detained-by-the-psp-of-lisbon/) - The Metropolitan Command of Lisbon of the PSP, in the scope of its operational activity, continuing the prevention and deterrence of crime, in the period between 00.00 and 23H59 hrs on 20th April 2018, detained 41 citizens: 16 for Narcotics Traffic 10 per Arrest Warrant 5 per Driving without licence 4 per Driving Under influence
- [More than 100,000 doses of heroin and cocaine seized by PSP in Porto](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/more-than-100000-doses-of-heroin-and-cocaine-seized-by-psp-in-porto/) - The Metropolitan Command of the PSP of Porto announced on 20th April the arrest of 19 people and the seizure of more than 100 thousand doses of heroin and cocaine and 40 thousand euros. This operation of the Criminal Investigation Division, held on Thursday, included 27 home searches. In a statement, PSP said that it
- [Monchique GPCF EDITAL NO. 4/2018  Execution of Fuel Management Bands](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/6678-2/) - The following notice is for the Agglomerate Population of Monchique. For Alferce (GPCF 7/2018), Casais (GPCF 5/2018), Marmelete (8/2018) and Montinho (GPCF 6/2018) as well as the Monchique Population Agglomerate's Fuel Management Strip map, please see the full notices in Portuguese here. The dates of awareness/clarification sessions are as follows: Alferace – 26th April -
- [CIVIL PROTECTION AND PORTUGUESE ARMY TEST EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO A SEISMIC SCENARIO IN THE ALGARVE REGION](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/civil-protection-and-portuguese-army-test-emergency-response-to-a-seismic-scenario-in-the-algarve-region/) - Between April 14 and 18, in the municipality of Tavira, the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC), the Portuguese Army, through the Emergency Military Support Regiment (RAME) and other Civil Protection Agents (APC) together with entities with a duty of cooperation (EC), will participate in an exercise called "FÉNIX18". This aims to test the response to
- [Olhão - GNR seizes 50 thousand euros in illegal casino](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/olhão-gnr-seizes-50-thousand-euros-in-illegal-casino/) - The GNR Tax Action Unit (UAF) closed this weekend (7th/8th April) an illegal casino that operated in a warehouse in Olhão, Algarve, seizing more than 50 thousand euros. In a statement, the UAF said that in the course of the operation, 12 people were indicted and 53,210 euros were seized, 1080 of multi-game gambling chips
- [Madeira businessman acquitted of fraud in diamond business](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-businessman-acquitted-of-fraud-in-diamond-business/) - A Madeira businessman accused of two crimes of qualified derision involving a diamond business, valued at about 82,000 euros, was this Wednesday 11th April acquitted by the Court of the Region of Madeira. The trial began on October 18 last year at the Madeira Central Instance in Funchal with the 53-year-old defendant from Machico allegedly
- [Special team set up to investigate linked football crimes](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/special-team-set-up-to-investigate-linked-football-crimes/) - The prosecutor general of the Republic has set up a team of three magistrates to investigate investigations into football-related crimes, which began work earlier this month at the Central Department of Criminal Investigation and Action. In response to the Lusa agency, the Attorney General's Office (PGR) explains that this team, composed of three magistrates -
- [Two tonnes of clams seized by GNR Coastal Control Unit](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/two-tonnes-of-clams-seized-by-gnr-coastal-control-unit/) - On 5th April the GNR Coastal Control Unit, through the Coastal Control sub-stations of Setúbal and Fonte da Telha, seized 1,877 kilos of japonic clams in Palmela and Alcochete. The action was carried out within the framework of a road inspection directed to the capture and illegal trade of clams, protection of the species and
- [Porto - Judicial Police arrest person for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/porto-judicial-police-arrest-person-for-drug-trafficking/) - The Judiciary Police, through the Criminal Investigation Department of Ponta Delgada, in collaboration with the Northern Board of Directors, in the context of an ongoing investigation, located and detained a 27-year-old man on suspicion of trafficking of narcotics. The arrest took place in the city of Oporto and the suspect had links to six other
- [PSP Operational activities 9th April 2018](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-operational-activities-9th-april-2018/) - In the period between 00:00 and 24:00 of 9th April 2018, the Public Security Police, through its usual operational activity, carried out at the national level: a) 56 arrests for various reasons, including 14 for drug trafficking, 13 for driving with excess alcohol, 11 court orders and 5 for driving without legal authorization for this
- [PSP Cascais arrest two persons for theft on train](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-cascais-arrest-two-persons-for-theft-on-train/) - On 7th April The PSP Metropolitan Command of Lisbon through the Police Division of Cascais, arrested two persons, aged 19 and 22, suspected of theft. The events took place inside the train in Cascais, when the victim fell asleep. Later, a passenger witnessed the two individuals, taking advantage of this fact, stole his suitcase. After
- [Funchal – Three arrested for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/funchal-three-arrested-for-drug-trafficking/) - On 7th April the PSP Madeira, arrested whilst caught in the act three individuals for drug trafficking. The suspects, aged between 21 and 24 years old, living in the municipality of Funchal, were Found in possession of 359 individual doses of product suspected of being "Hashish pollen", as well as about € 800 in cash,
- [Abandoned dogs and cats 2017](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/abandoned-dogs-and-cats-2017/) - More than 40,000 stray dogs and cats were collected in 2017 by municipal services in mainland Portugal and the Azores, according to data released by the Directorate General of Food and Veterinary Affairs (DGAV). The data, published on the DGAV portal, refers to the annual report on animals in the Official Collection Centers, provided for
- [Portugal Crime Statistics for 2017 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-crime-statistics-for-2017/) - The Higher Council for Homeland Security, which met in Lisbon, reviewed the Annual Homeland Security Report (RASI) for 2017, which will be presented to the Assembly of the Republic. In a statement at the end of the meeting, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Eduardo Cabrita, pointed out "the consolidation of a downward trend" in violent
- [Land Cleaning - How measures will be enforced](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/land-cleaning-how-measures-will-be-enforced/) - On 15th March 2018, The Council of Ministers approved a decree-law which determines that notices of mismanagement raised by the non-clearing of land will not take effect until May 31, if by that date the person responsible for the cleaning of land, has NOT undertaken (completed) the work by which they are legally bound. Legally
- [Portugal will deploy more than 500 police and military personnel in Frontex missions](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-will-deploy-more-than-500-police-and-military-personnel-in-frontex-missions/) - Portugal will strengthen its participation in operations of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in 2018 through a contingent of more than 500 police and military personnel to combat trafficking in human beings and support refugees. "The tragedy of refugees and migration is now a central issue in the European challenge" and "Portugal
- [Ten people arrested for illegal sale of U2 concert tickets](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/ten-people-arrested-for-illegal-sale-of-u2-concert-tickets/) - The Food and Economic Security Authority (ASAE) has arrested 10 people caught in the act for illegally selling tickets online for U2 concerts in Portugal, and has seized 26 tickets, said the official in a statement. According to the ASAE, the 10 people were arrested in several parts of the country, for the crime of
- [Pre-trial detention for 13 robberies against the elderly](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pre-trial-detention-for-13-robberies-against-the-elderly/) - On 14th March 2018 at around 14.40 hrs the PSP Metropolitan Command of Lisbon, through the Division of Criminal Investigation, in the parish of Alvalade, Lisbon, arrested whilst caught in the act a 39 year old man, suspected of committing the crime of robbery. During surveillance by police in the area it was possible to
- [Judicial Police detain a man for setting fire to an apartment in Vila Nova de Gaia](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-detain-a-man-for-setting-fire-to-an-apartment-in-vila-nova-de-gaia/) - The Judicial Police, through the Northern Board of Directors, have identified and detained whilst caught in the act, the alleged suspect of a fire in an apartment, located in Canidelo - Vila Nova de Gaia. The fire was caused by a lighter, whilst the suspect who is mental imbalanced, had consumed drugs. During the afternoon
- [Extradition of two persons wanted by Portuguese authorities from Brazil](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/extradition-of-two-persons-wanted-by-portuguese-authorities-from-brazil/) - The Judicial Police, through the National Office of Interpol, in conjunction with the National Unit to Combat Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, today achieved the return to Portugal from Brazil of two wanted persons in furtherance of extradition proceedings initiated by the Portuguese judicial authorities. One of the 45-year-old returned had been arrested in Natal, Brazil,
- [Alcains – Two persons arrested for more than 30 vehicle thefts](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/alcains-two-persons-arrested-for-more-than-30-vehicle-thefts/) - On 14th March the Territorial Command of Castelo Branco, through the Territorial Office of Alcains, in that locality, arrested two men in caught in the act of the theft of a motor vehicle. This arrest was carried out after the patrol had discovered the suspects parking a vehicle which had been reported stolen. They were
- [GNR Search and Rescue exercises in extreme weather conditions](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-search-and-rescue-exercises-in-extreme-weather-conditions/) - The GNR Intervention Unit, through the Mountain Subgroup of Serra da Estrela of the Protection and Relief Intervention Group (GIPS), conducted between February 15 and March 15, a set of exercises, which involved mountain search and rescue operations in extreme weather conditions. Within the various operational drills, two complex search and rescue exercises were carried
- [WARNING TO THE POPULATION - PRECIPITATION, WIND and HIGH SEAS ISSUED 16TH MARCH 2018](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/warning-to-the-population-precipitation-wind-and-high-seas-issued-16th-march-2018/) - SITUATION According to the information provided by the IPMA, it is expected that within the next 48 hours that the weather conditions will be:  Persistent and occasionally heavy precipitation (> 10 mm / h) from 00:00 tomorrow (17 MAR), with the period of greatest intensity between 00:00 and 07:00 in the districts of
- [WARNING TO THE POPULATION- ROUGH SEAS, PRECIPITATION, WIND AND SNOW FALL ISSUED 14TH March](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/warning-to-the-population-rough-seas-precipitation-wind-and-snow-fall-issued-14th-march/) - SITUATION According to the IPMA, in the next few days the weather is expected to worsen, with increased rough seas (all along the coast), precipitation (occasionally strong), thunderstorms, strong winds (possibility of extreme events), and snowfall. In particular:  Worsening of the maritime unrest in the north of Cape Raso, starting at 21:00 hours
- [WARNING TO THE POPULATION - PRECIPITATION, SNOW, WIND and ROUGH SEAS](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/warning-to-the-population-precipitation-snow-wind-and-rough-seas/) - SITUATION Following the contact with the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) held today, March 13, by the National Civil Protection Authority (CNPC) of the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC); from 14th March there will be a worsening of weather conditions, with precipitation, stronger winds and snow, together with rough seas (along
- [WARNING TO THE POPULATION  LIKELIHOOD OF FLOODING IN THE TEJO BASIN AND THE MUNICIPALITY OF COMBRA](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/warning-to-the-population-likelihood-of-flooding-in-the-tejo-basin-and-the-municipality-of-combra/) - This Warning to the Population complements the Previous one issued (AP / 05 / DCS / 2018, from 2018-03-08, at 15:30), which is still in force NATIONAL AUTHORITY OF CIVIL PROTECTION Av. Do Forte | 2794-112 Carnaxide - Portugal T .: 351 21 424 7100 | www.prociv.pt 1/2 SITUATION Considering the current meteorological situation,
- [Rain improves water supplies, but the drought is not over yet](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rain-improves-water-supplies-but-the-drought-is-not-over-yet/) - In only nine days, most of the reservoirs have recovered part of their volume, but not enough. Storm Felix is due to bring more rain and high seas until Monday The rain that has fallen on the mainland since the end of February has already increased water storage in reservoirs. Of the 61 monitored reservoirs, 10 now
- [WARNING TO THE POPULATION PRECIPITATION, WIND and HIGH SEAS](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/warning-to-the-population-precipitation-wind-and-high-seas/) - SITUATION According to the information provided by the IPMA, the weather is expected to worsen in the coming days, with heavy precipitation, thunderstorms, higher wind with the possibility of extreme occurrences, aggravated by high seas along the coast. The following is forecast: Strong and persistent precipitation in the whole territory from dawn Friday 9th until
- [Orange alert for the mountainous regions of Madeira with the wind reaching 130km / h](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/orange-alert-for-the-mountainous-regions-of-madeira-with-the-wind-reaching-130km-h/) - According to the latest update of the weather forecast for Madeira, according to data released by the IPMA, around 1900 hrs on 7th March, the mountainous regions of the Region are under an orange alert due to the strong wind, expected to be around 130 kph. On the north and south coasts, the warning is set
- [French sailboat in distress near Porto Santo](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/french-sailboat-in-distress-near-porto-santo/) - On 8th March the captain of the Port of Porto Santo and local commander of the Maritime Police, in coordination with the Sub-Centre of Coordination of Search and Rescue of Funchal (MRSC Funchal), coordinated an operation to assist a French sailboat, about 2.5 kms south of the port of Ilha Dourada. Earlier the two crew
- [ANPC Notice to the population issued 27th February - Precipitation, snowfall, wind and high seas](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/anpc-notice-to-the-population-issued-27th-february-precipitation-snowfall-wind-and-high-seas/) - ANPC NOTICE TO THE POPULATION - PRECIPITATION, SNOWFALL, WIND and HIGH SEAS SITUATION Following the contact with the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) carried out by the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC), and according to the meteorological information made available, for the coming days, persistent meteorological conditions with strong atmospheric instability will
- [Prime Minister - The greatest threat to internal security facing the country is the risk of fire](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/prime-minister-the-greatest-threat-to-internal-security-facing-the-country-is-the-risk-of-fire/) - We are all well aware that the greatest threat to internal security that the country faces is the one associated with the risks of fire caused by climate change," said Prime Minister António Costa on the first day of formation of 600 new GNR military personnel, in the training centre of Portalegre. "This new course,
- [Lordosa – Four to appear in court for causing forest fires due to burning of debris](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lordosa-four-to-appear-in-court-for-causing-forest-fires-due-to-burning-of-debris/) - Between 5th – 11th February the GNR SEPNA unit from the Territorial Command of Viseu, in Lordosa, in the municipality of Viseu, identified five men and one woman, aged between 40 and 69, for the crime of forest fires. These resulted from burning debris which became out of control. In the same period, in the
- [Santa Maria da Feira - Two arrested for robbing an 85 year old woman ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/santa-maria-da-feira-two-arrested-for-robbing-an-85-year-old-woman/) - On 12th February the Territorial Command of Aveiro, through the Territorial Office of Canedo, yesterday, arrested two men, aged between 34 and 43 years, for robbing the 85-year-old woman in Santa Maria da Feira. The robbery took place in the victim's home, with the two suspects entering their residence, forcing her to reveal where she
- [Portuguese Fireman’s League threatens to boycott Governments Special Firefighting Mechanism (DECIF), 2018](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portuguese-firemans-league-threatens-to-boycott-governments-special-firefighting-mechanism-decif-2018/) - According to this report on the Bombeiros website (www.bombeiros.pt), quoting the President of the Portuguese Fireman’s League (LPB) Marta Soares, firefighters are preparing to boycott the next National Forest Protection Authority's (ANPC) Special Fire-Fighting Mechanism if the government does not guarantee adequate responses to its demands by the end of February. "Firefighters will not participate
- [Seismic situation in Azores expected to last a few more days](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/seismic-situation-in-azores-expected-to-last-a-few-more-days/) - Of the "many hundreds" of earth tremors, only 28 were felt by the population of the central zone of the island of São Miguel The seismic situation that is affecting the area since Sunday in the central zone of the island of São Miguel, in the Azores, between the Serra de Água de Pau and
- [Câmara de Lobos - three persons arrested for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/câmara-de-lobos-three-persons-arrested-for-drug-trafficking/) - Three persons arrested for drug trafficking The Regional command of the public security police of Madeira reported on 7th January 2018 communiqué that, following an operation developed in the context of combating drug trafficking, they detained three individuals (two men and one woman, resident in the autonomous region of Madeira) suspected of drug trafficking. In
- [Safer Internet Day - 6th February 2018](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/safer-internet-day-6th-february-2018/) - Today 6th February 2018, marks Safer Internet Day (SID). The 2018 theme, "Create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you" is a call to action for everyone to play our part in creating a better internet for everyone, in particular the youngest users out there. More than that, it is an invitation for
- [Advice to the population - Freezing temperatures](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/advice-to-the-population-freezing-temperatures/) - SITUATION Meteorological situation: Following the contact with the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), held today (5th February 2015) at the National Civil Protection Authority (CNPC), and according to today's updated meteorological information, for the next 3 days: it is forecast: Decrease of the minimum temperature, with to ​​between -4 ° C
- [Cold Weather – Porto and Lisbon announce contingency plans to help the homeless](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cold-weather-porto-and-lisbon-announce-contingency-plans-to-help-the-homeless/) - Some metro stations will be open in both cities and hot blankets and drinks will be distributed on the street. The Câmara de Porto assesses on Monday the possibility of immediately triggering the contingency plan for the homeless due to the cold. Among possible measures are the provision of hot drinks and the opening of metro
- [Directorate-General for Health recommends yellow fever vaccination for all travellers to Brazil ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/directorate-general-for-health-recommends-yellow-fever-vaccination-for-all-travellers-to-brazil/) - The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) recommends that all people travelling to Brazil get vaccinated against yellow fever. The alert published 23rd January 2018 on the DGS website, comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) reported the increase in the number of cases, particularly in the state of São Paulo, together with those of Rio de
- [Forest Fires - Communiqué of the Ministerial Council of January 18, 2018](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/forest-fires-communiqué-of-the-ministerial-council-of-january-18-2018/) - On 18th January The Council of Ministers approved two diplomas that consolidate the strategy of forest defence and fire prevention and combat, implementing the measures decided in the RCM of 21st October 2017 regarding the strengthening of the level of protection of people and goods and the resilience of the territory to the occurrence of rural fires.
- [Minister of Internal Affairs, Eduardo Cabrita, at the press conference of the Council of Ministers, Lisbon, January 18, 2018](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/minister-of-internal-affairs-eduardo-cabrita-at-the-press-conference-of-the-council-of-ministers-lisbon-january-18-2018/) - The Minister of Internal Affairs, Eduardo Cabrita, said that the Single Prevention and Combat Directive, approved by a resolution of the Council of Ministers, "establishes the structural transformation mechanisms of the forest fire defence system". At the press conference after the meeting of the Council of Ministers in Lisbon, Eduardo Cabrita said that the Directive
- [Seven years in jail for person guilty of 17 burglaries](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/seven-years-in-jail-for-person-guilty-of-17-burglaries/) - The court of Aveiro has sentenced a 30-year-old man to seven years in prison for 17 break-ins at residences owned by foreigners in the municipalities of Murtosa and Estarreja between May 2014 and February 2015. The man, who is currently in jail, was charged with 17 felonies of qualified theft and sentenced to 42 and
- [Massive operation by GNR Tax Action Unit and Tax Authority results in seizure of 12 tonnes of tobacco leaf and 19 arrests](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/massive-operation-by-gnr-tax-action-unit-and-tax-authority-results-in-seizure-of-12-tonnes-of-tobacco-leaf-and-19-arrests/) - The GNR Fiscal Action Unit, in conjunction with the Tax Authority's Anti-Fraud Services Directorate and under the direction of the Central Department of Criminal Investigation and Action (DCIAP), have completed the 15-month investigation known as "Out of the Circuit”. This has culminated in the indictment by the DCIAP against 16 defendants relating to a transnational
- [Alcaria – Person accused of pet cruelt](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/alcaria-person-accused-of-pet-cruelt/) - On 18th January the Territorial Command of Castelo Branco, through the Fundão GNR SEPNA Unit, rescued a dog with signs of mistreatment and abandonment in a property, in the locality of Alcaria. During a patrol, the military found in the backyard of a property, a dog that was undernourished and neglected by its owner, who
- [Maritime Authority warn: Rough seas and strong swells until 19th December](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/maritime-authority-warn-rough-seas-and-strong-swells-until-19th-december/) - The warning published by the Maritime Authority for Wednesday and Thursday (17th/18th December) forecasts waves that can reach 7 meters high on the high seas, which will give rise to a strong swells near the west coast of mainland Portugal. The IPMA has placed seven coastal areas of the mainland plus two areas in Madeira
- [Portugal Eight dead and 50 injured in boiler explosion](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-eight-dead-and-50-injured-in-boiler-explosion/) - At least eight people died and dozens were injured, some seriously, after a salamander exploded and started a fire late Saturday at the packed premises of a local residents association in, Vila Nova da Rainha, Tondela in the north of Portugal. A salamander explosion at 20.40 hrs set fire to the false ceiling of the
- [Illegal IPTV streaming network shut down by law enforcement authorities –  Four arrests](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/illegal-iptv-streaming-network-shut-down-by-law-enforcement-authorities-four-arrests/) - On 11 January 2018, a crime group suspected of hosting a large-scale illegal IPTV streaming business has been dismantled. The investigations were led by the Cypriot Police – Intellectual Property Crime Unit, with the support of the Cybercrime Division of the Greek Police, the Dutch Fiscal Investigative and Intelligence Service (FIOD), the Cybercrime Unit of
- [PSP Ribeira Brava - Seizure of 12 weapons](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-ribeira-brava-seizure-of-12-weapons/) - The Regional Police of the Public Security Police of Madeira informs that it has conducted, through the Police unit of Ribeira Brava, a crime prevention operation that culminated in the seizure of 12 firearms, more specifically 12mm shotguns intended for hunting, in an irregular situation and contrary to the legal provisions governing arms and ammunition.
- [Warning to Population: Precipitation, snow, wind and rough seas](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/warning-to-population-precipitation-snow-wind-and-rough-seas/) - NATIONAL AUTHORITY OF CIVIL PROTECTION · WEDNESDAY, 10 JANUARY 2018 SITUATION Following the contact with the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) held today, January 9, by the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC), a worsening of conditions in the next few hours, with the most critical period being expected between 08:00 hrs
- [Hidden cameras found in several Airbnb rented apartments](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/hidden-cameras-found-in-several-airbnb-rented-apartments/) - Several Airbnb hosts have placed hidden cameras in rental properties to secretly record activities, to the horror of guests who discovered the devices and realised they were being watched. The planted cameras have launched privacy concerns for Airbnb, though company policy strictly prohibits cameras that are not disclosed in the property listings. The short-term leasing
- [MP confirms arrest of Mayor of Funchal and two others resulting from fall of tree that killed 13 people](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/mp-confirms-arrest-of-mayor-of-funchal-and-two-others-resulting-from-fall-of-tree-that-killed-13-people/) - The public prosecutor confirmed Thursday 4th January 2018 that three defendants, including the mayor of Funchal, have been arrested, due to the fall of the tree that killed 13 people in Madeira, and continued the investigation "for the collection of forensic expert evidence." According to a statement published on the page of the District Attorney
- [Warning – Rain, snow, wind and rough seas - Issued 4th January 2018](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/warning-rain-snow-wind-and-rough-seas-issued-4th-january-2018/) - SITUATION Meteorological situation: Following the contact with the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), held today at the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC) National Relief Operations Command centre (CNOS), and according to the available meteorological information, for the next 24 hours, a worsening of the meteorological conditions in expected, emphasizing: Periods of
- [More than 500 people died on Portuguese roads in 2017](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/more-than-500-people-died-on-portuguese-roads-in-2017/) - More than 500 people died last year on Portuguese roads, according to data from the National Road Safety Authority (ANSR), which also indicate an increase in road accidents and serious injuries compared to 2016. According to the figures available on ANSR's website, 509 people died on the Portuguese roads, 64 more than in 2016 (12.5%).
- [2004 Tsunami in Indonesia: 13th Anniversary of Portugal's Emergency Support Mission](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/2004-tsunami-in-indonesia-13th-anniversary-of-portugals-emergency-support-mission/) - Today the ANPC is marking the 13th anniversary of Portugal's emergency support mission to Indonesia as a result of the tsunami that affected that archipelago and many other Indian states on December 26, 2004. The former National Fire and Civil Protection Service, together with the General Directorate of Health, and the Portuguese Institute for Development Support,
- [Survey shows almost a 1m people may have fallen victim to fraud on Airbnb website last year.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/survey-shows-almost-a-1m-people-may-have-fallen-victim-to-fraud-on-airbnb-website-last-year/) - FRAUD – Airbnb has been accused of “making it too easy for scam artists” after it was reported that almost a 1m people may have fallen victim to fraud on the website last year. As many as 1.1 million bookings were also cancelled at the last minute, often leaving holidaymakers on the streets of an
- [ASAE seizes half a tonne of suckling piglet ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/asae-seizes-half-a-tonne-of-suckling-piglet/) - The ASAE seized about half a ton of pork during the last holiday season and arrest three people In supervisory actions, that body detected pig carcasses and roasted piglets that had been slaughtered in "improvised facilities" in "unlicensed" establishments. "The piglets were intended for a number of customers, some from the catering sector in the
- [GNR Operational Results 30th December to 1st January](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-operational-results-30th-december-to-1st-january/) - The National Republican Guard, in addition to its daily operations, carried out a series of operations, throughout the national territory, from December 30 to January 1, aimed at preventing and combating violent crime, road surveillance, among others, with the following operational data: Detentions: 294 detained whist caught in the act as follows: 199 for driving
- [GNR record over New Year fewer deaths, injuries and accidents than last year](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-record-over-new-year-fewer-deaths-injuries-and-accidents-than-last-year/) - The National Republican Guard (GNR) registered fewer accidents, fatalities and serious injuries in four days of Operation "New Year" than in 2016, Lieutenant Colonel Jorge Amada told Lusa news agency. Speaking to Lusa, Lieutenant Colonel Jorge Amado said that in four days of the operation, 639 accidents were recorded, 303 fewer than last year, in
- [LBP Proposes Memorial to Deceased Firefighters](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lbp-proposes-memorial-to-deceased-firefighters/) - The Portuguese Firemen's League (LBP) announced on Friday that it will propose to the Government the construction of a national memorial honouring firefighters who have died in service, totalling 225 in 37 years. In a statement, the LBP goes on to say that, in addition to the Government, it will also propose to the Lisbon
- [GNR Operation “Tranquilo Natal" - Results](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-operation-tranquilo-natal-results-2/) - The Diario de Noticais reported a few days ago that across the whole of Portugal the police (specifically the GNR, responsible for road traffic policing) registered 2,825 speeding offences and 308 for driving under the influence of alcohol during the five days of operation "Tranquilo Natal". In a statement, the Republican National Guard said that of
- [New Year’s Eve Top Tips Safety Messages from police](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/new-years-eve-top-tips-safety-messages-from-police/) - Safe Communities has put together the main tips from police and civil protection to keep people safe and prevent crime over the festive period. Getting there – Leave for destination in plenty of time – security and traffic arrangements in some places where there are major events Lisbon Praça do Comércio and Terreiro do Paço –
- [New Year Safety and Security arrangements Lisbon](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/new-year-safety-and-security-arrangements-lisbon/) - Objective is to keep people safe and prevent crimes PSP announced today that it will use video surveillance cameras in the Commerce Square and surrounding area during the festivities of the year in Lisbon to ensure the safety of people and property and crime prevention. In a statement, PSP Metropolitan Command (Cometlis) said that video
- [New year's festivities in the Praça do Comércio,  Lisbon  - Safety and Security arrangements](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/new-years-festivities-in-the-praça-do-comércio-lisbon-safety-and-security-arrangements/) - The Lisbon Metropolitan Police command of the public security police reports that due to the completion of the festive season in the Praça do Comércio, during the celebrations on 31 December, it will be considered an improvised enclosure, which is why it will be set up security perimeters with the creation of eight access points.
- [ANPC Issues high seas and wind warning](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/anpc-issues-high-seas-and-wind-warning/) - SITUATION Following the contact with the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) held today, December 30, the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC), issues a warning that it is expected, from 12:00 noon on December 31st and 06.00 hrs on 2nd January there will be worsening of the situation related to high seas with
- [PSP Lisbon Metropolitan Police – Operational activity 22nd – 29th December](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-lisbon-metropolitan-police-operational-activity-22nd-29th-december/) - The Metropolitan Police Command of Lisbon of the Public Security Police, in its area of ​​responsibility, continuing the objectives of prevention and deterrence of crime and illicit activities in general, carried out 81 operations in the period between 07h00 on December 22 and 07h00 on 29th December, and arrested 133 persons for the following: 30
- [GNR Operation "Tranquilo Natal" – Results](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-operation-tranquilo-natal-results/) - From 22-26 December, the National Republican Guard (GNR) intensified road patrolling for the busiest roads at this time of year. During this period there 933 accidents, resulting in seven deaths, 19 serious injuries and 299 minor injuries. The results of the GNR operations were 2 825 caught or speeding; 308 for driving under the influence
- [Judicial Police arrest six persons for series of high value burglaries](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-arrest-six-persons-for-series-of-high-value-burglaries/) - The Judiciary Police, through the Northern Board, have identified and arrested six men caught in the act following numerous cases of breaking into properties committed during the last two weeks in the northern region of Portugal. The modus operandi used was the scaling and burglary of houses located in areas with residents of high socioeconomic
- [ASAE seizes about 30,000 counterfeit articles](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/asae-seizes-about-30000-counterfeit-articles/) - The Food and Economic Security Authority (ASAE) has opened 23 criminal cases for the sale, circulation and concealment of counterfeit products and HAS seized almost 30,000 articles in enforcement actions in several cities. In a statement, the ASAE said that the 29,718 counterfeited articles seized, namely sports shoes, knitwear, belts, bags and wallets, fashion accessories,
- [IPMA issues orange and yellow adverse weather alerts as Storm Bruno affects Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/ipma-issues-orange-and-yellow-adverse-weather-alerts-as-storm-bruno-affects-portugal/) - The storm is southwest of the British Isles and will gradually move eastwards The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) forecasts more rain, wind and increased sea turmoil between late afternoon on Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday 27th December. This is due to the passage of a cold front associated with
- [One dead and five injured from carbon monoxide poisoning](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/one-dead-and-five-injured-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/) - One man died and five were injured, one of them in serious condition, in a case what is thought to be carbon monoxide poisoning, in Beja According to the District Command of Relief Operations (CDOS) of Beja, the alert was given at 09.37 hrs on 24th December, at Rua Pedro Soares, Beja. Beja Hospital source
- [Fire destroys rural tourism unit in Alandroal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fire-destroys-rural-tourism-unit-in-alandroal/) - Five people were assisted on site by inhalation of fumes A fire destroyed a rural tourism unit on Sunday 24th December in Alandroal county, in the Évora district, where 55 people had to be removed by the authorities, a Civil Protection source told Lusa. According to the same source, five people were assisted at the
- [ASAE seizes Fake "Barca Velha" and "Pêra Manca" wine](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/asae-seizes-fake-barca-velha-and-pêra-manca-wine/) - ASAE has seized 16 bottles of "Barca Velha" wine from the 1981, 1985, 2000 and 2004 harvests, as well as two bottles of "Pêra Manca" from 2008, which could total around 10,000 euros. These Portuguese wines, ranked among the best in the world, were counterfeit and were being sold online and bottled auctions in Lisbon
- [Vila Real - Joint operation between the GNR and the Spanish Guardia Civil](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/vila-real-joint-operation-between-the-gnr-and-the-spanish-guardia-civil/) - The Vila Real Territorial Command, through the Transit Detachment of Vila Real, on December 22 and 26, will carry out joint patrols with the Civil Guard of the Traffic Association of Verin, on the border of Vila Verde da Raia - Chaves. The aim of the operation is to prevent road accidents, to ensure traffic
- [GNR GIPS Awarded the Distinguished Public Safety Services Gold Medal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-gips-awarded-the-distinguished-public-safety-services-gold-medal/) - The GNR Intervention Unit Protection and Relief Group (GIPS) of the Intervention Unit was awarded on 18th December at 10:30 am, in Praça do Comércio in Lisbon, by His Excellency the Prime Minister, Dr. António Costa, with the Distinguished Public Safety Services Gold Medal. GIPS has as its specific mission the implementation of first-line prevention
- [Eleven prison sentences for massive driving license corruption case](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/eleven-prison-sentences-for-massive-driving-license-corruption-case/) - The mega case of corruption involving the issue of driving licenses ended in Bragança , the majority of the 111 defendants were convicted in a case resulting in a loss of almost five million euros to the state. The trial was concluded on Wednesday 13th December, more than two and a half years after it
- [Porto - GNR seizes 21 kg of heroin and arrests 18 persons in one of the largest trafficking networks](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/porto-gnr-seizes-21-kg-of-heroin-and-arrests-18-persons-in-one-of-the-largest-trafficking-networks/) - The GNR has dismantled "one of the largest drug supply networks in the district of Porto." The operation, carried out this Thursday 14th December, mobilized more than 200 elements of the GNR, including the Intervention and Special Operations Group and involved dozens of searches in Gondomar, Valongo, Felgueiras and Porto. Fifteen men and three women, aged
- [GNR operation results in 491 Persons identified for drunk driving](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-operation-results-in-491-persons-identified-for-drunk-driving/) - The GNR has detected 491 drivers with excess blood alcohol last week during which they performed 27,059 BAC tests. In a statement, the GNR reports that between 11 and 17th December, they conducted intensified road checks in the driving of vehicles whilst under the effect of alcohol and psychotropic substances. A total of 27,059 drivers
- [Forty defendants charged with theft of luxury cars](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/forty-defendants-charged-with-theft-of-luxury-cars/) - The suspects forcibly broke into high-value cars and falsified the documents needed to sell them to third parties The Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) has accused 40 defendants of high-value car theft and forgery of documents for subsequent sale at home and abroad between 2011 and 2016, the District Attorney General of Lisbon (PGDL) said on
- [ANPC Notice to the Population - Cold and dry weather](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/anpc-notice-to-the-population-cold-and-dry-weather/) - SITUATION Following the contact with the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) carried out by the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC), it is expected that the temperature and wind will drop for the next 48 hours; weather factors that will accentuate the thermal discomfort: During the night of today until tomorrow (15 to
- [Attempting to travel on a cancelled passport](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/attempting-to-travel-on-a-cancelled-passport/) - Cases have been brought to our attention recently where travellers, who have previously reported their passport missing or stolen in their own country, but subsequently found and used it to travel to Portugal, have had it seized by immigration upon arrival. Once you have declared your travel document as lost or stolen to your national
- [Person arrested by PSP for theft from vehicles](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-arrested-by-psp-for-theft-from-vehicles/) - The Metropolitan Command of the PSP of Lisbon, through the Police Division of Oeiras, on November 29, in the parish of Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras, arrested whilst caught in the act, a male citizen of 28 years dismantling a high-end car, which was parked on the public road. Following the Police investigations, a house search was carried
- [Couple sentenced for trafficking in persons, pimping and aiding illegal immigration](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/couple-sentenced-for-trafficking-in-persons-pimping-and-aiding-illegal-immigration/) - In the scope of investigation carried out by the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF), the Public Prosecutor's Office accused a couple, from the district of Braga, of committing crimes of trafficking in persons, pimping and aid to illegal immigration. The married couple, of foreign nationality, without other known professional activity, used several for prostitution, resorting to
- [GNR Gerês - Rescue five young people lost in Peneda-Gerês National Park](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-gerês-rescue-five-young-people-lost-in-peneda-gerês-national-park/) - On 2nd December the GNR Territorial Command of Braga, rescued four women and a man, aged between 22 and 25, of Italian and Slovenian nationality, who were lost in the Peneda-Gerês National Park. A group of young people, who were taking a trail, became disoriented and asked for help to GNR at 18:00 hrs, via
- [GNR seize clams worth nearly thirty thousand euros](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-seize-clams-worth-nearly-thirty-thousand-euros/) - Between 1st and 4th December the GNR Coastal Control Unit (UCC), seized 3 770 kilos of clams, with a value of 29,110 euros, in the vicinity of the cities of Porto and Lisbon. The Matosinhos Coastal Detachment Detachment, in the course of an inspection of the transportation of fish, shellfish and crustaceans, today, on December
- [GNR Sintra seize €70,000 in counterfeit clothing](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-sintra-seize-€70000-in-counterfeit-clothing/) - The Lisbon Territorial Command, through the Territorial Detachment of Sintra seized on, December 3, in Alcabideche, 984 articles of counterfeit clothing, with an estimated value of about 70 thousand euros. As part of an inspection action on street vendors and fairgrounds at the Adroana - Alcabideche Fair, 984 counterfeit goods were seized and seven individuals
- [The commander of the Civil Protection who became a hero in Pedrógão Grande](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/the-commander-of-the-civil-protection-who-was-hero-in-pedrógão/) - Partial disclosure of the report on the fires that devastated the central zone in June now reveals (in an article by TVI 24 on 3rd December 2017) how many lives were saved and how more deaths were avoided. The names assigned in this article are fictitious, to avoid identifying the circumstances in which each victim
- [Loures - Five persons charged with attempted homicide against police agents](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/loures-five-persons-charged-with-attempted-homicide-against-police-agents/) - The public prosecutor has charged five youths of assaulting and attempting to kill three policemen, who were violently attacked by defendants with rocks, kicks and punches while they were undertaking security measures during a party in the town of Catujal, in Loures. According to the indictment of the MP, which the agency Lusa had this
- [This years flu maybe more serious - Vacinations recommended by Health Authority](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/this-years-flu-maybe-more-serious-vacinations-recommended-by-health-authority/) - The Directorate-General for Health reinforced yesterday (28th November the call for vaccination. The flu strain that is expected to circulate this year is associated with more cases and more severe conditions of the disease Since October, 1.2 million vaccines have been administered by the National Health Service (SNS), which represents an additional 19% over the
- [Strengthening the European Union in civil protection meets the needs identified by Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/strengthening-the-european-union-in-civil-protection-meets-the-needs-identified-by-portugal/) - The Minister of Home Affairs, Eduardo Cabrita, said on 23rd November that Civil Protection reinforcement measure created by the European Union, "responds to the needs identified by Portugal" and the country is "in full harmony" with the measures. At a press conference in Lisbon announcing the strengthening the resources of the European Civil Protection Mechanism, the Minister
- [Portugal integrated into the Tsunami early warning network](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-integrated-into-the-tsunami-early-warning-network/) - The Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, inaugurated the Portuguese centre for the Tsunami Warning System (Tsunamis), integrating Portugal into the alert network, affirming that it represents an increase of safety for the population. "It is an investment of only one million euros", said the minister, adding that "I say 'only' because sometimes there
- [GNR holds three people and registers nine crimes during private security operation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-holds-three-people-and-registers-nine-crimes-during-private-security-operation/) - The operation, which was mobilized 650 military personnel who performed more than 460 inspections, resulted in the seizure of 64 doses of cocaine and seven illegal gambling machines The GNR detained three people and registered nine crimes and 135 counts of misconduct during a private security surveillance operation, held nationwide November 22-26, the GNR reported
- [Minister of International Administration announces budget for police and civil protection](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/minister-of-international-administration-announces-budget-for-police-and-civil-protection/) - The Minister of Internal Administration Eduardo Cabrita Minister has announce in the Ministry’s budget presented in Parliament on 21st November, the "reinforcement" of 500 military personnel for the GNR Intervention, Protection and Relief Group (GIPS), increasing it from 600 to 1100 personnel, and the reinforcement of 200 more personnel for the Nature Protection and Environment
- [More than 5,000 child sex offenders are registered](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/more-than-5000-child-sex-offenders-are-registered/) - A total of 5033 offenders are registered in the Criminal Identification Register of Convicted Sex Crimes against Sexual Self-Determination and Sexual Freedom of Minors, which is two years in force on Wednesday 22nd November, according to data from the Ministry of Justice. The register includes all those convicted of committing sex crimes in which the
- [Judicial Police arrest 52 persons arrested in major drug trafficking operation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-arrest-52-persons-arrested-in-major-drug-trafficking-operation/) - The Judiciary Police, in an investigation by the DIAP of Sintra, in an investigation for crimes of drug trafficking, criminal association and money laundering, have carried out a vast operation involving the execution of 100 search warrants and the arrest of 52 people, 49 in execution of arrest warrants and three who were caught in
- [Arrested for agricultural burning leading to Forest Fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/arrested-for-agricultural-burning-leading-to-forest-fires/) - The carrying out of agricultural fires led to the arrest of two men, during the weekend, in the district of Bragança, for having generated forest fires. One of the arrests occurred in the area of ​​São Julião de Palácios, in the county of Bragança, and the other in the municipality of Vila Flor, and in
- [Calls for greater international cooperation in combatting on-line travel fraud](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/calls-for-greater-international-cooperation-in-combatting-on-line-travel-fraud/) - The On-Line Fraud Affecting the Global Tourism Industry Conference held in Faro on Thursday achieved its objective by bring together over 200 people to learn about the threats that this type of fraud poses to the industry and ways in which these threats can be reduced, thus protecting local businesses involved in tourism as well
- [Safe Communities Portugal Celebrates its 5th Anniversary](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/safe-communities-portugal-celebrates-its-5th-anniversary/) - In front of an In front of an audience of around 200 people and government officials attending the On-line Fraud affecting the Global Tourism Industry, in Faro on 9th November, Safe Communities Portugal celebrated its 5th Anniversary since it's forming (originally under the name Safe Communities Algarve) in November 2012. To celebrate the occasion the
- [Security Companies to be suspended in serious cases](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/security-companies-to-be-suspended-in-serious-cases/) - MAI is defining set of requirements that can lead to the temporary closure of the activity without waiting for processes to be completed, leading to provisional injunction and discotheques closed After the Urban Beach case nothing will stay the same in the area of ​​private security at night spaces. The Minister of Internal Affairs wants to
- [Rural Fire Hazard Warning Published by ANPC - Please Share](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-hazard-warning-published-by-anpc-please-share/) - SITUATION Following the information provided by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), it expected, today, Friday, November 17, and during the next few days, it will be dry with an increase air in temperatures above the average for this time of year. EXPECTABLE EFFECTS This will give rise to favourable conditions
- [Mobile support units deployed to municipalities affected by October fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/mobile-support-units-deployed-to-municipalities-affected-by-october-fires/) - Starting 16th November for the next few weeks, nine teams of Social Security technicians, the IRN, the Regional Directorate of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Centre and the North (DRAP) and the Agency for Administrative Modernization (AMA), will visit 18 municipalities in the centre and north of the country, providing various services to those who
- [Portugal should strive to remain one of the safest countries in the world](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-should-strive-to-remain-one-of-the-safest-countries-in-the-world/) - "I give a very positive note to the effort that has been carried out by all the entities involved, demonstrating operational capacity and coordination capacity," said the Minister of Internal Affairs, Eduardo Cabrita, stressing "the need to improve coordination mechanisms" considered as 'a decisive element'. These statements were made following a tactical police exercise carried
- [Volunteer and professional fire brigades join forces to create the Portuguese Fire Brigade Federation.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/volunteer-and-professional-fire-brigades-join-forces-to-create-the-portuguese-fire-brigade-federation/) - It is called the National Federation of Portuguese Firemen and wants to bring together professional firefighters and volunteers. The new body was presented this Tuesday in Lisbon, and is based on the desire to represent all of the country's firefighters. The initiative is based on the National Association of Professional Firefighters (ANBP) and the Portuguese Association
- [Public company for the management of forests to be created](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/public-company-for-the-management-of-forests-to-be-created/) - The Agriculture Minister Luís Capoulas Santos announced today Tuesday (14th November) the creation of a public company for forest management, with funding in the State Budget for 2018 (OE2018). In the discussion in the specialty of the OE2018 proposal, the minister recalled the recent approvals of the forest management entities and the incentives for forest
- [More than 442,000 thousand hectares burned in the worst year ever in Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/more-than-442-thousand-hectares-burned-in-the-worst-year-ever-in-portugal/) - Forest fires have consumed more than 442,000 hectares this year, the worst year ever in Portugal, according to the Institute of Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF). The last report of the ICNF, which analyses the data between January 1 and October 31, indicates that 442,418 hectares of forest land have burned in Portugal, half of
- [2017 is one of the three hottest years ever](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/2017-is-one-of-the-three-hottest-years-ever/) - This year is expected to be one of the three hottest ever since there are records, ranking second, above 2015 but below 2016, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced Monday. The year 2017 is the hottest ever without the El Niño phenomenon, which affects temperatures, sea currents and precipitation, according to WMO. The year 2016,
- [Mourato Nunes is the new president of Civil Protection](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/mourato-nunes-is-the-new-president-of-civil-protection/) - The Minister of Internal Administration has appointed Lieutenant General Carlos Manuel Mourato Nunes to lead the National Civil Protection Authority. In a statement, it is stated that the "procedures for his appointment, namely the hearing of the National Commission of Civil Protection, will be held tomorrow, November 6, at 12:00 noon" With a degree in
- [More accidents, more dead and more injured on the roads this year](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/more-accidents-more-dead-and-more-injured-on-the-roads-this-year/) - The ANSR road statistics also indicate an increase in light injuries, with 34,254 recorded since the beginning of this year and 32,468 in the same period of 2016. Lisbon is the district with the most accidents recorded (21,887), down from the previous year (22,216), followed by Porto (19,313), Faro (9,313), Braga (8,959), Aveiro (8,480) and
- [NEAMWAVE'17  Exercise to test the alert system and effectiveness of level of reaction  to a tsunami](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/neamwave17-exercise-to-test-the-alert-system-and-effectiveness-of-level-of-reaction-to-a-tsunami/) - The National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC) and the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) will hold the NEAMWAVE'17 exercise tomorrow, November 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN INTERNAL CPX Exercise so no alarms will be sounded in public areas. NEAMWAVE'17 aims to test the effectiveness and
- [Portuguese Marines board a ship 800 kms south of Portugal and seize a ton of cocaine](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portuguese-marines-board-a-ship-800-kms-south-of-portugal-and-seize-a-ton-of-cocaine/) - In the operation that took place 800 kms from Portugal, the Judicial Police have detained the 17 crew. Drug was hidden in a tank The action was in the style of a Hollywood movie. At the request of the Judicial Police, a Navy Corvette went to the south of Morocco, in the Atlantic Ocean, between Casablanca and
- [UN Special Adviser wants an increase in women police officers in UN missions](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/special-adviser-un-wants-an-increase-in-women-police-officers-in-un-missions/) - Bosnia, Timor, Haiti, Central African Republic and now New York. Luís Carrilho is the new UN police adviser As a special adviser to the United Nations Police, he takes a goals of the organization very seriously: "We need to increase the number of women police in United Nations missions." It is an important objective for operational reasons: "On the ground
- [Driest October for 20 years and hottest since 1931](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/driest-october-for-20-years-and-hottest-since-1931/) - October was the hottest October for 87 years according to the Portuguese Institute of Ocean and Atmosphere (IPMA). Since 1931 there was no such a hot October, with the average air temperature about 3 ° C above the normal value. The difference is more noticeable if we look at the average value of the maximum temperature, which
- [PYRO-CUMULONIMBUS. The phenomenon that may be the origin of the fires of October 15](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/yro-cumulonimbus-the-phenomenon-that-may-be-the-origin-of-the-fires-of-october-15/) - It has a difficult name to pronounce, it is rare, but it may have been registered twice this year in Portugal The deadly fires of Pedrógão Grande, on June 17, and the central zone, on October 15, may be related to a rare phenomenon, with a difficult name to pronounce: pyro-cumulonimbus. Two members of the
- [Report finds serious security breaches at prisons' entry](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/report-finds-serious-security-breaches-at-prisons-entry/) - Prison guards are not subject to mandatory checks to ensure that prohibited objects, such as mobile phones or drugs, are transported to prisons, constituting a "serious security breach", according to a report from the prisons' inspection services. The report of the Audit and Inspection Service of the Directorate General for Reintegration and Prison Services (DGRSP),
- [Fires caused peak air pollution and Fumes reached the Baltic countries](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fires-caused-peak-pollution-and-fumes-reached-the-baltic-countries/) - The increased pollution in Portugal began on October 6, with high levels of nitrogen dioxide and ozone. On the 15th, with the winds came the dust from North Africa, and with the fires, an excess of inhalable particles The worst forest fires ever in Portugal, which on the 15th and 16th of this month burned at
- [Conferência  "Um alerta para a fraude online na indústria do turismo"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/conferência-um-alerta-para-a-fraude-online-na-indústria-do-turismo/) - O Presidente da Região de Turismo do Algarve, o Presidente da Associação Sindical dos Funcionários de Investigação Criminal da Policia Judiciária e o Presidente da Safe Communities Portugal convidam-no(a) a participar na conferência “Um alerta para a fraude online na indústria do turismo”, no dia 9 de novembro, entre as 09h30 e as 17h30, na
- [Prime Minister has not yet accepted resignation of the president of Civil Protection](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/prime-minister-has-not-yet-accepted-resignation-of-the-president-of-civil-protection/) - The President of the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC) has not yet been officially released from service by the Prime Minister despite offering his resignation on October 18 "with immediate effect. To the surprise of some ANPC staff members, Joaquim Leitão "is still on duty and doing daily dispatches," according to Diarios de noticais. "Despite the
- [Conference - On-line Fraud affecting the Global Tourism Industry](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/conference-on-line-fraud-affecting-the-global-tourism-industry/) - Escola de Hotelaria e Turismo do Algarve, in Faro. 9th November 2017, 09:30 hours to 17:45 hours Fraud affecting the tourism industry is one of the fasted growing crimes, involving villa-rental fraud, air-ticket fraud, fake food poison scams as well as others. Losses to potential holiday makers are considerable and are increasing, and the industry,
- [Immediate response to feeding of farm animals affected by October fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/immediate-response-to-feeding-of-farm-animals-affected-by-october-fires/) - The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development, Luís Capoulas Santos, said that "it may be possible to begin distributing food from Wednesday [October 25]" on the farms affected by the fires on 15th and 16th October in the North and Center of the Country. These statements were made in Vila Nova de Poiares, after
- [Criminal Group who enticed French Nationals  to Portugal arrested](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/criminal-group-who-enticed-french-nationals-to-portugal-arrested/) - Three men and a woman suspected of kidnapping, assault, theft and computer fraud, where the victims were several French citizens, were detained by the Judicial Police in Viseu. In a statement sent to the Lusa news agency, the PJ stated that, after attracting the victims to Portugal, detainees "resorted to violence, deprivation of liberty and
- [National Strategy for the Prevention of Forest Fires Approved by Government](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/measures-announced-by-government-following-the-forest-fires/) - Following an 11 hour extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers, the Government today approved a National Strategy for Preventive Civil Protection, which defines as "essential" the prevention and combating of rural fires including as a "priority" the strengthening of professionalism and capacity building throughout the system. "Civil protection is not just for after the
- [Portugal – Government reshuffle - appointments/re-appointments](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-government-reshuffle-appointmentsre-appointments/) - On 21st Portugal the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, inaugurated new ministers: Deputy Prime Minister, Pedro Siza Vieira, and the Minister of Internal Administration, Eduardo Cabrita, (replacing Constancia Urbano de Sousa) at a ceremony held at the Palácio de Belém in Lisbon. The new Secretary of State for Civil Protection, José Artur
- [ANPC  Bulletin - Increased Fire risk over the next week](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/anpc-bulletin-increased-fire-risk-over-the-next-week/) - SITUATION Following the information provided by IPMA, from Sunday, October 22, and until the end of the week, the period will be dry with increased temperatures, above average ​​for this time of year. EXPECTABLE EFFECTS Despite rain in some areas in recent days the conditions are favourable for the spread of rural fires should a
- [Incêndios: Mangualde divulga lista de bens prioritários para socorro das populações](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/incêndios-mangualde-divulga-lista-de-bens-prioritários-para-socorro-das-populações/) - Mangualde, Viseu, 20 out (Lusa) - A Câmara de Mangualde agradeceu hoje "a imensa solidariedade demonstrada pelos cidadãos" após os incêndios de domingo e divulgou uma lista de bens considerados prioritários para responder às necessidades das vítimas das chamas. "Neste momento são prioritários os seguintes bens: roupas de cama; atoalhados; roupas interiores (pijamas, chinelos de
- [ANPC - Notice to the population - Marine Conditions](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/anpc-notice-to-the-population-marine-conditions/) - The following bulletin has been issued by the ANPC following contact today (20th October) with the IPMA taking into account available meteorological information:  Saturday - 21 October, the occurrence of slight rainfall, from 00:00 and 12:00.hrs A decrease in maximum temperature is forecast, in the order of 3ºC in the North and Center regions,
- [Fires: Câmara de Santa Comba Dão, Viseu  requests  volunteers for reconstruction d collection donations](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fires-câmara-de-santa-comba-dão-viseu-requests-volunteers-for-reconstruction-d-collection-donations/) - The Santa Comba Dão Camara is recruiting volunteers to "assist in various social tasks" and to collect items, essentially to equip homes for people affected by the fires. "We are recruiting volunteers to help with various social tasks," the municipality announced today, through its website, in which it makes contacts by telephone (962 728 982)
- [Municipality of Mangualde – Appeal for donations of goods to help fire victims](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/municipality-of-mangualde-appeal-for-donations-of-goods-to-help-fire-victims/) - The city of Mangualde today thanked "the immense solidarity shown by the citizens" after the fires on Sunday and released a list of goods considered priority to respond to the needs of the victims of the fires. This was one of the worst area affected by fires. "At the moment the following goods are a
- [Minister of Justice highlights role of Judicial Police in fire prevention](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/minister-of-justice-highlights-role-of-judicial-police-in-fire-prevention/) - The Justice Minister, Francisca Van Dunem, said that the Judiciary Police should play a central role in the discussion on the prevention of fire crimes. During the 72-year anniversary ceremony of the Judiciary Police in Lisbon, the Minister highlighted the "deep knowledge of the territorial network and economic interests associated with the fire activity" that
- [Recovery of weapons stolen from Tacos Military base](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/recovery-of-weapons-stolen-from-tacos-military-base/) - An anonymous report on the morning of 19th October has led the Military Judiciary Police (PJM) to find in Chamusca weapons of war stolen from the Tancos military base, the Diário de Notícias reported. Forty four weapons of war, grenades and explosives were intercepted. War material missing from military warehouses on June 28 has now
- [Five suspects arrested of robbing an elderly couple in Viana do Castelo](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/five-suspects-arrested-of-robbing-an-elderly-couple-in-viana-do-castelo/) - The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced Wednesday 18th October the arrest, in collaboration with the PSP, of five suspects of kidnapping and robbing an elderly couple from Viana do Castelo. The culprits were hooded and armed with firearms. Contacted by the agency Lusa, a source of PJ de Braga said that the case occurred around 03:00
- [Prime Minister’s speech to the nation on 16th October regarding the forest fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/prime-ministers-speech-to-the-nation-on-16th-october-regarding-the-forest-fires/) - Prime Minister’s speech to the nation regarding the forest fires Prime Minister António Costa said that "on the part of the Government they can count on a total determination in the assumption of responsibilities, in the reconstruction of the territories and in the repreparation of damages, in the execution of the reforms of the forest
- [Deployment of Army in fighting forest fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/deployment-of-army-in-fighting-forest-fires/) - Since October 14, the Armed Forces have been deployed in dealing with the forest fires, namely in support of combat, in fighting itself, in protecting and housing people, and in the aftermath and vigilance. There are nine representatives of the Armed Forces at the command posts of the National Civil Protection Authority to coordinate. The
- [Forest Fires Public Calamity Announcement by the Prime Minister on 15th October -](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/forest-fires-public-calamity-announcement-by-the-prime-minister-on-15th-october/) - The Prime Minister António Costa announced that the Government declared a public calamity in all districts north of the Tagus to ensure the mobilization of more means to combat forest fires. The Prime Minister made this statement at the National Command of Relief Operations of the National Civil Protection Authority in Oeiras, accompanied by the
- [Worst day of the year for number of forest fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/worst-day-of-the-year-for-number-of-forest-fires/) - This is "the worst day of the year on forest fires," said the civil protection spokeswoman. "We have already surpassed 303 fires since midnight," said Patrícia Gaspar, at the 17:30 briefing to journalists, stressing that at that time "all available means are involved in fighting fires". At 17:30 hrs there were 13 fires of high
- [Portugal - Forest Fires - SITREP 15:30 hrs 15th October 2017](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-forest-fires-sitrep-1530-hrs-15th-october/) - As at 15:30 hrs today there were a total of 122 fires of which 53 are active, 19 at a resolution stage and 50 in conclusion. A total of 3846 firefighters are deployed supported by 1046 vehicles and 14 aircraft/helicopters. There are many road closures - see below. Of the active fires eight are classed
- [Pedrógão Grande - The State is responsible for the failures of services](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pedrógão-grande-the-state-is-responsible-for-the-failures-of-services/) - It is called "functional fault" and the President of the Republic stressed the concept: even without individual responsibilities, that the State is responsible for the failures of services Irrespective of political responsibilities or mistakes made by those who commanded Pedrógão Grande's firefighting operations, the State - not just this specific Government - failed to protect
- [Pedrógão Grande fire report - Key findings](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pedrógão-grande-fire-report-key-findings/) - João Guerreiro, President of the Independent Technical Commission created to analyse the events that led to the death of 64 people in Pedrógão Grande, presented the Commission’s report to the Assembly of the Republic on Thursday 12th October. Among the findings are: Pedrógão fire caused by electric discharge from power lines and Góis by lightning
- [Lisbon - Strong police response to protest by security forces](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-strong-police-response-to-protest-by-security-forces/) - About ten thousand members of the security forces and services, such as the PSP, GNR, SEF, ASAE, Maritime Police and prison guard, participate in the demonstration. A strong police device was set up in front of the Ministry of Finance in Lisbon, where a demonstration by members of the security forces which ended on 12th
- [Pedrógão Grande report identifies serious failures in the response to the fire](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/report-early-warning-could-have-prevented-most-of-the-64-deaths-recorded-in-the-pedrógão-grande-fire/) - The report released on 12th October concludes that an early warning could have prevented most of the 64 deaths recorded in the Pedrógão Grande fire. João Guerreiro, president of the independent technical commission created to analyse the events that led to the death of 64 people in Pedrógão Grande, said on Thursday That the final
- [Government reopens 72 GNR lookouts due to fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/government-reopens-72-gnr-lookouts-due-to-fires/) - The Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced the reactivation, starting on Wednesday, of 72 watch stations of the GNR and the extension of the contracts of the aerial resources until the end of October due to the fires. In a statement, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) said that the primary network of watch stations
- [Secretary of State says latest fires are of criminal origin.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/secretary-of-state-says-latest-fires-are-of-criminal-origin/) - The Secretary of State for Internal Administration, Jorge Gomes, has no "way of proving", but considers that several of the forest fires that have arisen in the last hours in the country have "criminal origin". These are fires that "someone really wants to provoke," he told the Lusa news agency, the official, who is traveling
- [ATM explosion destroys bank branch in Leiria](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/atm-explosion-destroys-bank-branch-in-leiria/) - An explosion at an ATM in Maceira, in the municipality of Leiria, on 6th October destroyed the premises of a bank branch, according to Lusa quoting volunteer firefighters of that village. The explosion in the ATM occurred at 05:20, according to GNR source, adding that the investigation of the case is in charge of the
- [September was the hottest and driest month of the last 87 years](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/september-was-the-hottest-and-driest-month-of-the-last-87-years/) - The month of September in mainland Portugal was the hottest of the last 87 years, classifying itself as extremely dry, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) said Friday. In September the average maximum air temperature (27.49 degrees Celsius) was higher than normal and the average minimum (12.42 degrees Celsius) Celsius) was lower
- [Over 80% of Portugal in “Severe drought”](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/over-80-of-portugal-in-severe-drought/) - More than 80% of continental Portugal was in severe drought in September, according to the IPMA which characterized that month as "extremely hot". According to the IPMA, in September there was an increase in the area in severe and extreme drought conditions. On 30th September, 81% of the territory was in severe drought, 7.4% in
- [Maritime Police to step up surveillance on the "big weekend"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/6084-2/) - Maritime Police will have a more visible presence at the main beach areas, such as such as Cascais, Almada, Nazaré and Algarve as in many there is likely to be a reduction in lifeguards or at some, no lifeguards. The main bathing areas will be reinforced by the Maritime Police until Sunday. In a week when
- [National Maritime Authority (AMN) advise safety when entering cold water](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/national-maritime-authority-amn-advise-safety-when-entering-cold-water/) - The AMN have advised bathers that with hot weather (temperature varying in many areas between 28 - 36 C) coupled with sea temperatures of only 16 and 19C, people should take care to avoid cold water shock. This is the body's short term involuntary response to being suddenly immersed in cold water. When the body
- [PJ seize 400 kilograms of cocaine in a vessel and detain two men](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pj-seize-400-kilograms-of-cocaine-in-a-vessel-and-detain-two-men/) - The Judicial Police detained two people and seized 400 kilograms of cocaine aboard a vessel intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean, it was announced today. In a statement, the PJ said that the National Unit to Combat Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, in collaboration with the Portuguese Navy and the Air Force, has in recent days carried
- [Caldas da Rainha Crime Prevention and Public Safety Seminar](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/caldas-da-rainha-crime-prevention-and-public-safety-seminar/) - Safe Communities Portugal is organising a Crime Prevention and Public Safety Seminar which will take place at the Auditorium of Expoeste, ADIO-Associao para o Desenvolvimento Industrial do Oeste. Avenue Infante D. Enrique, no 1 2500 918, Caldas da Rainha on Wednesday 11th October 2017. Doors open 15.30 event starts at 16.00 hrs and lasts until
- [Climate of security in Portugal has created investment - MAI](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/climate-of-security-in-portugal-has-created-investment-mai/) - Lisbon, Sept. 27 (Lusa) - Portugal is one of the safest countries in the world and, according to the Minister of Internal Administration, the security climate creates an environment conducive to attracting foreign investment and securing more residents from other European countries. Constança Urbano de Sousa was the guest of a lunch organized by the
- [Millions of medicines seized in largest operation against online pharmacies](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/millions-of-medicines-seized-in-largest-operation-against-online-pharmacies/) - In the largest action of its kind, INTERPOL’s Operation Pangea X targeting the illicit online sale of medicines and medical devices, saw some 400 arrests worldwide and the seizure of more than USD 51 million worth of potentially dangerous medicines. Europol supported INTERPOL’s Operation Pangea with two analysts performing checks on entities against Europol’s databases.
- [PSP arrest four persons for drug trafficking and possession of a prohibited weapon](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-arrest-four-persons-for-drug-trafficking-and-possession-of-a-prohibited-weapon/) - On 17th September the Loures Division of PSP Lisbon Metropolitan Command arrested three men between 21 and 31 years old, suspected of drug trafficking and possession of a prohibited weapon. One of the detainees was arrested as a result of an arrest warrant issued by the judicial authority. In The course of the investigations launched
- [Lisbon - PSP detain person for burglaries](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-psp-detain-person-for-shoplifting/) - On 17th September the Metro command of the Lisbon PSP, through the criminal investigation division, held a man aged 26 years, on suspicion of the crime of theft in commercial establishments. After several steps steps, it was found that the suspect was indicted for the practice of crimes against in the estate, by using metal
- [Lisbon - Person detained by PSP suspected of homicide](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-person-detained-by-psp-suspected-of-homicide/) - Officials from the criminal investigation division Lisbon on September 19, in the parish of Alvalade, intercepted and identified a man, aged 27 suspected of committing a murder. At the time of his interception, the suspect did not react when questioned in connection with the murder which occurred in the small camp area on 13 September.
- [Crime Prevention and Public Safety Seminar - Caldas da Rainha](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/crime-prevention-and-public-safety-seminar-caldas-da-rainha/) - A Crime Prevention and Public Safety Seminar will take place at the Auditorium of Expoeste, ADIO-Associao para o Desenvolvimento Industrial do Oeste. Avenue Infante D. Enrique, no 1 2500 918 Caldas da Rainha on Wednesday 11th October 2017. Doors open 15.30 event starts at 16.00 hrs and lasts until 19.00 hrs. Presentations in English/Portuguese. This
- [Fake marriages involving Portuguese women allow Nigerians to enter Europe](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fake-marriages-involving-portuguese-women-allow-nigerians-to-enter-europe/) - The German and Portuguese police on Tuesday conducted an operation in several apartments linked to an organization suspected of promoting false marriages to facilitate the arrival of Nigerians to Europe. Portugal was the recruitment center for an international network of marriages for convenience (better known as white marriages), which in turn enabled illegal immigrants to
- [British Proconsul Angela Morado awarded an Honorary MBE by HM the Queen](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/british-proconsul-angela-morado-awarded-an-honorary-mbe-by-hm-the-queen/) - Very good news is that Angela Morado, Proconsul at the British Vice Consulate in Portimão, has been presented with an Honorary MBE, awarded to her by Her Majesty the Queen, in recognition of “her significant contribution to relations between the United Kingdom and Portugal”. The award was formally presented by the British Ambassador to Portugal,
- [Illegal races cross Portugal at more than 210 kph](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/illegal-races-cross-portugal-at-more-than-210-kph/) - The Spanish Civil Traffic Guard has detected a group of cars that crossed Portugal and Spain as part of illegal road racing. Three drivers were arrested, eight reported and several cars seized. The race was intercepted in the municipality of Saragossa, on the AP-2 road, when the vehicles were travelling between Catalonia and Madrid, one of
- [Former firefighter sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison for starting rural fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/former-firefighter-sentenced-to-12-years-and-six-months-in-prison-for-starting-rural-fires/) - The Castelo Branco court today sentenced a former firefighter to 12 years and six months' imprisonment, for causing nine forest fire crimes, one of which was in its most serious form. The former firefighter was accused of starting 17 forest fires, between July and September 2016, in the municipality of Proença-a-Nova, district of Castelo Branco.
- [Criminal group involved in large-scale trafficking of illegal doing substances disrupted](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/criminal-group-involved-in-large-scale-trafficking-of-illegal-doing-substances-disrupted/) - 4400 shipments of parcels weighing approximately 3.1 tonnes in total between 2016 and 2017. Estimated gang could have earned EUR 2 million in illegal profits during this period. Illicit substances imported by gang from Portugal. Europol has supported the Spanish Guardia Civil in an operation targeting an organised crime group involved in the large-scale trafficking
- [Caldas da Rainha Multibanco machine damaged by explosives](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/caldas-da-rainha-multibanco-machine-damaged-by-explosives/) - The multibanco box at Expoeste - Pavilion of Fairs and Exhibitions of the Caldas da Rainha, in the district of Leiria, was damaged this dawn on 9th September with the use of explosion, according to the management of the centre. The crime occurred at 05:30 and, in addition to the explosion of the ATM, the
- [PROJECT EDWARD - European Day without a Road Death](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/project-edward-european-day-without-a-road-death/) - A day without fatalities on Europe’s Roads. That’s the aim of Project EDWARD each year. Launched in 2016 by TIPSOL, the European Police Traffic Network, the project is supported by drivers across the continent, plus very generous public and private sector partners. 2017’s day of action is Thursday 21 September. The long-term aim is to
- [Guarda - GNR arrests 10 persons for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/guarda-gnr-arrests-10-persons-for-drug-trafficking/) - The Territorial Command of the Guarda GNR announced on Tuesday the arrest in Seia of 10 suspects, eight men and two women, aged between 16 and 46 years, for alleged drug trafficking. The GNR explains in a statement that the suspects were detained between Friday and Sunday, by members of the Territorial Detachment of Gouveia,
- [Wheelchair to help disabled bathers stolen on Mindelo beacho](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/wheelchair-to-help-disabled-bathers-stolen-on-mindelo-beacho/) - Thieves have stolen the only chair on Mindelo beach, in Vila do Conde, adapted to carry disabled people to bathe in the sea. The beach is one of the few with handicap accessibility available in Portugal. The wheelchair, whose wheels function as floating buoys in the water, was stored in a shed on the beach,
- [GNR seize shotgun and cannabis in operation in Murtosa](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-seize-shotgun-and-cannabis-in-operation-in-murtosa/) - The GNR dismantled a cannabis greenhouse in Murtosa and arrested a couple on suspicion of drug trafficking, the security force said on Friday. According to a statement from the GNR, the men and women, aged 37 and 21, respectively, were detained last Thursday. The action involved a search of the suspects' home that during which
- [PJ holds two men who made fake 20 euro banknotes](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pj-holds-two-men-who-made-fake-20-euro-banknotes/) - After the first judicial interrogation, the detainees, aged 59 and 64, were remanded in custody The Judiciary Police have detained two men who manufactured counterfeit bank notes of 20 euros, in the Greater Lisbon area. In a statement, PJ said that the counterfeit mill had been dismantled and the equipment used in the counterfeiting process
- [Man Given 3-Month Prison Sentence for ‘Liking’ a Photo on Facebook](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/man-given-3-month-prison-sentence-for-liking-a-photo-on-facebook/) - On Monday evening, a correctional court in Meaux, France, found a 32-year-old man guilty of advocating terrorism after he liked a piece of ISIS propaganda on Facebook. According to a report by Le Parisien, the post in question included a disturbing photo of an ISIS fighter decapitating a woman by hand. After the man liked it,
- [Strike by SEF Inspectors cancelled - Government authorises recruitment of 100 new inspectors](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/strike-by-sef-inspectors-cancelled-government-authorises-recruitment-of-100-new-inspectors/) - The strike by SEF inspectors scheduled for 24th and 25th August will not now take place the president of the SEF Research and Inspection Career Union announced today. Decision was made after a meeting with the Minister of Internal Administration The announcement was made by Acácio Pereira, after a meeting at the Ministry of Internal
- [Portugal link in record heroin drug seizure in Spain – 11 arrested](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-link-in-record-heroin-drug-seizure-in-spain-11-arrested/) - Spanish police agents have seized 65 kilograms of the narcotic and have dismantled the organization responsible for trafficking Eleven people have been arrested in the province of Pontevedra, including the main person in charge, five Spanish, five Bulgarian and a man of Portuguese nationality They used the Galician distribution channels for the subsequent transfer of
- [Macao - Five dead and 153 injured as a result of Typhoon Hato](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/macao-five-dead-and-153-injured-as-a-result-of-typhoon-hato/) - The most violent typhoon of the past 18 years in Macau has caused at least five dead and 153 wounded on Wednesday 23rd August, leaving a trail of destruction to buildings and communication in the city. The Portuguese consul in Macau and Hong Kong, Vitor Sereno, told Lusa that "none of those who died are
- [Pilot dead in fire fighting helicopter crash](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pilot-dead-in-fire-fighting-helicopter-crash/) - A helicopter fighting a fire in Castro Daire, Viseu, fell shortly before 13:00 hrs today Sunday 20th August, killing the pilot, Américo Sousa, aged 51 years. The helicopter crashed into high-voltage cables, crashed and burned, and the pilot was trapped in the helicopter, according to a source at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI). The
- [The causes of rural fires in 2017](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/the-causes-of-rural-fires-in-2017/) - Up until 2nd August 2017, the GNR had investigated the causes of 8122 fires, concluding that 40% of the occurrences, that is, 3320 fires, had negligent causes. Then there were 1374 fires that were caused with intent, 17% of the total. There were 699 fires, 9% of the total that originated from re-ignitions and only
- [Terrorist attack in Barcelona and Cambrils Spain – Portuguese victim](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/terrorist-attack-in-barcelona-and-cambrils-spain-portuguese-victim/) - Our condolences go to the families of at least 14 people who were killed in a terrorist attack in Las Ramblas, Barcelona yesterday. In addition around 130 were injured in the attack, involving a van driving into pedestrians along a crowded street. The Catalan regional government has now said that citizens from 34 countries were
- [Santana - Double Homicide](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/santana-double-homicide/) - A vacation in Madeira ended in a tragic way for a family in Santana, early this Sunday morning, 13th August 2017. For reasons not yet entirely clear, a 50-year-old man, aimed a firearm at the head of his mother, sister and father, and fired at point-blank range when the victims were already in bed. The first two,
- [Government penalizes SIRESP operator following Pedrógão Grande deaths](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/government-penalizes-siresp-operator-following-pedrógão-grande-deaths/) - The various reports and documents already prepared on the fire that killed 64 people in Pedrógão Grande in June were made public yesterday (9th August). At the same time, Minister Constança Urbano de Sousa ordered the application of penalties to the SIRESP operator and announced a new investigation, to establish disciplinary responsibilities in the General
- [SEF participates in police operation in Malaga](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-participates-in-police-operation-in-malaga/) - The Aliens and Borders Service (SEF) participated in the police operation carried out by the Spanish National Police, in collaboration with the UK Immigration Services and EUROPOL, which took place in Malaga, Spain. The operation resulted in the dismantling of an international criminal network involved in the trafficking of Iranian citizens to the United Kingdom
- [ANPC issues high temperature and fire risk warnings](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/anpc-issues-high-temperature-and-fire-risk-warnings/) - ANPC ISSUES HIGH TEMPERATURE AND FIRE RISK WARNINGS Following the contact with the IPMA held today, August 4, the ANPC Command of Relief Operations (CNOS) has issued a statement that the warm and dry weather will continue for the next 72 hours with an intensification of the wind, highlighting: SITUATION - Maximum temperatures varying between
- [Civil Protection in Turmoil – ANPC denounces inaccurate media report](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/civil-protection-in-turmoil-anpc-denounces-inaccurate-media-report/) - Concerning the 29th July 2017 edition of the weekly SOL titled a story by journalist Ana Carvalho as "Pedrogão - Civil Protection in Turmoil ", the ANPC have published the follow rebuttal of the content of the article. ANPC state “The journalistic work, which contains factual errors, aimed to start a controversy, generate internal malaise and
- [GNR GIPS rescues child in Gerês](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-gips-rescues-child-in-gerês/) - The Intervention Unit, through the Protection and Relief Intervention Group (GIPS), rescued on August 1st, a 12-year-old child who had fallen from a height of about 7 meters in a rocky area, In the Place of the Ermida - Terras de Bouro. The GIPS military when they arrived at the place where the child was,
- [SEF arrests four persons for illegal immigration, pimping](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-arrests-four-persons-for-illegal-immigration-pimping/) - It was reported on 25th July that the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) carried out a series of operations in the course of a criminal investigation investigating crimes of aid to illegal immigration and pimping, which culminated in the detention of four national citizens, aged between 34 years and 53 years. In the control actions
- [SEF detains person wanted by Brazil for homicide](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-detains-person-wanted-by-brazil-for-homicide/) - The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) has detained a foreign national wanted in the Vila do Carregado for homicide. The 42-year-old man was detained by the SEF in fulfillment of an international arrest warrant for the crime of homicide committed in his country of origin. He was present today to the Court of Appeal of
- [SEF detain foreign citizen in Oporto wanted by Spain for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-detain-foreign-citizen-in-oporto-wanted-by-spain-for-drug-trafficking/) - The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) detained a foreign citizen, in Oporto, in compliance with an International Capture Mandate, issued by the Spanish authorities, being sought for the practice of the crime of trafficking in narcotics. The 44-year-old man was present at the Oporto Court of Appeal, which ordered him to be installed in the
- [Lisbon - Two persons arrested for robbery](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-two-persons-arrested-for-robbery/) - The Metropolitan Command of the PSP of Lisbon, through the Criminal Investigation Division, on July 22 at 17:30 in the parish of Santa Maria Maior in Lisbon, executed an arrest warrant issued by the Judicial Authority, by arresting a man and a woman aged 52 and 58 years, suspected of carrying our robberies. After investigation
- [Oporto - Two arrest for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/oporto-two-arrest-for-drug-trafficking/) - The Metropolitan Command of Porto, in the context of combating the crime of drug trafficking, arrest on 31st July, at 21:55 pm, in, Vila Nova de Gaia, two men aged 21 and 23 years residing in Felgueiras. Agents of the staff of the Division of Criminal Investigation who had the support of agents of the
- [Judicial Police arrest person for causing fire in Penafiel](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-arrest-person-for-causing-fire-in-penafiel/) - The Judicial Police (PJ), through the Northern Board, announced Monday that it had arrested a 55-year-old man for allegedly carrying out a forest fire crime in Penafiel. According to PJ, the fire occurred on Friday at 11:45 am "having endangered a large forest area and several dwellings, whose spread could only be avoided with the
- [GNR rescues 133 migrants in the Aegean](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-rescues-133-migrants-in-the-aegean/) - The Coastal Control Unit (UCC),using soldiers deployed on the islands of Samos and Kastellorizo, Greece, as part of the mission of the European Border and Coastguard Agency (FRONTEX), have rescued 133 migrants during a maritime patrol. In the south of Pitagorio - Samos, 46 people (21 children, 11 women and 14 men) were rescued. In
- [Vila Cova da Lixa – GNR seize more than 2 900 counterfeit articles](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/vila-cova-da-lixa-gnr-seize-more-than-2-900-counterfeit-articles/) - On 25th July the GNR Oporto Territorial Command seized, 2 962 counterfeit articles with an estimated value of 35 thousand euros, in Vila Cova da Lixa. The articles of clothing, footwear and suitcases were seized during a street vending and fair trade inspection operation. Fifteen individuals, aged between 20 and 55 years old, were considered
- [Lisbon – Woman detained at the airport with 23 capsules of cocaine inside her body](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-woman-detained-at-the-airport-with-23-capsules-of-cocaine-inside-her-body/) - A 43-year-old woman was detained at Humberto Delgado airport in Lisbon on suspicion of committing a crime of drug trafficking. In a statement, the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) said that the woman, of foreign nationality, was intercepted upon arrival in the country when documentary checks were being carried out on passengers on a flight
- [Former TAP employees on Angola's money laundering scheme](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/former-tap-employees-on-angolas-money-laundering-scheme/) - Three lawyers and four others who had ties to TAP airlines, one of them as a member of the Board of Directors, were charged on 14th July 2017 by the Public Prosecutor's Office with active corruption with prejudice to international trade, money laundering and falsification of documents. According to information released by the Central Department
- [Great Ormond Street staff 'get death threats' over Charlie Gard](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/great-ormond-street-staff-get-death-threats-over-charlie-gard/) - Scotland Yard investigates allegations of thousands of abusive messages received by medical professionals Scotland Yard has been called in to investigate allegations that staff at Great Ormond Street hospital have been bombarded with violent threats and abuse over the case of the baby Charlie Guard Thousands of abusive messages, including death threats, have been sent to
- [Man accused of raping three women in Valongo](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/man-accused-of-raping-three-women-in-valongo-2/) - The Public Prosecutor has accused a man of rape, sexual coercion, robbery and possession of a prohibited weapon, practiced in Valongo. The suspect was sentenced to pre-trial detention, the most serious measure of coercion, the prosecutor said in a statement posted on its Web site. According to the indictment, quoted in the note from the
- [Man accused of raping three women in Valongo](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/man-accused-of-raping-three-women-in-valongo/) - The Public Prosecutor has accused a man of rape, sexual coercion, robbery and possession of a prohibited weapon, which took place in Valongo. The suspect was sentenced to pre-trial detention, the most serious measure of coercion, the prosecutor said in a statement posted on its Web site. According to the indictment, quoted in the note
- [Madeira - GNR makes record breaking seizure of cannabis plants](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-gnr-makes-record-breaking-seizure-of-cannabis-plants/) - GNR made its biggest drug seizure in Madeira on Thursday 20th July, at Ribeira Brava, with 1050 metres of cannabis plants and more than seven kilograms of the drug. The (stems of the plant branches) were already dry and in the cutting stage, GNR said in a statement. According to the GNR, "the seizure took
- [Azores - US military acquitted rape and attempted murder](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/azores-us-military-acquitted-rape-and-attempted-murder/) - The US military at the Lajes base in the Azores, which was charged with attempted murder, rape, physical assault and kidnapping, was acquitted of all crimes on Friday. "Since it has not been proven that he committed the crimes, he will be acquitted," the judge said at the Angra do Heroísmo court in Terceira Island,
- [Portugal lost almost a third of the firefighters in ten years, but professionals increase.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-lost-almost-a-third-of-the-firefighters-in-ten-years-but-professionals-increase/) - The number of firefighters in the country has been declining every year, decreasing to 29,000 in 2015 (last year with data unavailable), when ten years earlier there were almost 42,000, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). According to an article in the Diarios de Noticais (DN), Volunteers enter, but also many leave and there
- [Government advances by the end of July the mandatory registration of drones](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/government-advances-by-the-end-of-july-the-mandatory-registration-of-drones/) - Since the beginning of the year, 14 incidents involving drones have been reported by civil aviation The government is to "advance by the end of this month" the submission of regulations for mandatory registration of drones over 250 grams, the Minister of Planning and Infrastructures, said today 14th July, admitting that "there is much to
- [Four years in prison for inspector of the PJ who diverted 40 thousand euros](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/four-years-in-prison-for-inspector-of-the-pj-who-diverted-40-thousand-euros/) - On 11th July 2017 the Cascais Court sentenced to four and a half years in prison an inspector of the Judiciary Police for having diverted 40,000 euros during searches to a residence in Cascais. Emanuel Briosa was accused by the Public Ministry (MP) of diverting 200,000 euros, in the course of the search for a
- [Breakthrough in crackdown on travel false sickness claims](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/breakthrough-in-crackdown-on-travel-false-sickness-claims/) - Joint action by the UK travel trade and police, courts and hoteliers in Spain has led to a major a breakthrough in the fight against false sickness claims. According to TUI UK and Ireland, a major crackdown has led to one law firm dropping more than 1,800 cases against the travel giant. Managing director Nick
- [Castelo Branco - 15 arrested for trafficking in narcotics](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/castelo-branco-15-arrested-for-trafficking-in-narcotics/) - The GNR Territorial Command of Castelo Branco, through the Criminal Investigation Nucleus of Fundão, arrested on 4th July, 13 men and two women between the ages of 20 and 35, for the crime of drug trafficking in Covilhã, Fundão, Cortes do Meio and Tortosendo. As part of an investigation for drug trafficking, which has been
- [Madeira forest fire arsonist sentenced to 14 years](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-forest-fire-arsonist-sentenced-to-14-years/) - The man suspected of causing the fire that killed three people in Funchal in August 2016 was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Thursday 6th July 2017. He was sentenced after being found guilty of the crimes of (arson) aggravated forest fire and gross negligent homicide. The Court proved the facts and considered that
- [IPMA - Only a 5% chance of Pedrógão Grande fire was caused by lightening](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/ipma-only-a-5-chance-of-pedrógão-grande-fire-was-caused-by-lightening/) - The report by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) on the Pedrógão Grande fire shows that there is only a 5% probability that the ignition was caused by thunderstorms, as indicated by the PJ. The IPMA held a press conference on 4th July to release the already-known report, pointing out once again
- [Aveiro - Person who started nine forest fires given suspended sentence](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/aveiro-person-who-started-nine-forest-fires-given-suspended-sentence/) - The Aveiro court today sentenced a 39-year-old man who started nine forest fires between August and November 2016 in Agueda, to four years and nine months in prison, with suspended sentence. The accused, who was under house arrest, with electronic surveillance, was released from court after reading the judgment. Earlier, the presiding judge explained that
- [Eight firefighters injured, two in serious condition, in fire at Abrantes](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/eight-firefighters-injured-two-in-serious-condition-in-fire-at-abrantes/) - Three firefighters and five members of a team from Afocelca - (a forest fire prevention and control organization) - were injured in the fire that burned from midday on 3rd July in the area of ​​Crucifixo, Tramagal parish, Abrantes. In the fire, three firefighters were injured, "victims of smoke inhalation and exhaustion," and five firefighters
- [Pedrógão Grande: Government estimates losses of 500 million euros](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pedrógão-grande-government-estimates-losses-of-500-million-euros/) - The Government has estimated the damages and needs to be almost 500 million euros to deal with the consequences of the fires in the area of ​​Pedrógão Grande. € 193 million will be needed to respond immediately to emergency situations encountered on the ground, and an additional € 303 million will be made available to advance
- [GNR Operation “Safe Summer” 2017](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-operation-safe-summer-2017/) - During the summer, the National Republican Guard (GNR) is reinforcing patrols and support activities in its area of ​​responsibility, with particular emphasis on the most frequented seaside resorts, parties, pilgrimages and events throughout the country, and on the main roads. In the scope of this operation, the Direct Key Program is active, with the purpose
- [Authorities warn of probable disease increase in Pedrógão Grande following fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/authorities-warn-of-probable-disease-increase-in-pedrógão-grande-following-fires/) - There may be an increase in respiratory, cardiac and "decompensation" diseases, says the president of the Regional Health Administration of the Center – reported in the Diarios de Noticais The president of the Regional Health Administration of the Center (ARSC), José Tereso, has warned of the possibility of increasing "morbidity factors" in the zone affected
- [Lisbon - Airport employee seriously assaulted by two passengers](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-airport-employee-seriously-assaulted-by-two-passengers/) - A Groundforce official was beaten "brutally" by two passengers on a TAP flight who were able to get off the plane and access the runway at Lisbon airport, the SITAVA coordinator said. Speaking to the Lusa news agency, Fernando Henriques said that the incident took place on 2nd June on a 10:30 flight from Paris,
- [Fraud: British agencies encourage tourists to file false sickness claims in Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fraud-british-agencies-encourage-tourists-to-file-false-sickness-claims-in-portugal/) - Fraudulent scheme in all-inclusive hotels, encouraged by tour operators, incites false food poisoning and claims for reimbursement. British tourists are being encouraged to make false claims of food poisoning to insurance companies to receive compensation. Due to this crime there are already hotels damaged by 60 million euros and arrests of people involved with the
- [Cascais - The Safe and Sunny Tourism Seminar breaks new ground](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cascais-the-safe-and-sunny-tourism-seminar-breaks-new-ground/) - The Safe and Sunny Holiday Seminar dealing with on-line fraud in the Global Tourism Industry was a great success attended by senior government officials and some 70 people overall. The event jointly organised by Safe Communities Portugal and the Public Security Police, Metropolitan Police Command, held in Cascais, was the first of its type in
- [Navy sends 154 military personnel for safety and population support following fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/navy-sends-154-military-personnel-for-safety-and-population-support-following-fires/) - The Portuguese Navy is sending 154 personnel to contribute to the immediate security and support of the population affected by the fire that began in Pedrógão Grande. In a note sent to the Lusa agency, the Portuguese Navy stated that its task is to provide a visible presence to the population affected by the fire
- [PJ holds woman suspected of starting a forest fire in Lamego](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pj-holds-woman-suspected-of-starting-a-forest-fire-in-lamego/) - A 52-year-old woman was detained for being "heavily indicted" for a forest fire crime in Lamego, Viseu district, last Sunday, 18. The detainee is "suspected of having started a fire in a forest area, located in the Serra das Meadas, in Lamego," reads a press release from the Judiciary Police (PJ) sent to the media,
- [Forest Fire Risk warning issued by ANPC - 23rd June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/forest-fire-risk-warning-issued-by-anpc-23rd-june/) - Following the contact with the IPMA, the ANPC has issued the following warning on 23rd June For the next 48 hours, a very high risk of maximum fire in the northern and central interior regions and in the southern region, PARTICULARLY IN THE ALGARVE. The following is highlighted: - Slight rise in maximum temperature in
- [Portugal Fires – Situation Report – 22nd June 1100 hrs - Embassy contact list](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-fires-situation-report-22nd-june-1100-hrs-embassy-contact-list-for-tourists-and-foreign-nationals/) - Following the in Pedrógão Grande fire which is now in the final stages of conclusion, the fire close-by in Góis, Combria was brought under control at 0741 hrs today Thursday 22nd June after five days of firefighting. At the site are 1010 operational, supported by 284 vehicles. The units will remain and will be reinforced
- [Portugal: At least 62 people killed in forest fires northeast of Lisbon](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-25-people-killed-in-forest-fires-northeast-of-lisbon/) - Our condolences go to the relatives and friends of at least 62 persons(including four children) who have died in a huge forest fire to the north east of Lisbon, as well as over 60 who have been injured including six firefighters. The Prime Minister will decree this Sunday national mourning. A huge forest fire in
- [Fire Surveillance teams already patrol Madeira](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fire-surveillance-teams-already-patrol-madeira/) - 180 people are engaged in patrolling for fire prevention The sierras of Madeira are, as of today, provided with teams to patrol and vigilance thanks to the Operative Plan of Combat to Forest Fires. The Secretary for Social Inclusion and Social Affairs stated this was in an initiative that aimed to mark the start of this
- [19-year-old firefighter who is alleged to have started fires arrested by Judicial Police](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/19-year-old-firefighter-who-is-alleged-to-have-started-fires-arrested-by-judicial-police/) - The firefighter was held in custody after being arrested by the Judicial Police in Coimbra on suspicion of five forest fires. A source from the Center's directorate told the Lusa news agency that the young man was arrested on 13th June, in compliance with a warrant issued by the Department of Investigation and Criminal Action
- [Plane makes manoeuvre to avoid collision with drone when landing in Cascais](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/plane-makes-manoeuvre-to-avoid-collision-with-drone-when-landing-in-cascais/) - An Aero Vip plane had to perform a manoeuvre on 16th June to avoid a collision with a drone at 300 meters altitude, when it was approaching to land at Cascais Aerodrome. The pilot stated "On approaching runway 35 in Cascais I glimpsed an object that I thought was a bird. As I approached, I
- ["Recovery of two " French bulldogs""](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/recovery-of-two-french-bulldogs/) - On 14th June at 23.00hrs the PSP Metropolitan Command of Lisbon (Public Transport Division) , recovered in the Loures area two French Bulldogs, and €950 euros. About two hours earlier, the dogs had been stolen from their owner when the owner was delivering them to the alleged buyer (the sale and delivery of the dogs
- [GNR recovers 3000 stolen cork wallets in Vila do Conde](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-recovers-3000-stolen-cork-wallets-in-vila-do-conde/) - GNR recovered more than 3000 wallets that had been stolen from a warehouse in Varziela industrial zone, in Vila do Conde. The operation carried out by the Criminal Investigation Nucleus (NIC) of the GNR de Matosinhos was the result of a theft that occurred in April, in which thousands of wallets of cork, with a
- [Government prepares punishments against magistrates who delay proceedings](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/government-prepares-punishments-against-magistrates-who-delay-proceedings/) - Talks commence on 16th June concerning a proposed revision of the statute of prosecutors, who delay without justification judicial proceedings. Aimed at ending delays in the justice process the government wants to introduce revisions to the statute of prosecutors, by introducing measures to punish those who delay, without justification, the judicial processes, the newspaper Público
- [The Safe and Sunny Holiday Seminar](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/the-safe-and-sunny-holiday-seminar/) - A First in Portugal Public Security Police Lisbon Metropolitan Command and Safe Communities Portugal are organizing a public seminar in Cascais to create awareness concerning the increasing threat of on-line fraud affecting both the tourism industry as well as holiday makers themselves. This will be held on Friday 23rd June, 2017 in the Auditorium of
- [The Judiciary Police, carried out searches in Porto and Lisbon hospitals – three doctors constituted defendents.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/the-judiciary-police-carried-out-searches-in-porto-and-lisbon-hospitals-three-doctors-constituted-defendents/) - At stake is the purchase of blood products and inactivated human plasma. This was another phase of the "O Negative" operation, related to the investigation of frauds in the National Health Service (SNS), which led last year to the arrest of the former president of the Regional Health Administration of Lisbon And INEM, Luís Cunha Ribeiro, and
- [GNR dismantles fraud of more than 40 million euros in tobacco](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-dismantles-fraud-of-more-than-40-million-euros-in-tobacco/) - About two million cigarettes that had been stolen in places with customs status in Setúbal and Montijo were seized by the GNR. Fraud and tax evasion are valued at more than 40 million euros. Five individuals were identified. The seizure was carried out as part of an investigation by the Territorial Command of Setúbal, together with the
- [GNR seize 16 tonnes of frozen octopus](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-seize-16-tonnes-of-frozen-octopus/) - The Coastal Control Unit of Matosinhos of the GNR seized, on 6th June, 16 tons of frozen octopus, in the area of ​​Póvoa de Varzim. Loaded in Spain and estimated at around 100 thousand euros, the merchandise was on a truck that was inspected near a warehouse and presented irregularities in terms of labeling, documentation
- [PSP detain seven persons for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-detain-seven-persons-for-drug-trafficking/) - The Metropolitan Command of the PSP of Lisbon, through the Police Division of Vila Franca de Xira, on 30 and 31 May, in several parishes of the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, arrested seven men, aged 21 And 54 years, suspected of committing drug trafficking offences. The arrests were the result of an operation
- [ASAE union threatens court action against Ministry of Economy](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/asae-union-threatens-court-action-against-ministry-of-economy/) - The Association of Employees of ASAE (ASFASAE), meeting on 27th May 2017 Lisbon, approved "to try to commence immediate legal action against the Ministry of Economy to request compensation for inspectors. The violation of the constitutional principle "equal work, equal pay" is the basis of the action, explains the union in a statement released on
- [Security “was not and is not a priority" in Portugal, says President of OSCOT](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/security-was-not-and-is-not-a-priority-in-portugal-says-president-of-oscot/) - A report in the Diario de Noticais quotes António Nunes, president of the Observatory for Security, Organized Crime and Terrorism (OSCOT), as stating that he believes "security was not and is not a priority" in Portugal. At the conference organized by the union that represents the inspectors of the Aliens and Borders Service (SEF), the general
- [Cybercrime and violence in sport are priorities for criminal investigation by 2019](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrime-and-violence-in-sport-are-priorities-for-criminal-investigation-by-2019/) - Cybercrime, domestic violence, theft of ATMs, school crime, violence in sports and opportunist theft against tourists are some of the Government's priorities in criminal matters for 2017-2019. The paper that defines criminal policy objectives, priorities and guidelines for the biennium 2017-2019, which includes crime prevention and criminal investigation, has already been submitted to the Assembly
- [Funchal - Seizure of more than 300 liters of Japanese Sake](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/funchal-seizure-of-more-than-300-liters-of-japanese-sake/) - The Territorial Command of Madeira, through the Territorial Office of Funchal, from April 1 to May 17, seized about 300 liters of Japanese sake, in Funchal. Following an operation in catering establishments, in the context of excise duties and in connection with the marketing and sale of alcoholic beverages, that alcohol was seized for breach
- [10 tonnes of hashish seized in the Strait of Gibraltar with six arrested in Judicial Police coordinated operation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/10-tonnes-of-hashish-seized-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar-with-six-arrested-in-judicial-police-coordinated-operation/) - The hashish seized "in the last days" by the Portuguese Judicial Police aboard a vessel "off the Strait of Gibraltar" which came from Morocco was destined for an "African country of the Mediterranean basin". The operation coordinated by the Judicial Police in Portugal involved the Navy, through the Marines, who approached of the vessel on
- [Two Luxembourg nationals accused of cheating hundreds of Portuguese citizens in air travel fraud go to trial](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/two-luxembourg-nationals-accused-of-cheating-hundreds-of-portuguese-citizens-in-air-travel-fraud-go-to-trial/) - A court in Luxembourg commenced on 16th May the hearing of two Luxembourg nationals accused of cheating hundreds of Portuguese immigrants, promising them cheap flights to Portugal that did not materialise. The case dates back to 2013 when Transline Tours, with its headquartered in Howald, on the outskirts of the Luxembourg capital, launched a campaign
- [Pastor detained suspected of causing a forest fire in the Alvão mountain range](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pastor-detained-suspected-of-causing-a-forest-fire-in-the-alvão-mountain-range/) - The Judiciary Police announced on 18th May the arrest of a pastor who is "heavily indicted" for a forest fire crime that occurred in January, in the Serra do Alvão, in Vila Real. The 53-year-old man was detained by the Local Criminal Investigation Unit of Vila Real PJ, with the collaboration of the Nature Protection
- [Seventh member of armed robbery gang in Alentejo arrested](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/seventh-member-of-armed-robbery-gang-in-alentejo-arrested/) - The Judiciary Police announced on 19th May that it had arrested in Beja a seventh member of the group suspected of several crimes of robbery using violence and weapons in the Alentejo region in 2016. In a statement sent to the Lusa news agency, the PJ South Board explains that the 38-year-old man has been
- [Two “Hugs and Kisses thieves” detained by PSP](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/two-hugs-and-kisses-thieves-detained-by-psp/) - They are 19 and 21 years old; the two young persons nicknamed the "hugs and kisses thieves", have now been detained by the PSP on suspicion of joining a group that walks around the city of Lisbon offering hugs and kisses to girls, some under physical coercion, to steal mobile phones, money and other personal
- [Fatima – GNR Operational results](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fatima-gnr-operational-results/) - The National Republican Guard conducted three operations during the visit of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on the occasion of the centenary of the Fatima apparitions, from May 1 to 14, namely to: Ensure the safety of (Operation "Pilgrimage Segura"), For the control of the borders (Operation "Border Guarded", integrated in Operation "White Frontier" of the
- [Portugal was able to defend itself against the Wannacry](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-was-able-to-defend-itself-against-the-wannacry/) - Public administration and companies only had some disruption due to preventive measures, but were not damaged by WannaCry. Public administration services, as well as Portuguese companies in general, were not hit by WannaCry, the ransomware that was the center of a large-scale international cyberattack. "The situation has been quiet; there have been malfunctions in some agencies,
- [Accidental hero' halts ransomware attack and warns: this is not over](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/global-ransomware-attack-accidental-hero-warns-of-possibility-of-another/) - The expert who stopped spread of attack by activating software’s ‘kill switch’ says criminals will ‘change the code and start again’ The “accidental hero” who halted the global spread of an unprecedented ransomware attack by registering a garbled domain name hidden in the malware has warned the attack could be rebooted. The ransomware used in
- [Pope’s visit: Operation passed with tranquillity, says the Government](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/popes-visit-operation-passed-with-tranquillity-says-the-government/) - At the border inspections, 20 arrests were made, one for fraud, 14 for possession of a prohibited weapon and one for falsification. Operation Fatima 2017, which was conducted for Pope Francisco's visit to Portugal, on Friday and Saturday, took place with all normalcy and tranquillity, the Government said today. A press release from the Office
- [Suspect of creating game Blue whale says he was "cleaning society"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/suspect-of-creating-game-blue-whale-says-he-was-cleaning-society/) - A young Russian who persuaded children to enter the game is accused of inciting 16 teenagers to commit suicide The 21-year-old who was accused of inciting 16 girls to commit suicide in Russia and is suspected of having created the Blue Whale game, said he was "cleaning up society." Philipp Budeikin confessed to the crimes
- [Three Chinese citizens arrested at the border with 706,000 euros in cash](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/three-chinese-citizens-arrested-at-the-border-with-706000-euros-in-cash/) - A Chinese citizen was detained on 11th May 2017 at the Caia border in Elvas, in possession of 266,000 euros in cash, after the GNR announced the arrest of two other Chinese citizens holding 480,000 euros. A citizen of Chinese nationality was detained by the GNR in possession of 266 thousand euros and the vehicle
- [Leader of "gang" of drug trafficking in Porto sentenced to 14 years](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/leader-of-gang-of-drug-trafficking-in-porto-sentenced-to-14-years/) - The Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) has sentenced to 14 years of prison for the leader of a "gang" that was dedicated to the drug trafficking in the city of Oporto. In a note published on Thursday 11th May , the Oporto District Attorney General's Office states that the Constitutional Court did not grant an
- [Sixty nine maltreated animals recovered by GNR in Setúbal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sixty-nine-maltreated-animals-recovered-by-gnr-in-setúbal/) - A total of 43 dogs, 25 cats and a bird of the species Garrulus glandarius (common jay) were recovered from a residence in Alhos Vedros, Moita, due to lack of adequate conditions and for mistreatment. The GNR Territorial Command of Setúbal, through the Center for Environmental Protection of Montijo, rescued the 69 animals on 9th
- [GNR seized 3.8 million euros in counterfeit goods in 2016](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-seized-3-8-million-euros-in-counterfeit-goods-in-2016/) - The GNR seized goods valued at € 3.8 million in 2016 in the context of fraud and tax evasion, and also seized about 20,000 cars, which amounted to more than eight million euros. At the ceremony marking the 106th anniversary of the Republican National Guard, the commander-in-chief of the GNR, Lieutenant General Manuel Couto, reported
- [Woman hiding cocaine in children's books destined for Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/woman-hiding-cocaine-in-childrens-books-destined-for-portugal/) - More than four kilos of cocaine, concealed in children's books destined for Portugal, were confiscated by the Federal Police at Guarulhos airport, in São Paulo, from a South African citizen who was about to embark on a flight to Lisbon. The 24-year-old woman was approached by police in the passenger queue at the flight check-in
- [Foreigner detained and another notified to leave Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/foreigner-detained-and-another-notified-to-leave-portugal/) - A foreign citizen was arrested on Tuesday 9th May and another was notified to leave the country due to irregular stay in Portugal in an operation by the Aliens and Borders Service. According to the SEF, in Operation Fronteira Branca, which is part of the reinforcement of inspection activities during the visit of Pope Francisco
- [Braga court sentences 23 defendants for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/braga-court-sentences-23-defendants-for-drug-trafficking/) - The Judicial Court of Braga has found guilty 23 defendants for drug trafficking, one of whom was sentenced to eight years in prison. According to the PGD do Porto, the events occurred between January 2013 and October 2015 and relate to the activity of the defendants of acquisition, possession, storage, transportation and sale of narcotic
- [Person accused of more than one thousand crimes of child pornography in Lisbon](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-accused-of-more-than-one-thousand-crimes-of-child-pornography-in-lisbon/) - The Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) has charged a man with 1031 child pornography crimes committed over the internet between 2012 and 2013, the District Attorney's Office of Lisbon said Wednesday 10th May. According to the PGDL, it is alleged in the case that the accused accessed between June 25, 2012 and June 6, 2013, thousands
- [The Blue Whale Challenge](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/the-blue-whale-challenge/) - This game emerged in Russia in early 2017. In Russia more than 100 deaths have been attributed to the “Blue Whale” challenge or similar games. In February two adolescents jumped from a 14 story building in Irkutsk, in the region of Siberia. According to investigators, these suicides took place after completing the tasks. In Portugal
- [Suicide Game "Blue Whale" arrives in Portugal - Police give advice to parents](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/suicide-game-blue-whale-arrives-in-portugal-police-give-advice-to-parents/) - On 27th April a young woman threw herself from an overpass over the railway line and was injured. PSP, who was aware of two other cases, has given advice to parents. PLEASE SHARE THIS. Participating in a game called the “Blue Whale” is believed to be the origin of this incident that which took place at
- [PSP Lisbon detain person for robberies on Public Transport](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-lisbon-detain-person-for-robberies-on-public-transport/) - On 25th April the PSP Metropolitan Command of Lisbon, through the Transport Security Division, arrested at a 49 year old man at a metro station in Lisbon for carrying out two robberies on public transport. The person was caught in the act and was also a subject of an arrest warrant for similar robberies. Wanted
- [GNR and PSP begin training for dangerous dog owners by end of June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-and-psp-begin-training-for-dangerous-dog-owners-by-end-of-june/) - PSP and GNR are expected to start certifying trainers and training dangerous dog keepers by the end of the second quarter of this year, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) announced today. Although the ordinance came into effect in 2015, the Public Security Police and the National Republican Guard, responsible for certification and training, have
- [In three years, the PSP seized 6870 converted alarm weapons](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/in-three-years-the-psp-seized-6870-convertedlarm-weapons/) - Alarm weapons converted into real weapons (illegal in Portugal) and easily acquired on the Internet are one of the biggest concerns of the PSP, as more and more criminal groups are using them. From 2014 until the end of the first quarter of this year, the PSP seized 6870 weapons of this type, according to
- [Temporary re-introduction of border controls during His Holiness Pope Francis visit](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/temporary-re-introduction-of-border-controls-during-his-holiness-pope-francis-visit/) - The temporary reintroduction of border control at the Portuguese borders during the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis between 00:00 hours on May 10, 2017 and 00:00 hours on May 14, 2017, at the air, sea and land borders. All citizens who travel in or out of Portugal by Air: Airports / Aerodromes; Sea: Ports
- [Person detained in Lisbon in connection with arrest warrant issued by Italian authorities](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-detained-in-lisbon-in-connection-with-arrest-warrant-issued-by-italian-authorities/) - On 19th April the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) detained a foreign citizen in pursuance of a European arrest warrant, issued in order for him to serve a prison sentence in Italy for the commission of extortion and criminal association crimes. The person was intercepted in Lisbon, in connection with the warrant issued by the
- [Over 100 firefighters fight fire in Trajouce](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/over-100-firefighters-fight-fire-in-trajouce/) - A hundred firefighters and at least three dozen vehicles from several corporations are fighting a fire at Trajouce, Sintra's council. The fire broke out on Monday night (24th April) at the Tratolixo plant and, according to SIC-Notícias, is consuming part of the Tratolixo plant. Tratolixo is an intermunicipal solid waste treatment company, created by the
- [GNR recover parts from 300 stolen cars](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-recover-parts-from-300-stolen-cars/) - The GNR Port Territorial Command recovered the components of cars in Trofa and Vila do Conde, in an operation that began on February 17 and ended on April 12, according to GNR. "The operation, which is part of a process of investigation into theft and receipt of stolen vehicles, has already been carried out in
- [Police detain man for causing a forest fire in Barcelos](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/police-detain-man-for-causing-a-forest-fire-in-barcelos/) - The Judiciary Police announced on Friday the arrest of a 46-year-old man suspected of having committed a forest fire crime on Tuesday 18th April 2017 in Barcelos. In a statement, the PJ says that the man "has a criminal record for identical facts." According to police, the man whilst under the influence of alcohol started
- [Judicial Police arrest man suspected of child pornography](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-arrest-man-suspected-of-child-pornography/) - A 52-year-old man was detained in Coimbra by the Judiciary Police, caught in the act of downloading child pornography. A source from the PJ's Center Directorate told the Lusa news agency that the suspect, a health and safety technician at work, and without a criminal record, was detained on Wednesday 19th April and subject to
- [Funchal - Man appears before court charged with qualified homicide of ex-girlfriend.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/funchal-man-appears-before-court-charged-with-qualified-homicide-of-ex-girlfriend/) - "The Judiciary Police presented for the first judicial interrogation a 43-year-old male defendant, a native of Seixal, Setúbal," said a statement read by the president of the Judicial Court of the District of Funchal this Friday. Paulo Barreto added that "after questioning that began at approximately 06.05 pm and ended at 19.45 hours, the defendant
- [Seven children abused every day.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/seven-children-abused-every-day/) - Last year, an average of seven children a day were reported as mistreated. That is, 2719 signs of physical and psychological abuse were made where children were victims at juvenile committees. These are preliminary data from the annual report of the National Commission for the Promotion of the Rights and Protection of Children and Young People (CNPDPCJ),
- [Lisbon - Campaign to educate people on the selling of Fake drugs by street venders](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-campaign-to-educate-people-on-the-selling-of-fake-drugs-by-street-venders/) - In all, the PSP have identified about 50 people and seized 200 individual doses of laurel leaves that were being sold as fake drugs. In the year 2016, for example, there were almost 800 counts of illegal street vending in the Baixa - the other common misconduct here is misleading advertising. According to the PSP
- [PSP arrest two persons for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-arrest-two-persons-for-drug-trafficking/) - On 9th April at 22.05 hrs the PSP Lisbon Metropolitan Command, through the Division of Criminal Investigation, Lisbon, arrested two men and one woman, aged between 30 and 49, in Olivais for drug trafficking. During the operation the following were seized: - 4,230 Individual doses of Heroin; - 190 Individual doses of Cocaine; - 38
- [GNR Conduct operations on Private Security Activities](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-conduct-operations-on-private-security-activities/) - The National Republican Guard carried out, from April 5 to 9, throughout the national territory, an operation to supervise the exercise of private security activity, in order to detect irregular situations in the performance of these functions. In the course of the operation, the GNR Territorial Commands and the Tax Action Unit detained a person
- [Portugal made eight thousand requests to Facebook, Google and Microsoft to fight cybercrime](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-made-eight-thousand-requests-to-facebook-google-and-microsoft-to-fight-cybercrime/) - The Portuguese authorities (Judiciary Police and Public Prosecutor's Office) have sent more than 8,000 requests directly to Facebook, Microsoft and Google since 2013 to obtain evidence in cases of cybercrime suspicions. The Diario de Noticais which covered the story states these are crimes of a distinct nature but with one point in common: those undertaken
- [Network dismantled trafficking in luxury vehicles rented in Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/network-dismantled-trafficking-in-luxury-vehicles-rented-in-portugal/) - Agents of the Spanish National Police and the Police of Catalonia dismantled an organized criminal group that stole high-end vehicles, after renting them with fake documents and then sold them in Libya and Algeria. Source Jornel de Noticais In a joint statement, police explained that four men - three men and one woman of Moroccan
- [Operation "Cobra" - Wildlife protection](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/operation-cobra-wildlife-protection/) - The National Republican Guard, SEPNS’s unit conducted from April 3 to 9, throughout the national territory, Operation COBRA under its remit of protecting wildlife species. The aim was to prevent, detect and repress situations of trafficking, exploitation, commercialization and possession of such animals. During the operation, the military of the Territorial Commands, in coordination with
- [Figueiró dos Vinhos - Recovery of stolen material](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/figueiró-dos-vinhos-recovery-of-stolen-material/) - The GNR Territorial Command of Leiria, through the Territorial Detachment of Pombal recovered yesterday, April 10, in Figueiró dos Vinhos, hundreds of articles stolen from the interior of residences. During the investigation, two domiciliary searches and two non-domiciliary searches were carried out and two men were identified. The following items were seized; Electrical building tools;
- [Up to 800 Portuguese students returned to Portugal following vandalism in Spain.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/up-to-800-portuguese-students-returned-to-portugal-following-vandalism-in-spain/) - According to reports in El Pais newspaper, about 800 Portuguese students have caused serious damage to a hotel in Torremolinos. The police value in "thousands of euros" the destruction, although the figure is pending final valuation. According to police sources the students tore up tiles, threw mattresses out the windows, emptied fire extinguishers in the hotel
- [Person arrested for defrauding an elderly person using counterfeit €50 bank notes](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-arrested-for-defrauding-an-elderly-person-using-counterfeit-€50-bank-notes/) - A man was arrested on 3rd April on suspicion of defrauding an elderly woman in Setúbal following the entry into circulation of the new note of 50 euros The Territorial Command of the Republican National Guard (GNR) of Setubal said that the man, 69, was "a bank employee and approached the victim in her residence
- [Judicial Police detain two people for fraud and counterfeiting of credit cards in Lisbon](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-detain-two-people-for-fraud-and-counterfeiting-of-credit-cards-in-lisbon/) - The Judiciary Police detained a couple on suspicion of computer fraud, counterfeiting credit cards and seized computer hardware, consoles, video games, watches, brand clothing, perfumes and about 10,000 euros in cash. In a statement released on 6th April 2017, the PJ said that the 29-year-old couple had been using "third-party bank card data" for more
- [ASAE seizes 5000 litres of Goat’s milk](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/asae-seizes-5000-litres-of-goats-milk/) - The Food and Economic Security Authority (ASAE) announced on 7th April that it had seized about 5,000 liters of frozen goat's milk for lack of traceability in the district of Viseu. In a statement, ASAE explains that, on March 29, the specialized inspection brigade of the animal products industries of the Regional Unit of the
- [“State” earns money from Prostitution fines.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/state-earns-money-from-prostitution-fines/) - The Tribunal de Penafiel sentenced a former bar owner for aiding prostitution, to pay money earned from prostitution to the State after having been calculated the difference between the declared income and his assets. The former manager of a Lixa alternating house in Felgueiras was sentenced to pay 253,000 euros to the State, an amount
- [](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/5496-2/) - The Command Lisbon Metropolitan through No 2 Division from 15 March to 04 April, conducted various supervision visits to various dining establishments and bars resulting in identifying violation of existing rules on the licensing of these establishments and seizure of: A machine of games of fortune or misfortune, and A combination of machine gambling In
- [PSP seize illegal weapons](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-seize-illegal-weapons/) - The Regional Police of the Public Security Police of Madeira informs that the PSP Câmara de Lobos Division, conducted an operation on the north coast of the Island of Madeira, which culminated in the seizing of three long-barrelled firearms. These comprised two shotguns, of 12mm calibre – being held not in accordance to the provisions
- [Algarve Crime - Lowest since 1998](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/5482-2/) - The annual Relatório Anual de Segurança Interna (RASI), (Internal Security Report) (RASI), for 2016, approved on 31st March 2017 by the Assembly of the Republic, consolidates the figures of all police, and enforcement agencies, as well as other information concerning the state of internal security in Portugal. The very good news is that the report
- [PSP destroy over 3000 firearms](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-destroy-over-3000-firearms/) - The Public Security Police announced on 31st March that it destroyed 3,123 firearms and blank weapons on 30th March, totalling more than 6,000 guns destroyed this year by the security force. In a statement, the PSP said that the destroyed weapons were declared as lost in favour of the State in the context of criminal,
- [2016 recorded the lowest number of crimes in the last 15 years.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/2016-recorded-the-lowest-number-of-crimes-in-the-last-15-years/) - The annual Internal Security Report (RASI), approved on 30th March by the Homeland Security Council, which brings together all police, and enforcement agencies, reveals the lowest number of crimes, especially violent ones in the last 15 years. Less than 7.1% in general crime, 11.6% in the most serious, crimes compared with last year. In 2016
- [Seizures of hashish and ecstasy up nearly 200% in 2016](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/seizures-of-hashish-and-ecstasy-up-nearly-200-in-2016/) - The number of hashish and ecstasy seized in Portugal rose almost 200% last year, while heroin and cocaine decreased 41.1% and 82.7%, respectively, according to the Annual Internal Security Report (RASI) 2016. Compared with 2015, there was an increase of 192.7% in the amount of hashish seized, with ecstasy registering an increase of 197.4% in
- [Barcelos – ASAE dismantles illegal casino](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/barcelos-asae-dismantles-illegal-casino/) - ASAE has dismantled an illegal casino operating in the center of Barcelos. The operation took place close to midnight on 25th March and led to the arrest of 10 individuals between the ages of 40 and 65. In the illegal casino, which had been operating for several years in an apartment in the Torre Ampal on
- [Ministry calls for improved inventory of police weapons](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/ministry-calls-for-improved-inventory-of-police-weapons/) - The Minister of Internal Administration has determined that a "rigorous inventory" will be carried out on all weapons and ammunition in the PSP, GNR and SEF The measure resulted from the investigation into the disappearance of 57 Glock pistols from the PSP National Directorate in Lisbon. "Security Forces and Services shall also inform the IGAI
- [Portugal - Proposals to combat terrorism, involve loss of nationality to those convicted](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-proposals-to-combat-terrorism-involve-loss-of-nationality-to-those-convicted/) - As reported in the Diario de Noticias, the CDS party will move forward with a "package" of measures against terrorism. The CDS will present a bill that allows the withdrawal of Portuguese nationality to citizens condemned by terrorism, but only for those who have dual nationality. This decision could reach some of the Portuguese jihadists, should
- [Judicial Police investigation death of elderly woman in Madeira](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-investigation-death-of-elderly-woman-in-madeira/) - The Judiciary Police of Madeira is investigating the violent murder of a 79-year-old woman at her home on the Fonte do Til Road in the Arco da Calheta. The woman was found on 26th March with several stab wounds. Her 45-year-old son had recently returned from London, England, where he was emigrated. The man now
- [Four people stabbed to death in the parish of São Veríssimo, in Barcelos.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/four-people-stabbed-to-death-in-the-parish-of-são-veríssimo-in-barcelos/) - Four people stabbed to death in the parish of São Veríssimo, in Barcelos. The victims are a couple of 80 and 84, a woman of 60 years and another woman aged 37, who was seven months pregnant. The bodies were found in different places. Three in two separate houses and one on the public road,
- [Suspect of terrorism interrogated in Lisbon stays in pre-trial detention](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/suspect-of-terrorism-interrogated-in-lisbon-stays-in-pre-trial-detention/) - A Moroccan defendant, detained in Germany and handed over to the Portuguese authorities, was questioned on 23rd March by Judge Carlos Alexandre on suspicion of joining and supporting the international terrorist organization Daesh and recruiting and financing terrorism. The man is being held in custody. "The Public Prosecution Service presented to the judge of the
- [SEF inspect nightlife and massage establishments in Aveiro](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-inspect-nightlife-and-massage-establishments-in-aveiro/) - The Aliens and Borders Service announced Tuesday 21st March that it had inspected nightlife establishments and massage parlors in the district of Aveiro, having identified several foreign women and detained one of them. After receiving denunciations of illegal immigration, illegal labor and pimping, the SEF carried out a surveillance operation for two nightlife establishments in
- [Victims of dating violence increase 60% in three years](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/victims-of-dating-violence-increase-60-in-three-years/) - The number of dating violence victims reported by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Science (INMLCF) has increased almost 60 percent in three years between 2014 and 2016, culminating with 767 victims last year. According to INMLCF statistics on dating violence, which Lusa had access to, 2016 ended with 767 people who were
- [Aveiro - Major Fire at paper mill](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/aveiro-major-fire-at-paper-mill/) - A major fire at a paper mill in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira was finally brought under control at midnight on 17th March after breaking out in the late afternoon. At one stage it was being fought by about 135 firefighters and 45 vehicles, according to the District Relief Operations Command (CDOS) in
- [GNR Awareness operation of forest fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-awareness-operation-of-forest-fires/) - The National Republican Guard (GNR) Protection of Nature and Environment (SEPNA) and the Protection and Relief Intervention Group (GIPS), will conduct throughout Portugal until May 14, several actions aimed mainly at the school communities, on the problem of forest fires. These awareness actions aim to raise awareness of the importance of the preventive procedures to
- [Individual of financing Islamic State arrested in Spain](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/individual-of-financing-islamic-state-arrested-in-spain/) - On 15 March 2017, the Spanish Guardia Civil supported by Europol, arrested in Girona (Spain) a Moroccan national suspected of helping finance the terrorist group Islamic State (IS). The arrestee, aged 43, was under investigation for participating, along with two of his brothers arrested in July 2016, in a complex financial scheme which involved sending
- [Lisbon - Lost backpack containing €5000 found and returned to owner](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-lost-backpack-containing-€5000-found-and-returned-to-owner/) - A backpack with almost 5,000 euros in cash, lost on the Lisbon subway, was subsequently found in the subway and returned by police to its rightful owner. The backpack was found by a 35-year-old citizen who contacted the Public Transport Security Division of the PSP of Lisbon, on Thursday 16th March according to the PSP
- ["Hackers" attack computers of the National Defence Institute](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/hackers-attack-computers-of-the-national-defence-institute/) - Computers at the National Defence Institute, under the protection of the Ministry of Defence, were attacked by hackers at the end of February and earlier this month. This computer attack hit at least two computers of the National Defence Institute (IDN), and, according to Lusa source of the Ministry of National Defence, who supervises the
- [PJ arrests woman for fraud of millions in Belgium](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pj-arrests-woman-for-fraud-of-millions-in-belgium/) - The PJ has indicated the detention of a woman in Portugal in the context of an international investigation of Belgian transport companies, which will have injured the Social Security of this country in about seven million euros. According to PJ, the woman was detained for crimes of tax fraud, social security fraud and criminal association
- [Government changes GNR status concerning senior promotions.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/government-changes-gnr-status-concerning-senior-promotions/) - The Council of Ministers today changed the new statute of the GNR, which was vetoed by the President of the Republic, so that in the force only the colonels with basic training in the military academy can be promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. According to the communiqué of the Council of Ministers, the
- [PSP hold company liable for managing goldsmith security alarms without permits](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-hold-company-liable-for-managing-goldsmith-security-alarms-without-permits/) - As part of the 1st Quarterly National Operation, which took place on March 10, 2017, elements of the PSP's Private Security Department (PSD) inspection teams proceeded to hold a company responsible for installing and setting up security alarms in various goldsmiths, throughout the country without the necessary permits. Police officers, strategically placed at the company's
- [PSP seizes more than six thousand doses of hashish in Beja](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-seizes-more-than-six-thousand-doses-of-hashish-in-beja/) - The PSP announced the arrest of two men and one woman on suspicion of drug trafficking in the city of Beja in an operation in which 6689 individual doses of hashish were seized. The suspects, aged 28 and 29, were detained on Friday 10th March at about 4 pm as part of an investigation linked
- [Bomb threat results in bank evacuation in Oliveira de Azeméis](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/bomb-threat-results-in-bank-evacuation-in-oliveira-de-azeméis/) - A bomb threat forced, early Friday afternoon (10th March 2017), to evacuate the Agricultural Credit Bank in Oliveira de Azeméis. No explosive devices were found, GNR told Lusa. According to the same source, the bomb threat was made through a phone call about 14:50 to the branch office of the Mutual Agricultural Credit, located in
- [Suspect child trafficker detained by SEF in Lisbon](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/suspect-child-trafficker-detained-by-sef-in-lisbon/) - A foreign citizen, suspected of trafficking in children and referred to in Spain for illicit illegal labour, was detained by the Aliens and Borders Service (SEF) at Humberto Delgado Airport in Lisbon, accompanied by a minor aged about 12 years. The suspect and the child had disembarked from a flight from Accra, Ghana. When he presented
- [GNR detains 52 persons in 12 hour operation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-detains-52-persons-in-12-hour-operation/) - GNR announced the arrest of 52 people and the seizure of 350 doses of hashish and cocaine in several operations that took place across the country between 8 pm on Friday and 8 am on Saturday (10th/11th March 2017). The operations carried out by the military aimed at "preventing and combating violent crime, road surveillance,
- [Young person assaulted next to disco in Funchal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/young-person-assaulted-next-to-disco-in-funchal/) - A 23-year-old man living in Cascais was beaten and stabbed on Saturday at a famous nightclub on the Marginal Avenue of Sá Carneiro, near Funchal's marina, Madeira. According to the online news channel Cascais24, the young man, who was accompanied by three other friends, all from Cascais, who travelled to Madeira on 7th March 2017,
- [PSP in Porto detains 17 people during operation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-in-porto-detains-17-people-during-operation/) - The PSP of Porto detained 17 people, between Friday night and Saturday morning, (10th/11th March 2017) as part of a crime-fighting and road-monitoring operation, in which it detected 161 drivers for speeding. In a statement, PSP said that the operation took place between 10 pm on Friday and 9 am on Saturday in the city
- [Portuguese couple arrested in Spain for human trafficking and slavery](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portuguese-couple-arrested-in-spain-for-human-trafficking-and-slavery/) - The PJ announced the arrest in Spain of a Portuguese couple "heavily indicted" of human trafficking and slavery, in an operation that also resulted in the release of more than 30 citizens of various nationalities. In a statement, the Northern Board of the PJ said that the victims had mostly "a profile of economic and
- [PSP destroy more than 3000 weapons](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-destroy-more-than-3000-weapons/) - The PSP destroyed more than three thousand firearms and blank weapons confiscated in criminal proceedings, administrative proceedings or misconduct. In a statement released on Friday, the PSP's leadership says that 3129 weapons were destroyed on Tuesday in a specialized company after they were seized or given voluntarily to the state by their owners or advisers.
- [PSP seizes hashish worth more than 2 million euros](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-seizes-hashish-worth-more-than-2-million-euros/) - The PSP have stated that the 88 kgs of hashish sized on 9th March in a garage of Ermesinde, Valongo, during the operation with the code name "Fruit of Morocco", is worth around €2,235,000 market price. The seizure of 88 kilograms of hashish in the town of Ermesinde is the result of the second phase
- [Parliament approves increase in penalties for Corruption](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/parliament-approves-increase-in-penalties-for-corruption-2/) - The Assembly of the Republic unanimously approved today the final version of the bills that aims to aggravate the criminal framework for crimes of sports corruption. The final text, which was based on three bills of law, the PSD, PS and CDS-PP, was approved unanimously on 8th March 2017 in the first Parliamentary Committee
- [Nine people including eight Chinese detained for money laundering](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/nine-people-including-eight-chinese-detailed-for-money-laundering/) - Eight Chinese and one Portuguese were detained by the Porto Judicial Police for integrating a network of tax fraud that during the last few years may have allowed an illegal profit of around ten million euros, with the non-payment of direct and indirect taxes. The Judiciary is also investigating a money laundering scheme involving several
- [Europol’s Serious and Organised Crime Threat (SOCTA) 2017](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/europols-serious-and-organised-crime-threat-socta-2017/) - Highlights More than 5 000 international Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) with more than 180 nationalities are currently under investigation in the EU. The number of organised crime groups that are involved in more than one criminal activity (poly-criminal) has increased sharply over the last years (45% compared to 33% in 2013) For almost all types
- [Madeira - Two people charged with negligent homicide of girl who died in inflatable bouncy castle](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-two-people-charged-with-negligent-homicide-of-girl-who-died-in-inflatable-bouncy-castle/) - The prosecutor accused two people of negligent homicide of a girl who died after having "flown" inside an inflatable bouncy castle, installed in the parking lot of a restaurant, in Madeira. According to the information provided on Wednesday on the website of the District Attorney's Office of Lisbon (PGDL), the MP requested the trial by
- [Public prosecutor accuses former firefighter of 17 fire crimes](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/public-prosecutor-accuses-former-firefighter-of-17-fire-crimes/) - On March 1, the Public Prosecutor of Castelo Branco accused a 46-year-old former Proença-a-Nova firefighter of having committed 17 forest fire crimes last summer. The largest of the fires, started on 7 September, burned 950,000 square meters (equivalent to almost 100 football fields) and caused losses estimated at more than 2.6 million euros. The defendant
- [Lisbon - Four arrested and €600,000 worth of drugs seized](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-four-arrested-and-€600000-worth-of-drugs-seized/) - Four members of the same family, who are headed by a 41-year-old man, ran a drug trafficking network for the entire Lisbon Metropolitan Area. They were detained up by the PSP with almost 20 kilos of narcotics, valued at 600,000 euros, which could double by cutting the drug. Commissioner Ribeiro, of the Criminal Investigation Division
- [Alleged robbery of 80 year old not pursued by prosecutors](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/alleged-robbery-of-80-year-old-not-pursued-by-prosecutors/) - Allegedly robbed at home by two false EDP officials, Rosa Macedo, 80, had hoped that the criminals would be punished and gold recovered. But the alleged clues she provided to the police were not enough and the case was shelved by the Public Prosecution Service (PM) late last year, as reported by the Jornel de
- [FCA reveals the tactics investment fraudsters use to deceive over 55s](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fca-reveals-the-tactics-investment-fraudsters-use-to-deceive-over-55s/) - The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is urging over 55s to check investment opportunities are genuine before they part with their money. This comes as new research*, commissioned as part of the FCA’s ScamSmart campaign, reveals that only two in five (42%) think they know how to spot a fraudulent investment opportunity. Fraudsters are targeting the
- [Pet Cruelty Crime increases in 2016](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pet-cruelty-crime-increases-in-2016/) - The number of pet cruelty offenses registered by the GNR last year has increased compared to 2015, totalling 767, representing a growth of more than a hundred cases. In a statement, the GNR, through the Service of Protection of Nature and the Environment (SEPNA), predicts that, in 2016, and following inspection actions, 767 crimes were
- [Parish councils will be able to create local civil protection units](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/parish-councils-will-be-able-to-create-local-civil-protection-units/) - Parish councils will be able to create local civil protection units to raise awareness and inform the local population and support the management of occurrences, such as fires, in the scope of the transfer of competences to the local authorities. According to the agency Lusa, the office of the Secretary of State for Internal Administration,
- [Spain - Criminal organization dedicated to blasting ATMs dismantled](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/spain-criminal-organization-dedicated-to-blasting-atms-dismantled/) - It was reported that on 4th March that agents of the Spanish National Police and the Civil Guard have carried out Operation "MISSOURI" in which a criminal organization has been dismantled conducting thefts at ATMs Banks by means of the gas explosion. The members of this group used disguises to avoid being identified and explosive
- [ Army will help fight forest fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/army-will-help-fight-forest-fires/) - The National Civil Protection Authority will train 1,320 Army personnel to integrate the Special Firefighting Devices (DECIF) for surveillance functions, the Army said Thursday. "This is a Specialization Course in Active Post-Post Surveillance to be held until next May 11, at the Castelo Branco Logistic Support Base. The course, certified by the General Directorate of
- [Madeira – PSP Operation Always Present Police - Carnival in Security 2017](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-psp-operation-always-present-police-carnival-in-security-2017/) - Between 23 and 28 February, the Regional Police of the Public Security Police of Madeira registered 25 arrests most of them were driving under the influence of alcohol (19). One person was detained for drug trafficking, two for driving without a license; and two under an arrest warrant. The figures are the result of Operation
- [Colombian drug network dismantled in Spain](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/colombian-drug-network-dismantled-in-spain/) - Spanish police announced on Saturday 4th March 2017 that they had dismantled a Colombian cocaine trafficking network in an operation that arrested 24 people and seized 2.4 tons of drugs. The suspected drug traffickers, belonging to two groups linked to the "Cucuta cartel", "were trying to settle in Spain," the head of the Spanish police
- [ATM broken into in Caldas da Rainha](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/atm-broken-into-in-caldas-da-rainha/) - An ATM was broken into and money stolen, on 5th March in the Caldas da Rainha, informed source of the District Command of the PSP of Leiria. The assault occurred around 5.30 am in a "cash machine located inside the dependence of the Agricultural Credit Bank" of Caldas da Rainha, said a PSP source from
- [ ASAE seizes ivory for sale on the internet](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/asae-seizes-ivory-for-sale-on-the-internet/) - The Food and Economic Security Authority seized two elephant ivory tusks, for sale on the internet without a certificate, and identified four people who were going to make the transaction, a practice penalized with a fine between 10,000 and 100,000 euros. The action was carried out by the National Information and Criminal Investigation Unit and
- [Search continues for missing 13 year old](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/search-continues-for-missing-13-year-old/) - The search to find the 13-year-old teenager missing since Friday, from Ponte de Lima, was extended to the district of Aveiro, and the Judiciary Police of Braga was alerted, according to a GNR source. According to a source from the Territorial Command of the GNR of Viana do Castelo, the district of Aveiro was identified
- [Tourist falls whilst walking on Levada](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/tourist-falls-whilst-walking-on-levada/) - On 22nd February a British tourist in his early 70s fell 15 meters at the Levada do Norte, between Camara de Lobos and Garachico. The man who may have been part of an organised tour suffered a head injury. His condition is unknown. There have been a number of accidents whilst walking the levadas. On
- [French tourist dies in Botanical gardens](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/french-tourist-dies-in-botanical-gardens/) - On 24th February 2017 a French tourist died while walking up the slight slope in the botanic gardens, he was said to be feeling unwell. The man 47 years of age, suffered a cardiac arrest, emergency services arrived at the scene but, nothing could be done to save him.
- [German Tourist Falls](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/german-tourist-falls/) - On 27th February in the afternoon a tourist, of German nationality fell the Vereda dos Salgados, in Camacha. He was rescued and is well. According to a source from the Municipal Fire Department of Santa Cruz, the man fell from a considerable height but was suspended on a tree trunk, having been rescued by two
- [Lawyer arrested while taking drugs to client in prison](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lawyer-arrested-while-taking-drugs-to-client-in-prison/) - A lawyer living in Braga was arrested on Monday when she took drugs, syringes and other prohibited objects to a client who was imprisoned in the Vale do Sousa prison. Manuela Alves was arrested in flagrante delicto by the Nucleus of Criminal Investigation of GNR of Felgueiras. In her possession she had 100 grams of
- [GNR detain in Campo Maior two men for car theft from the Câmara de Mogadouro](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-detain-in-campo-maior-two-men-for-car-theft-from-the-câmara-de-mogadouro/) - The GNR detained this Monday two men near Campo Maior, in the district of Portalegre, suspected of having stolen a light goods vehicle, belonging to the municipality of Mogadouro. According to a source from the GNR, the detention of 47- and 61-year-old men and the recovery of the stolen vehicle was carried out by soldiers
- [Nine thousand drivers caught without a valid driving licence](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/nine-thousand-drivers-caught-without-a-valid-driving-licence/) - During 2016 the PSP registered 4932 arrests and the GNR 4017 of people without a valid driving licence. If you have become accustomed to thinking that the validity of the driving license is almost lifelong, it is best to go check the website of the Institute of Mobility and Transport. It is that the date
- [Trancoso - missing elderly person found by GNR](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/trancoso-missing-elderly-person-found-by-gnr/) - The GNR Pinhel, found, on February 22, a 75-year-old Alzheimer's patient living in Cótimos - Trancoso, missing since the previous day. After the disappearance was reported, a total of 35 military personnel were deployed to the place where the searches were carried out during the entire period of the disappearance, resulting in the location of
- [GNR tests social networks in response to earthquake simulation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-tests-social-networks-in-response-to-earthquake-simulation/) - The National Republican Guard (GNR), in partnership with the Portuguese technological group TEKEVER, will test tomorrow, February 23, in Barreiro, at 09:00 hours, the utility of social networks in the response of public security authorities dealing with emergency situations. The exercise, which will take place at the Business Park of Baía do Tejo in Lavradio
- [Civil Protection technicians from Alentejo and Algarve received training in Mértola](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/civil-protection-technicians-from-alentejo-and-algarve-received-training-in-mértola/) - Civil Protection technicians from Alentejo and the Algarve met in Mértola on 15 February for a training course on the Spit Fire platform, a project aimed at improving the efficiency of fire prevention, preparedness and response actions In cross-border areas, between Portugal and Spain. According to the Câmara de Mértola, "several entities from the districts
- [Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs summoned to parliament](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/ministers-of-justice-and-home-affairs-summoned-to-parliament/) - Francisca Van Dunem and Constança Urbano de Sousa give clarification on the escape of Caxias and disappearance of weapons from the PSP, respectively The parliament today approved the urgent hearing of Justice and Home Affairs ministers regarding the escape of three prisoners from the Caxias jail and the stealing of 50 weapons from the national
- [Escapee from prison in Portugal released in Spain due to lack of warrant](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/escapee-from-prison-in-portugal-released-in-spain-due-to-lack-of-warrant/) - One of the Chilean prisoners who fled the Caxias prison near Lisbon and were captured in Madrid was released because the Spanish authorities did not receive the European arrest warrant in time. The other Chilean was not only released by the Spanish police, because, after being identified, the authorities realised that he was wanted in
- [DNA database only has 6000 profiles of convicts - It should have 42,000](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/dna-database-only-has-6000-profiles-of-convicts-it-should-have-42000/) - The genetic DNA database was created seven years ago. If all defendants sentenced to more than three years in prison were on the platform, they would already have 42,000 profile samples. But there are only 6000 according to Diario de Noticais. The DNA database, created in 2010 to help investigate unresolved crimes, currently has 8398
- ["332 Detained"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/332-detained/) - The Metropolitan Command of Lisbon of the Public Security Police, in furtherance of its objectives of crime prevention and tackling illicit crimes in general, in the period between 07:00 p.m. on February 10 and 0700 hrs on February 17, carried out 182 police operations resulting in: Detention of 332 citizens for various crimes: 73 Driving under
- [PSP detain person for five robberies in Sintra](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-detain-person-for-five-robberies-in-sintra/) - On 15th February at 1500 hrs the PSP Metropolitan Command of Lisbon, through the Police Division of Sintra, in Agualva - Cacém, arrested a 32 - year - old man, in execution of an arrest warrant for robbery. Last December, in Agualva-Cacém, the suspect approached the victim, under the age of 14, and after threatening
- [Lourosa - GNR seize 12,000 doses of hashish](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lourosa-gnr-seize-12000-doses-of-hashish/) - The Territorial Command of Aveiro, through the Criminal Investigation Center of Santa Maria da Feira, deatined on 16th February, in Lourosa - Santa Maria da Feira, a 49-year-old individual for trafficking in narcotics. The detention was the result of a criminal investigation into drug trafficking, and a home search and a non-domiciliary search (vehicle) were
- [Minister of interior hands over 34 vehicles to PSP](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/minister-of-interior-hands-over-34-vehicles-to-psp/) - On 17th February 2017 the PSP received 34 new vehicles, including several BMWs, valued at 885,000 euros, which will be distributed among the various commands, including Porto, and for various services such as traffic, patrol and protection of witnesses. The car delivery ceremony, which took place at the national police headquarters, was attended by the
- [SEF strengthens staff at Lisbon airport](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-strengthens-staff-at-lisbon-airport/) - SEF said Friday that the staff at Lisbon airport has been strengthened in recent months due to the number and origin of flights and announced the placement of five more inspectors in this infrastructure for next week. In a statement, the Foreigners and Border Service adds that the reinforcement of the staff at Humberto Delgado
- [Person found guilty of causing forest fire in Madeira in 2016 sentenced to three years in prison.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-found-guilty-of-causing-forest-fire-in-madeira-in-2016-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison/) - A man, a native of Madeira, accused of setting fire to the area of ​​the parish of Camacha, Santa Cruz municipality, the neighbouring municipality east of Funchal, has been found guilty in court. He was arrested by the Public Security Police (PSP) on the night of 15th August 2016 "The court has decided to sentence
- [Six Irish nationals known as the "Tar Gang" arrested for fraud](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sic-irish-nationals-known-as-the-tar-gang-arrested-for-fraud/) - On 3 and 14 February, the Territorial Command of Setúbal arrested six people of Irish nationality for fraud. After being presented to court, four were remanded in custody (one awaiting extradition to France) and the other two were subject to expiration of identity and residence. The modus operandi of this European group, known as "The
- [Missing PSP service pistols recovered in Spain](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/5232-2/) - According to a report in the Diario de Noticais The disappearance of at least service 50 Glock pistols that were stored in the PSP National Directorate - the Penha de France headquarters - maybe being investigated into a broader investigation into international arms trafficking network. The disappearance of at least service 50 Glock pistols that
- [Ovar - GNR arrest four persons preparing to break into Western Union](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/ovar-gnr-arrest-four-persons-preparing-to-break-into-western-union/) - The GNR Ovar have foiled an attack on a branch of Western Union in Esmoriz. During the incident there was an exchanged of shots between the GNR and the four robbers, as they tried to escape in a car. They were however arrested. Comment - Excellent work by the GNR
- [Seia - GNR investigating thefts from 24 vehicles](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/seia-gnr-investigating-thefts-from-24-vehicles/) - The GNR in Seia are investigating a series of thefts from 24 vehicles that have taken place over a period of 48 hours. In addition four vehicles were stolen. This took place at the Urnanization de Martinhos earlier this week (12th/13th February) and items stolen included car radios, computers and GPS equipment. The thieves gained
- [Lisbon - Jewellery robbery at Centro Comercial Amoreiras](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-jewellery-robbery-at-centro-comercial-amoreiras/) - On 13th February at around 1020 hrs, three persons wearing latex masks broke their way into the “Boutique dos Relogios Plus” jewellery shop in Centro Comercial Amoreiras in Lisbon. They then smashed glass windows and panels using sledge hammers before escaping with watches with an estimated value in excess of one million euros. The three
- [US serviceman based in Azores accused of attempted murder, rape and kidnapping](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/us-serviceman-based-in-azores-accused-of-attempted-murder-rape-and-kidnapping/) - A US serviceman aged 28 years from the airbase of Lajes in the Azores has been charged with attempted murder, two rapes, an assault and another of kidnapping a woman aged 26 years, it was announced on 16th February by the Public Ministry. According to information on the website of the Attorney General's Office of
- [Lisbon District - Social security, National Health Service and Treasury loose nearly €45 million to fraudsters](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-district-social-security-national-health-service-and-treasury-loose-nearly-€45-million-to-fraudsters/) - According to the balance of the Lisbon region, Social Security, Tax and the National Health Service were the targets of 357 frauds worth €44.9 million The state was the victim of fraud last year to a total of 45 million euros, just in the region of Lisbon, the largest region in the country. The losses
- [Portugal participates in Europol operation to identify victims of child abuse](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-participates-in-europol-operation-to-identify-victims-of-child-abuse/) - Europol’s European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) has successfully supported efforts to identify several victims of child sexual abuse through its third Victim Identification Task Force (VIDTF). Experts from Portugal and other countries participated in the VIDTF 3 hosted at Europol headquarters from 28 January to 10 February, which saw them identify victims of child sexual
- [Person appears in court charged with concealment of husband's corpse](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-appears-in-court-charged-with-concealment-of-husbands-corpse/) - The 46-year-old woman is charged with concealment of a corpse in the back yard of her house, as she has not informed the authorities of her husband's death, which occurred in early October. Yesterday, Louise Khan, (Scottish) appeared at the first judicial interrogation. A local court judge sent her away but with mandatory weekly appearances
- [Sines - More than 2,000 doses of drugs seized by GNR](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sines-more-than-2000-doses-of-drugs-seized-by-gnr/) - The Territorial Command of Setúbal, through the Criminal Investigation Nucleus of Santiago do Cacém, in collaboration with the Territorial Posts of Sines and Vila Nova de Santo André, arrestedon 11th February, two men of Cape Verdean nationality, with 29 and 30 years of age caught in the act of drug trafficking in Casoto, Sines. During
- [ DNA database only comprises 8,000 samples in seven years](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/dna-database-only-comprises-8000-samples-in-seven-years/) - The DNA database for the purposes of criminal investigation and civil identification entered 8,339 profiles in seven years of existence, a number far less than initial estimates reports Publico. The database of DNA profiles, which allows authorities to cross quickly with samples taken at crime sites, is now seven years old and according to the
- [The Secretary of State for the Environment's official car broken into](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/the-secretary-of-state-for-the-environments-official-car-broken-into/) - The Secretary of State for the Environment, Carlos Martins, was the victim of a theft during a stopover for dinner in Coimbra. His official car was broken into and a briefcase containing his personal computer and other material was stolen. "They took all the work of a lifetime," lamented yesterday, Carlos Martins to Expresso newspaper,
- [SP arrest person for possession of prohibited weapons and drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sp-arrest-person-for-possession-of-prohibited-weapons-and-drug-trafficking/) - As a result of investigations carried out by the PSP in the Ribeira Brava municipality, two firearms, two turret-shaped alarm guns, a compressed air gun, about 135 rounds of ammunition of different calibres and also 4 cylinders of compressed air, have been seized. At the same time, in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos a
- [Europol meeting attended by Police Chiefs discusses heightened Jihadist terrorism in Europe](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/europol-meeting-attended-by-police-chiefs-discusses-heightened-jihadist-terrorism-in-europe/) - In response to a heightened threat of Jihadist terrorism in Europe, following several serious terrorist incidents in recent months, an extraordinary meeting of high-ranking police representatives from the EU Member States, Norway and Switzerland, was held in Berlin on 7-8 February 2017. Organised by Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the European Union’s law
- [PSP break up Algarve trafficking network supplying drugs to Setúbal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-setúbal-breaks-up-algarve-drug-trafficking-network/) - On 8th February Setúbal's PSP detained seven people and seized 120 kilograms of hashish in a police operation to dismantle a network of traffickers that operated mainly in the Algarve, but also supplied drugs to Setúbal Peninsula. Six of the seven suspects were detained in the Algarve region, notably in Lagoa, following eight home searches,
- [Course "Combating Illegal Immigration and Trafficking in Persons" in Algeria by SEF experts](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/course-combating-illegal-immigration-and-trafficking-in-persons-in-algeria-by-sef-experts/) - Inspectors of the Aliens and Borders Service have provided training to the Algerian police on "Combating illegal immigration and trafficking in persons". This is part of the cooperation agreement in the field of technical-police training between the Directorate General of National Security of Algeria and the Forces and MAI Security Services. The training took place
- [Cascais - Maximum penalty for mother convicted of killing two daughters at sea](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cascais-maximum-penalty-for-mother-convicted-of-killing-two-daughters-at-sea/) - A woman convicted of the double murder of her daughters, aged 19 months and 4 years, on the beach of Giribita, in Oeiras, in 2016, was condemned by the Cascais Court and sentenced to 25 years in prison. In the reading of the sentence, the collective of three judges of the Court of Cascais considered
- [Câmara de Lobos – PSP detain a woman for trafficking in narcotics.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/câmara-de-lobos-psp-detain-a-woman-for-trafficking-in-narcotics/) - The Regional Police of the Public Security Police of Madeira informs that as a result of an investigation carried out by the Criminal Investigation Station of the Câmara de Lobos Police, a woman living in that municipality has been detained for drug trafficking. The investigations carried out by the Public Security Police in different locations
- [Pre-trial detention for ten detainees at Amadora earlier this month for violent crime](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pre-trial-detention-for-ten-detainees-at-amadora-earlier-this-month-for-violent-crime/) - Público has reported that the 10 arrested in connection with an operation that the PSP and the PJ held earlier this month in Amadora against violent crimes, were remanded in custody, the District Attorney General of Lisbon (PGDL) revealed. The PGDL adds that "nine of the defendants were heavily indicted for aggravated robbery and the
- [Águeda -  GNR detain two persons - one ton of copper wire seized](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/águeda-gnr-detain-two-persons-one-ton-of-copper-wire-seized/) - The Territorial Command of Aveiro, through the Territorial Office of Águeda, stopped on 5th February, in the parish of Aguada de Cima - Águeda, two men aged 37 and 43 years, for theft of non precious metals. The two men were arrested following a complaint by a citizen who warned that two men were found
- [Quinta do Conde - Closure of illegal home for the elderly](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/quinta-do-conde-closure-of-illegal-home-for-the-elderly/) - The GNR Territorial Command of Setúbal, through the Center for Research and Support to Specific Victims of Almada, inspected on 7th February, a nursing home in Quinta do Conde - Sesimbra. In the course of investigating a domestic violence case, which took place about three months ago, it was found that the persons concerned were
- [PSP Viseu detain two boys for drug trafficking in schools](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-viseu-detain-two-boys-for-drug-trafficking-in-schools/) - The PSP in Viseu announced that it had arrested two 18-year-old boys suspected of drug trafficking in a school in the city center this morning. In a statement, the PSP explained that the youngsters were in possession of "hashish that would give 240 and 115 individual doses." According to the PSP, the arrests were made
- [Judicial Police investigates awarding of bar/catering contracts in hospitals](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-investigates-awarding-of-barcatering-contracts-in-hospitals/) - Dozens of Judicial Police inspectors carried out searches on 7th February in an investigation involving hospitals in Lisbon, Almada, Setúbal, Portimão and Faro concerning contracts amounting to around two million damages to the state The National Unit Against Corruption of the Judicial Police is investigating suspected crimes in the operation of bars and coffee shops
- [Coordinated International Action against Child Pornography - Searches in Lisbon](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/coordinated-international-action-against-child-pornography-searches-in-lisbon/) - The Judiciary Police is conducting this Tuesday morning (7th February) searches in Greater Lisbon related to suspected child pornography. The news was advanced by SIC and confirmed by the PUBLIC. It is an international operation in which the Portuguese authorities also participate, after having identified servers that in several countries have access to content related
- [Funchal – GNR seize about 3 thousand euros in illicit gambling](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/funchal-gnr-seize-about-3-thousand-euros-in-illicit-gambling/) - The Territorial Command of Madeira, through the Territorial Office of Funchal, seized yesterday, February 6, 2 785 euros and illicit gambling listings in Funchal. As part of an operation to combat illegal gambling, the GNR visited several commercial establishments, where 2 785 euros were seized and several betting slips, referring to the commonly known "
- [Hackers enter emails and give orders to transfer millions](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/hackers-enter-emails-and-give-orders-to-transfer-millions/) - The intrusion in emails is growing in Portugal, says PJ. GNR registered increased online loss In a report in Diario de Noticais the PJ says that the new trend in cyberattacks is "CEO fraud." It begins like this: a hacker accesses the protocol that identifies the computers of a company (the IP), and soon, to
- [Up to 11 years in prison for 13 convicted of breakings during baptisms, weddings and funerals](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/up-to-11-years-in-prison-for-13-convicted-of-breakings-during-baptisms-weddings-and-funerals/) - The Supreme Court upheld the sentence of up to 11 years in prison of 13 defendants charged with house breakings at residences in several northern districts. The Oporto District Attorney General's Office states that "it has been proven that the accused were aware of the absence of the inhabitants of the dwellings at the
- [Three men suspected of attempting to kill PSP agents arrested by Judicial Police](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/three-men-suspected-of-attempting-to-kill-psp-agents-arrested-by-judicial-police/) - According to the Judiciary Police, the suspects belong to a "criminal association" Three men suspected of attempted murder of PSP agents, robbery of a security company and criminal association, among other crimes, were detained by the Judiciary Police, police said today. The detainees, with a criminal record and now remanded in custody, are charged with
- [GNR and Microsoft sign European Secure Internet Day](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-and-microsoft-sign-european-secure-internet-day/) - The National Republican Guard (GNR) and Microsoft Portugal are promoting, from tomorrow, February 7 to Friday, February 10, throughout the country, several actions to raise awareness of the "good practices" of navigating Online, as part of the European Secure Internet Day. Under the motto "Mark the difference: United for a better Internet!", this is the
- [Two detainees in Portugal are among the most wanted in Atgentina](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/two-detainees-in-portugal-are-among-the-most-wanted-in-atgentina/) - Two Argentinians arrested in Portugal last year were identified by Interpol and are among the top 10 most wanted criminals in South America. According to the same source, the two Argentinians were identified as the perpetrators of serious crimes, such as homicide, abduction and extortion in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. The television station SIC Notícias
- [Ponte de Lima - Attempted Goldsmith robbery using automatic firearms](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/ponte-de-lima-attempted-goldsmith-robbery-using-automatic-firearms/) - A goldsmith shop in the centre of the village of Ponte de Lima was the target of an attempted assault late 0n 3rd February using firearms and what appears to be a sledge hammer. The assailants' action was recorded on video surveillance cameras, which show five hooded individuals firing with an automatic assault rife to
- [GNR arrest a person for burglaries recovering over one million worth of stolen items](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-arrest-a-person-for-burglaries-recovering-over-one-million-worth-of-stolen-items/) - The Criminal Investigation Nucleus of the GNR de Alenquer detained a 46-year-old man in Leiria for burglaries at residences in the districts of Porto, Viseu, Leiria, Santarém, Lisbon and Setúbal, which according to sources will have earned him more than one million euros. The arrest took place following an investigation that had taken place since
- [Civil Protection records a thousand incidents mostly due to wind in 48 hours](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/civil-protection-records-a-thousand-incidents-mostly-due-to-wind-in-48-hours/) - Lusa - The National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC) registered between 20:00 on Wednesday and 19:30 Friday about a thousand occurrences, most of them since midnight due to the wind. "From the alert status [20:00 Wednesday 2nd January to 19:30 on 3rd February , we had recorded about a thousand occurrences, however, only today [between 00:00
- [10 Detained for robberies in Police Operation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/10-detained-for-robberies-in-police-operation/) - The Metropolitan Command of Lisbon of the PSP, through the Police Division of Amadora, in Coordination with the Judicial Police - Lisbon and Vale do Tejo Board, within the scope of their crime prevention and enforcement activities, has executed eight search warrants of houses in the area of Amadora. The police operation was the culmination
- [PSP Radar Speed checks](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-radar-speed-checks-2/) - The PSP informs that by the end of February, it will carry out actions of road inspection - RADAR in the following places: AÇORES 07-fev-16 08H00 Estrada Regional, freguesia de São Mateus - concelho Madalena do Pico - Horta 16-fev-17 14H00 Estrada Regional, freguesia Silveira - concelho das Lajes do Pico - Horta 17-fev-17 06h45
- [Man arrested for alleged sexual abuse of five children](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/man-arrested-for-alleged-sexual-abuse-of-five-children/) - A 68-year-old man suspected of sexually abusing five children in the Vidigueira area has been detained by the Judicial Police. Agents of the Southern PJ's Board of Directors have complied with an arrest warrant issued by the Beja Public Prosecutor's Office, which suspects that the man is the perpetrator of eight child sexual abuse crimes
- [GNR Caldas da Rainha detain two for theft of more than 20 vehicles](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-caldas-da-rainha-detain-two-for-theft-of-more-than-20-vehicles/) - The Territorial Command of Leiria, through the Criminal Investigation Center of Caldas da Rainha and the Territorial Post of Bombarral, arrested on 1st February, two men of 20 and 29 years, on suspicion of theft of more than two dozen vehicles in the districts of Leiria, Lisbon, Santarém and Portalegre. The action, triggered in the
- [GNR opens two new posts in Viseu District](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-opens-two-new-posts-in-viseu-district/) - The National Republican Guard (GNR) inaugurates today, February 3, two new territorial posts in the area of ​​the Territorial Command of Viseu. The Armamar Territorial Post and Tabuaço Territorial Post will be inaugurated at 11:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. respectively, in a ceremony presided by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Professor Constança Urbano de Sousa.
- [GNR Operational activity 27th Jan to 2nd Feb](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-operational-activity-27th-jan-to-2nd-feb/) - The National Republican Guard, in addition to its daily operations, carried out a series of operations throughout the country during the last week of January 27 to February 2, aimed at preventing and combating violent crime. The results were as follows: Detentions: 458 detained in the act of committing offenses, of which: 150 for driving
- [SEF anti-illegal immigration operation in Chaves](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-anti-illegal-immigration-operation-in-chaves/) - The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) carried out a surveillance operation at the Chaves city's road terminals, which aimed at identifying passengers from European Union countries with documentation irregularities. The action culminated in the interception of several undocumented foreign citizens, who were conducted for full identification to the SEF facilities at Vila Real. From the
- [Judiciary police arrest suspected offender for child sexual abuse and child pornography in aggravated form](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judiciary-police-arrest-suspected-offender-for-child-sexual-abuse-and-child-pornography-in-aggravated-form/) - A man has been arrested by the Judicial Police on charges of procuring minors for pornographic purposes. The Judicial Police, through the Northern Board, have identified and detained a man for the alleged practice of child pornography and child sexual abuse crimes. The detainee created in the social network Facebook, from the year 2014, several
- [More than 38 tonnes of fish seized by the GNR in 2016 donated to social solidarity institutions](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/more-than-38-tonnes-of-fish-seized-by-the-gnr-in-2016-donated-to-social-solidarity-institutions/) - The GNR through the Coastal Control Unit (UCC), delivered more than 38 tons of fish to social solidarity institutions during 2016, throughout the national territory. Of the 128 tons of fish seized in 2016, after the obligatory submission to the sanitary inspection, about 38 tons were donated to social solidarity institutions, which corresponds to an
- [Thousands in Portugal defrauded in US TelexFree pyramid scheme - person arrested](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/thousands-in-portugal-defrauded-in-us-telexfree-pyramid-scheme-person-arrested/) - The FBI has seized $20 million dollars of cash, literally stuffed in a mattress in Westborough, Massachusetts, linked to the infamous TelexFree pyramid scheme that reportedly raised over $1 billion from over one million gullible participants between January 2012 and March 2014. It is estimated that there were several thousand victims in Portugal involving some
- [SEF detains person at Lisbon airport wanted by German Authorities](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-detains-person-at-lisbon-airport-wanted-by-german-authorities/) - The Aliens and Borders Service (SEF) detained at the Lisbon Airport a foreign national in fulfillment of an arrest warrant for the purposes of extradition issued by the German authorities. The 45-year-old, intercepted by the SEF on arrival in Portugal from Miami, is wanted to serve a 10-year prison sentence in Germany for a felony
- [Portugal sends special firefighting force to Chile](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-sends-special-firefighting-force-to-chilie/) - The Secretary of State for Internal Affairs, Jorge Gomes, and the Chilean Ambassador to Portugal, Germán Guerrero Pavez, attended the departure today 28th January of a team from the National Authority of Civil Protection (ANPC), which will support Chile in combating forest fires, which have been beating that country for a month. The Portuguese Government's
- [Family in Vila Nova de Milfontes intoxicated by carbon monoxide](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/family-in-vila-nova-de-milfontes-intoxicated-by-carbon-monoxide/) - Seven people of the same family, including some children, were hospitalized in the early hours of 28th January for carbon monoxide poisoning at their home in Vila Nova de Milfontes, Odemira, Beja, according to the fire department. Beja told the Lusa news agency that the alert was given at 01:40 and that the victims were
- [ASAE donates 4.4 tons of food in 2016](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/asae-donates-4-4-tons-of-food-in-2016/) - Inspector General calls on companies to make donations The Food and Economic Security Authority (ASAE) last year donated 4.4 tons of food and more than 14,000 economic goods to 70 entities from 47 counties in 18 districts of mainland Portugal. According to data from ASAE, which agency Lusa had access to, last year food inspections
- [Court acquits Algerians who fled Lisbon airport](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/court-acquits-algerians-who-fled-lisbon-airport/) - The Lisbon Criminal Small Claims Court on Friday acquitted the two Algerians who had fled Humberto Delgado airport two weeks ago and were detained and then sent to Algeria. The court considered that the testimony of the witnesses and the matter in the case file does not show that the defendants committed the crimes of
- [Man detained in Serpa for illegal possession of 12 firearms](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/man-detained-in-serpa-for-illegal-possession-of-12-firearms/) - The GNR announced on 27th January 2017 that it had arrested a 57-year-old man for illegal possession of 12 firearms in the municipality of Serpa, in the Beja district. The man was detained on Thursday after the GNR intercepted him during a road search action and discovered an illegal hunting shotgun in his car, he
- [Robber shot by goldsmith in abortive robbery attempt](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/three-burglars-on-the-run-and-one-shot-dead-by-a-goldsmith/) - The owner of a goldsmith shop in Corroios, Seixal, shot and wounded a thief, about 20 years old, who tried to rob the establishment with the help of three accomplices in the early evening of yesterday. The wounded man has a bullet lodged in the head and was, on Friday night, in the Intensive Care
- [Nearly 8000 counterfeit bank notes withdrawn from circulation in 2016](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/nearly-8000-counterfeit-bank-notes-withdrawn-from-circulation-in-2016/) - According to a report in the Diario de Noticais almost 8,000 counterfeit euro banknotes were withdrawn from circulation in Portugal last year, 9.7% less than in 2015, with the balance of 20 euros being more counterfeit, Banco de Portugal (BdP) reported today. The bank regulator reports that the 20 euro note "remains the most counterfeit",
- [Judicial Police arrest woman for theft using employers credit card codes](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-arrest-woman-for-theft-using-employers-credit-card-codes/) - The Cybercrime Unit of the Judiciary Police (PJ) today announced the arrest of a woman who used her employer's bank card codes to get her about 43,000 euros for almost a year. According to the Unit to Combat Cybercrime and Technological Crime, the woman did domestic work at the injured person's home in the Lisbon
- [Câmara de Lobos – Woman arrested for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/câmara-de-lobos-woman-arrested-for-drug-trafficking/) - In accordance with the framework of a preventive operation to combat drug trafficking, the Criminal Investigation unit - Câmara de Lobos Police, have arrested a woman, residing in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos, indicted for the crime of drug trafficking. Investigations carried out by the Security Police Public, resulted in the seizure of about
- [Person made a defendent following a shooting in the Serra de Agua area](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-made-a-defendent-following-a-shooting-in-the-serra-de-agua-area/) - The Regional Police of the Public Security Police of Madeira reports that, following a shooting incident in the Serra de Agua area, the PSP Ribeira Brava, have intercepted and detained a male person residing in Ribeira Brava, indicted for the possession of different weapons, detonators and a firearm. These included long barrel weapons and various
- [GNR military man stabbed by three assailants in Campanário.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-military-man-stabbed-by-three-assailants-in-campanário/) - A 40-year-old Republican National Guard (GNR) military man was stabbed this morning 26th January by three individuals in the area of Campanário. According to DAILY, the victim was off duty and was attacked when he went to the cafe accompanied by his family, where he was approached by these individuals, who hit him in the
- [PSP sizes large sums of cash in an operation to combat drug trafficking in Funchal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-sizes-large-sums-of-cash-in-an-operation-to-combat-drug-trafficking-in-funchal/) - The Public Security Police seized drugs and a large sum of money - some tens of thousands of euros - allegedly resulting from drug trafficking, which was held by two individuals. The seizure resulted from a discreet operation to combat narcotics trafficking that was carried out last Tuesday by agents of the Criminal Investigation Station
- [ Police detained six people and seized drugs in Castelo Branco](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/police-detained-six-people-and-seized-drugs-in-castelo-branco/) - The PSP detained six people and seized drugs of various kinds, in Castelo Branco, following eight home searches conducted during the night, announced the District Command of Castelo Branco. In a statement, the PSP of Castelo Branco explains that the detainees, five men and one woman, between the ages of 18 and 30, are all
- [SIS official arrested in Rome remains under house](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sis-official-arrested-in-rome-remains-under-house/) - SIS official Carvalhão Gil, arrested in May in Rome for alleged espionage and violation of state secrecy and other crimes, is still under house arrest after the Lisbon Court of Appeal today dismissed the appeal. According to a note from the TRL, sent to Lusa agency, "the measure of coercion of obligation of permanence in
- [Road deaths in Portugal show greatest decrease in Europe](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/road-deaths-in-portugal-show-greatest-decrease-in-europe/) - Car accidents are the main cause of death for British holidaymakers. Outside Europe, life for road users is getting riskier British holidaymakers travelling abroad have never been safer – and the main reason is dramatically improved road safety. Research by The Independent in the UK has concluded that the average death toll on the roads
- [SEF apprehends six persons for working illegally](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-apprehends-six-persons-for-working-illegally/) - The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF), with the collaboration of the National Republican Guard, carried out a surveillance action in the Arganil area, in which it identified seven foreign citizens in an irregular situation, detected working without documentation for this purpose. The individuals concerned were found to have worked irregularly for a national company, having
- [Lisbon - SEF detains person wanted by the Spanish Auithorities](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-sef-detains-person-wanted-by-the-spanish-auithorities/) - On 19th January the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) detained at the Lisbon Airport a foreign citizen in fulfillment of an arrest warrant for extradition issued by the Spanish authorities. The 32-year-old man, intercepted by SEF upon arrival in Portugal from London, is suspected of assault on armoured vans in the Barcelona area. The detainee
- [Social Security Institute employee arrested for corruption](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/social-security-institute-employee-arrested-for-corruption/) - The Judiciary Police, through the National Anti-Corruption Unit (UNCC), have conducted a investigation conducted by the Public Prosecutor's Office (DIAP de Lisboa), and arrested a 46-year-old man, architect and senior technician at the Instituto Social Security for corruption. The investigation relates to the issuance of opinions in the licensing processes of nursing homes. In the
- [GNR FRONTEX Mission in Greece and Bulgaria - 2016/2017](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-frontex-mission-in-greece-and-bulgaria-20162017/) - The National Republican Guard (GNR), through the Coastal Control Unit (UCC)will participate this year in seven missions under the aegis of FRONTEX (European Border and Coast Guard Agency) with the main objective of preventing, detecting and terminating illicit activities related to illegal immigration, trafficking in human beings and drug trafficking, and to safeguard human lives
- [PJ holds members of a a "cell" suspected of "millionaire thefts" to houses](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pj-holds-members-of-a-a-cell-suspected-of-millionaire-thefts-to-houses/) - The Judiciary Police (PJ) today announced the arrest of three South Americans named as the "cell" of an international criminal organization responsible for "millionaire thefts" in homes, namely those on 18th January in Porto and Gondomar. In a statement, the Northern Board of the PJ said that three men from South American countries aged between
- [Maj. Gen. Rui Moura Operational Commander of the GNR, considered one of the "brightest" Army officers, resigns](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/maj-gen-rui-moura-operational-commander-of-the-gnr-considered-one-of-the-brightest-army-officers-resigns/) - Maj. Gen. Rui Moura, operational commander at the GNR, resigned. This senior Army officer had been in the Guard for six years and was responsible for all coordination of the operational activity of this security force, for criminal investigation, information, nature protection, and international missions. Moura informed this week the commander-in-chief, Manuel Couto, who anticipated
- [“Portugal must be prepared for terrorism"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-must-be-prepared-for-terrorism/) - EU coordinator for the fight against terrorism was in Lisbon for a discreet meeting with government and police. The Dairio de Noticais interviewed him The European Union (EU) counter-terrorism coordinator, Gilles de Kerkhove, was in Lisbon yesterday in a discreet visit. He met with the Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs, the Secretary General of
- [Spanish Police seize 10,000 firearms in major operation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/spanish-police-seize-10000-firearms-in-major-operation/) - On 12-13 January 2017, the Counter Terrorism Units of the Spanish National Police in Madrid, Bilbao, Valencia and Gerona, with the collaboration of Europol, have carried out an operation within the framework of an investigation against the illicit trafficking of firearms. During the course of this action, 5 individuals have been arrested, 6 house searches
- [Police examining reports of Spanish fake animal welfare charities seeking donations](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/police-examining-reports-of-spanish-fake-animal-welfare-charities-seeking-donations/) - The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau’s (NFIB) Proactive Intelligence Team have identified an emerging fraud where social media platforms are being used to attract members of the public to donate money to animal welfare charities overseas that do not exist. The NFIB has discovered that criminal groups based in Spain or Cyprus and are using social
- [ PSP arrest person for false employment fraud and theft from elderly in Residence](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-arrest-person-for-false-employment-fraud-and-theft-from-elderly-in-residence/) - On 11th January at 1100 hrs the PSP Metropolitan Command of Lisbon, through the Police Division of Sintra, in the Parishes of Massamá and Monte Abraão, arrested, a 22 year old man, suspected of committing the crimes of false employment fraud and Theft in Residence. The PSP, who is supporting a couple of citizens who
- [Cold weather prompts health agencies to make recommendations](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cold-weather-prompts-health-agencies-to-make-recommendations/) - The Regional Health Administration of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo recommended special care to Social Security institutions, nursing homes and continuing care units regarding the cold wave. The Regional Health Administration of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (ARSLVT), through the Department of Public Health, recommends strengthening preventive measures, taking into account the predictions of a
- [DGS received 582 complaints of violence against doctors and nurses](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/dgs-received-582-complaints-of-violence-against-doctors-and-nurses/) - Complaints by health professionals who are victims of violence in the workplace are rising. According to the report of the Directorate-General for Health, in 2015 there were 582 notifications, 9.6% more than in the previous year. In 51 cases there was a complaint made to the police. The main targets of aggression were mainly nurses
- [INEM received more than one million calls in 2016](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/inem-received-more-than-one-million-calls-in-2016/) - According to a report in the Jornel de Noticias, the National Medical Emergency Institute (INEM) received more than 1.3 million emergency calls in 2016, which resulted in the activation of more than 1.2 million emergency responses, such as ambulances, motorcycles or helicopters. According to a note note from the Ministry of Health, INEM received in
- [GNR suspects at least 23 burglaries to houses in Alto Minho](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-suspects-at-least-23-burglaries-to-houses-in-alto-minho/) - Source Lusa: One of four detained by the GNR in an operation carried out in Alto Minho is accused of carrying out at least 23 thefts from homes. The arrested man "is heavily accused of carrying out 23 burglaries to homes, but could be responsible for another two dozen assaults carried out in the last
- [Lisbon - Two men who climbed a fence at Lisbon airport detained](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-two-men-who-climbed-a-fence-at-lisbon-airport-detained/) - The two Algerians who fled Thursday afternoon from Lisbon airport, after jumping the fence, were picked up at dawn in Gare do Oriente by agents of the PSP's criminal investigation department, the DN knows. Speaking to Lusa, spokesman for the national command of the PSP, Hugo Palma, said that the two Algerians were detained in
- [Police detain a man suspected of aggravated child pornography](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/police-detain-a-man-suspected-of-aggravated-child-pornography/) - The Judicial Police, through the Criminal Investigation Department of Aveiro, have detained a 23-year-old unemployed man, accused of child pornography, by the collecting and sharing, through the Internet, files portraying children in explicit sexual practices. The investigation came as part of the international fight against child pornography in conjunction with foreign authorities. It was found
- [Charges introduced for candidates applying to join the GNR and PSP](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/charges-introduced-for-candidates-applying-to-join-the-gnr-and-psp/) - As of February 1, competing for GNR and PSP will have costs. According to a joint ordinance of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) published on 11th January 2017, candidates for the security forces will have to pay a fee of 40 euros at the time of submitting their application.
- [Funchal – Suspect arrested for Monte Toboggan run murder](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/funchal-suspect-arrested-for-monte-toboggan-run-murder/) - The Public Security Police (PSP) today 12th January 2017, detained a suspect in the shooting murder of a man in the parish of Monte, Funchal, said Comissario Fábio Castro. The PSP said the suspect was detained in Largo da Fonte, in the parish of Monte, in Funchal, and offered no resistance. The victim was the
- [Group dismantled bringing illegal immigrants from France to Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/group-dismantled-bringing-illegal-immigrants-from-france-to-portugal/) - The Diario de Noticias is reporting that a small family business suspected to have carried around 500 immigrants, mainly from France to Portugal, has been dismantled by French police, security forces announced today. Last weekend, four people were detained in the Paris region for "helping the entry, movement and irregular stay of a foreigner in
- [Madeira - Police arrest a 32-year-old man suspected of crimes against air transport safety](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-police-arrest-a-32-year-old-man-suspected-of-crimes-against-air-transport-safety/) - The Judicial Police, through the Department of Criminal Investigation of Funchal, with the collaboration of the PSP and in compliance with arrest warrants issued by the Public Prosecutor's Office, have identified and detained a 32-year-old man for allegedly committing an attack on air transport safety. The accused, with a saw, climbed the fence that delimits
- [ Sintra creates permanent team of foresters to prevent fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sintra-creates-permanent-team-of-foresters-to-prevent-fires/) - The creation of a permanent team of foresters with the aim of strengthening the Civil Protection system in the municipality of Sintra was formalized on 10th January 2017 between the municipality and the society of Parques de Sintra-Monte da Lua (PSML). "The team of foresters will be very important in the surveillance and prevention of
- [Eleven people killed in Road accidents in the first week of the Year.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/eleven-people-killed-in-road-accidents-in-the-first-week-of-the-year/) - Accidents on Portuguese roads caused 11 dead in the first week of the year, three more than in the same period of 2016, according to data from the National Highway Safety Authority (ANSR). According to data available on the ANSR website on Tuesday, 2292 accidents were recorded in the first week of the year (between
- [Estoril, Cascais - 87 year old woman attacked in her home](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/estoril-cascais-87-year-old-woman-attacked-in-her-home/) - An 87-year-old woman was attacked at her home in Estoril, Cascais, by two women who pretended to be EDP, according to a relative of the victim. The old woman was beaten, tied up and robbed. The assault took place on 9th January in the Monday morning, in Rua Brito Camacho. The thieves tied the victim
- [Persons arrested for aggravated robbery with shotgun and arson](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/persons-arrested-for-aggravated-robbery-with-shotgun-and-arson/) - The Judicial Police, through the Department of Criminal Investigation of Aveiro, arrested two men, 26 and 27 years old, one of them a mechanic and the other factory worker, accused of aggravated robbery with the use of a shotgun, which occurred on the night of 29 October 2015, in a residence in Pessegueiro do Vouga.
- [10 arrests, 34 searches, seizure of more than 158,000 doses of narcotic drugs](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/10-arrests-34-searches-seizure-of-more-than-158000-doses-of-narcotic-drugs/) - On 8th January, 30 kg of Hashish, Cocaine, Liamba and Amphetamines), more than twenty-three thousand euros in ECB banknotes have been seized by the PSP Porto. The Public Security Police Device of the Command Metropolitano do Porto, through the Division of Criminal Investigation, conducted the operation aimed at a large group of individuals who organized
- [Island of Porto Santo -  GNR Seize about 24 kilos of cocaine](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/island-of-porto-santo-gnr-seize-about-24-kilos-of-cocaine/) - Military of the Territorial Command of Madeira seized yesterday, January 9, about 24 kilos of cocaine,onn the Ribeiro Salgado Beach - Porto Santo. As part of a surveillance operation in the Territorial Sea of the island of Porto Santo, the military detected the narcotic product near the sea coast, and seized 23,881 grams of cocaine,
- [Madeira has the highest incidence rate of domestic violence in Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-has-the-highest-incidence-rate-of-domestic-violence-in-portugal/) - Madeira has the highest incidence rate of domestic violence per thousand inhabitants, according to the document "Domestic violence - 2015 Annual Report Monitoring", organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, published on 29 December. The rate stands at 4.09 per 1000 inhabitants with the second highest being Azorean archipelago with a incidence rate of 3.92
- [Castelo Branco - More than 48 tons of tobacco leaf seized](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/castelo-branco-more-than-48-tons-of-tobacco-leaf-seized/) - The GNR Fiscal Action Unit, through the Detachment of Tax Action of Évora, seized, on January 6, more than 48 tons of tobacco leaf, in the district of Castelo Branco. In the scope of the investigation house search and two non-domiciliary searches were conducted and the following seized: • 48 073 kg of tobacco leaf packaged
- [Funchal - Person detained in compliance with European Arrest Warrant for tax evasion](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/funchal-person-detained-in-compliance-with-european-arrest-warrant-for-tax-evasion/) - The Judicial Police through the Department of Criminal Investigation of Funchal, identified and detained a man aged 39 years, a resident in the district of Funchal, who is the subject of an European Arrest Warrant issued by the British authorities for tax evasion. The detainee will be present at the Lisbon Court of Appeal with
- [ SEF arrest nine persons at Lisbon airport](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-arrest-nine-persons-at-lisbon-airport/) - The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) detained at the airport in Lisbon, in recent days, nine foreign nationals, in the scope of border control. Three foreign citizens, aged 30, 28 and 20, were intercepted and detained by SEF, in control of departure from national territory, when they intended to travel to Ireland, identifying themselves with
- [GNR Operation New Year - Road traffic accident and enforcement results](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-operation-new-year-road-traffic-accident-and-enforcement-results/) - The National Republican Guard (GNR) intensified from December 30, 2016 until January 2, 2017, the patrolling and road inspection on the itineraries to and from the places associated with the New Year festivities, as well as the presence Safety in these places, with the aim of strengthening safety and preventing the occurrence of road accidents.
- [Montijo - Person detained for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/montijo-person-detained-for-drug-trafficking/) - GNR Criminal Investigation unit Montijo detained on 4th January in the locality of Moita, a man of 35 years for trafficking in narcotics. In the course of an investigation for drug trafficking, two searches were carried out, one home and one non-domicile, where the following were seized: 537 doses of cocaine; 151 doses of heroin;
- [GNR arrest 426 people in operations](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-arrest-426-people-in-operations/) - The National Republican Guard, in addition to its daily operations, carried out a series of operations throughout the country last week, from December 30 to January 5, aimed at preventing and combating violent crime, through road inspections, among others, with the following operational data: Detentions: 426 arrested in the act of committing offenses, including: 183
- [ANPC - National operational commander to step down](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/anpc-national-operational-commander-to-step-down/) - José Manuel Moura, the national operational commander of the Civil Protection, will step down and will be replaced by Rui Esteves, the current district commander for Relief Operations of Castelo Branco, a source linked to the new appointment. The same source said that Jose Manuel Moura, who took office as commander of the National Command
- [President of Directing Council of the Regional Civil Protection Service Madeira to step down](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/president-of-directing-council-of-the-regional-civil-protection-service-madeira-to-step-down/) - The President of the President of the Directing Council of the Regional Civil Protection Service Madeira announced on 28th December that he will be leaving his office in January after a period of over 10 years. In a letter to partners (including Safe Communities Portugal), Luis Neri stated that "I would like to thank all of
- [Overall and violent crime continues to decrease in 2016](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/overall-and-violent-crime-continues-to-decrease-in-2016/) - Last week the Security Coordination Bureau (GCS) indicated that overall and violent crime in 2016 has decreased by 6.5 percent and 10.5 percent respectively. With the exception of 2015, where overall crime increased by 1.3%, this continues with the downward trend starting in 2008. These provisional figures reflect reported crime up until the third quarter
- [Driving license lessons to include first aid](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/driving-license-lessons-to-include-first-aid/) - The provision of first aid will be part of the contents taught in the classes to take the driving tests in order to obtain a driving licence. This is one of the 106 measures included in the new National Road Safety Strategic Plan (PENSE2020), which is in public consultation until next January 8. However, in
- [GNR catches dog after attack on people](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-catches-dog-after-attack-on-people/) - Military personnel from the Madeira Nature and Environment Protection Service captured a dog on December 20 for having bitten two people in the Rochinha area of ​​Funchal. The dog, captured with the collaboration of the veterinary services of the Municipality of Funchal, was in the backyard of a residence, quite aggressive and had bitten two
- [Operation "Tranquilo Natal": 587 accidents and one fatal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/operation-tranquilo-natal-587-accidents-and-one-fatal/) - The GNR registered between 24th – 26 th December, during the "Natal Tranquilo",traffic operation 587 accidents and one fatal, representing more accidents than last year but less deaths, according to provisional data. This year, and in the area of ​​action of the GNR, also registered six seriously injured and 243 slight injuries, according to information
- [Azores - Public employees arrested on suspicion of diversion of 400 thousand euros](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/azores-public-employees-arrested-on-suspicion-of-diversion-of-400-thousand-euros/) - The Judiciary Police (PJ) detained two public servants in the service of the Regional Fund for Cohesion and Economic Development (FRCDE), because they were "heavily accused" of improperly appropriating € 400,000 from that public body under the government's authority Regional of the Azores. The two women, aged 55 and 56, linked to the Administrative and
- [GNR Guarda delivers footware and clothing to institutions](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-guarda-delivers-footware-and-clothing-to-institutions/) - GNR Guarda have delivered about 400 pieces of clothing and footwear to four social institutions in the region that support children and young people, the elderly and disadvantaged households. According to Lieutenant Daniel Fernandes, commander of the Intervention Detachment of the Territorial Command of the GNR of Guarda, the institutions received articles that were seized
- [GNR Viseu arrests three persons for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-viseu-arrests-three-persons-for-drug-trafficking/) - The GNR announced on 23rd December the arrest of three young people for drug trafficking in Viseu and the seizure of more than a thousand doses of cocaine in an investigation that lasted about six months. In a statement, the GNR de Viseu reports that the arrest of the three men, aged between 25 and
- [Corruption convictions are less but PJ investigates more](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/corruption-convictions-are-less-but-pj-investigates-more/) - Diario de Notices (DN) has reported on 24th December that the Judicial Police investigates more than one case a day of corruption. Condemnations are only 0.04% of the total registered at first instance Trial court judges last year condemned 25 defendants for the crime of corruption. The number of investigations carried out by the Judiciary
- [Additional funding for the GNR and PSP announced](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/additionakl-funding-for-the-gnr-and-psp-announced/) - The Government has announced increased funding for the GNR and PSP over the next 5 years. Between 2017 and 2021, a total of Euros 8,5 will be spent on weapons; 104.9 million on upgrading buildings and 60.9 million for vehicles. The GNR will receive 77.3 million of these funds and the PSP 90 million. This
- [GNR seizes homemade liqueur on Avenida Arriaga](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-seizes-homemade-liqueur-on-avenida-arriaga/) - About 37 litres of liqueur and spirits were seized for failing to comply with legal or security requirements. An anonymous complaint led GNR to seize alcoholic beverages, namely homemade liqueur, which was being sold in some tents along Avenida Arriaga. Major Marco Nunes of GNR explained to Antena 1, that 37 litres of liqueur and
- [Lisbon - PSP arrest man for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-psp-arrest-man-for-drug-trafficking/) - On 20th December at 1830 hrs the Metropolitan Command of Lisbon PSP, through the Police Division of Sintra, at the toll plaza of the Vasco da Gama Bridge (A12 direction Algarve-Lisboa), arrested, a man aged 48 years caught in the act of drug trafficking. Following investigation, the suspect was intercepted in the Vasco da Gama
- [Two persons arrested by Judicial Police for counterfeiting and passing counterfeit money](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/two-persons-arrested-by-judicial-police-for-counterfeiting-and-passing-counterfeit-money/) - Two men were detained in the municipality of Tondela who tried to deceive the victim in a business involving assets valued at 485,000 euros The Judiciary Police, through the Center's Board, detained two men suspected of various crimes including counterfeiting. In the municipality of Tondela. The victim of the fraudulent scheme was approached last November
- [Person arrested for deceiving the elderly](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-arrested-for-deceiving-the-elderly/) - GNR Coruche Territorial Office detained on 21st December in the town of Couço - Coruche, a man aged 71 years on suspicion of deceiving a 77 year old. The suspect approached an elderly man in São José da Lamarosa - Coruche, convincing him that the 20 and 50 euro bills would end, leading the victim
- [GNR - More than 33 tons of stolen pine cones seized](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-more-than-33-tons-of-stolen-pine-cones-seized/) - The National Republican Guard (GNR) intensified, from November 1 to December 20, throughout the national territory, inspections to prevent and combat illegal activities of harvesting, transportation and storage of pine cones.. The surveillance actions, carried out by military personnel of the Service of Protection of the Nature and the Environment (SEPNA) of the Territorial Commands
- [GNR Operation "Safe Commerce"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-operation-safe-trading/) - The National Republican Guard (GNR) will undertake throughout the country, during the period from 16th to 24th December operation "Safe Commerce", with the aim of ensuring the safety of traders and customers, due to the increased numbers of people in in commercial areas during this holiday season. During the operation, the GNR territorial commanders will
- [PSP Operation Safe Holidays](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-operation-safe-holidays/) - The operation "Police Always Present - Parties Secure 2016" has begun at 0800 hrs on 15th December and extends up to 24.00 hours on 2nd January 2017. More patrols " Aware that the festive season approaching can increase the occurrence of certain types of crimes, PSP will increase police visibility and patrolling in areas and
- [Estremoz - GNR seize six million cigarettes](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/estremoz-gnr-seize-six-million-cigarettes/) - The GNR seized today six million cigarettes that were transported in a truck in the A6, in Estremoz, in the district of Évora, revealed the security force. According to a statement from the Territorial Command of Évora of the GNR, the seizure was carried out by the military of the Transit Detachment of Évora,(Traffic Police)
- [ASAE - Operation activities - Jan to Oct 2016](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/asae-operation-activities-jan-to-oct-2016/) - ASAE have reported the following operational activities from 1st January 2016 to 31st October 2016: Operations.targets conducted - 34,754 Suspension of activities - 360 Crimes processes -
- [SEF arrests wanted person arriving from UK at Porto Airport](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-arrests-wanted-person-arriving-from-uk-at-porto-airport/) - On 6th December, the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF), at Porto Airport, arrested a national citizen, in compliance with a warrant issued by the Court of Loures. The 38-year-old from the United Kingdom was taken to the Porto Prison to serve five years' imprisonment for committing a drug trafficking offense, where he was convicted by
- [Conviction for pimping in a case investigated by SEF](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/conviction-for-pimping-in-a-case-investigated-by-sef/) - The defendant was sentenced to suspended sentence of two years and three months and the second defendant to suspended sentence of two years, both for the practice of pimping. By a decision handed down by the Court of Coimbra, a couple, a foreign citizen and a national citizen, were convicted.. The Court found that this
- [Leiria – Six arrested for serious violent crimes](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/leiria-six-arrested-for-serious-violent-crimes/) - The Judiciary Police, through the Department of Criminal Investigation of Leiria, under investigation by the DIAP of the district of Santarém, conducted an operation that culminated in the location and detention of six men suspected of being responsible for crimes of extortion, qualified robbery, possession of prohibited weapons, drug trafficking, resistance and coercion, assault and
- [Person arrested for theft of pine cones](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-arrested-for-theft-of-pine-cones/) - The GNR Salvaterra de Magos detained on 8th December 2016, a man aged 47 years, for stealing pine trees, in the locality of Salvaterra de Magos - Magna. Alerted by the fact that a man was knocking down pine cones, the the GNR visited the location and discovered the man was picking up pine cones from
- [Alijó – GNR arrest 11 persons for illegal hunting,](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/alijó-gnr-arrest-11-persons-for-illegal-hunting/) - On 1st December the GNR Nucleus of Protection of the Environment of Vila Real and Régua detained in Alijó, during an inspection, 11 individuals for hunting outside the allowed hours. The operation also resulted in the seizure of: 11 hunting guns and 1302 cartridges; The detainees were accused and notified to appear in court today,
- [83 year old arrested for possession of firearms, weapons and ammunition](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/83-year-old-arrested-for-possession-of-firearms-weapons-and-ammunition/) - On 7th December the Metropolitan command of the PSP of Lisbon, 3rd Division arrested a man aged 83 year, for possession of various firearms, weapons, ammunition. PSP on patrol in Benfica, Lisbon, approached the citizen walking along a public road, who appeared to be behaving suspiciously. He was found to be in possession of various
- [Mafra – Two arrested for theft of items from vehicles.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/mafra-two-arrested-for-theft-of-items-from-vehicles/) - The GNR Mafra, detained on 2nd December in that locality, two persons aged 58 and 61, for theft from a vehicle. The action occurred following a report of theft from a vehicle. When the GNR arrived at the scene they found one of the suspects being detained by an off duty GNR agent who was
- [GNR arrest 138 persons during operations](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-arrest-138-persons-during-operations/) - The GNR in addition to its daily operations, carried out a series of operations throughout the country on the weekend of December 3 and 4, aimed at preventing and combating violent crime, providing road traffic control. The results of the operation 138 persons were arrested for the following; 63 for driving under the influence of
- [GNR detain two persons for illegal stay](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-detain-two-persons-for-illegal-stay/) - On 2 December, two men, aged 23 and 25, were detained by the military of the Alpiarça Territorial Post because of their illegal stay in the country.The suspects were arranging electricity contracts for the elderly, when they were approached by the military in the town of Alpiarça. When questioned about their identity, the men produced
- [PSP – 24 graduate in sign language course](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/4864-2/) - On the 29th of November, 24 men and women from various police commands in the country graduated from the introduction course in sign language (2th edition). The final evaluation and closing ceremony was held at the police training school. The course lasted two months and involved an intense training program. The objective is increase the
- [Câmara de Lobos - More than 6 kilograms of drugs seized](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/câmara-de-lobos-more-than-6-kilograms-of-seized-drug/) - On 1st December the GNR Nucleus of Criminal Investigation unit Madeira detained a man aged 25 years caught in the act of trafficking of narcotics, in Câmara de Lobos. A house search of the detainee was conducted, where approximately 6,5 kilos of cannabis leaves was found and seized including a plant of cannabis, approximately 2,30
- [Nine detained and 25 identified in PSP operation in Câmara de Lobos and Ribeira Brava](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/nine-detained-and-25-identified-in-psp-operation-in-câmara-de-lobos-and-ribeira-brava/) - The Regional Command of PSP Madeira, through the action of the Police Division of Câmara de Lobos, conducted last weekend (26th/27th November 2016) a Special Operation of Criminal Prevention (OEPC) in the municipalities of Ribeira Brava and Câmara de Lobos . This operation resulted in the arrest of nine citizens - eight who were caught
- [British tourist dies after a fall in Madeira](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/british-tourist-dies-after-a-fall-in-madeira/) - An English tourist around 43 years died on 26th November 2016 in Madeira after falling whilst walking along the Levada do Norte in the municipality of Ribeira Brava, according to the Serviço Regional de Proteção Civil (SRPC). The SRPC was alerted by her husband, at about 11:30 hours, and a team of Bombeiros Voluntários da
- [Oeiras - 16 year old detained for trafficking in Narcotics "](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/oeiras-16-year-old-detained-for-trafficking-in-narcotics/) - The PSP Metropolitan Command of Lisbon, through the Police Division of Oeiras and the staff of the "Safe School" program, detained on the 24th November, at 9:45 am, a 16 year old student for trafficking in narcotics. The student of a school in the municipality of Oeiras is suspected of selling drugs directly in the
- [Lisbon and Setúbal - Three arrested for theft](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-and-setúbal-three-arrested-for-theft/) - On November 22, in the districts of Lisbon and Setúbal, a series of investigations were carried out by the Military of the Criminal Investigation Center of Faro in the context of an investigation by the DIAP of Faro, which resulted in the arrest of three men and the seizure EUR 9 000 in cash. As
- [Vila Franca de Xira - Six persons arrested for multiple residential burglaries](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/vila-franca-de-xira-six-persons-arrested-for-multiple-residential-burglaries/) - The Metropolitan Command of Lisbon of the PSP, through the Police Division of Vila Franca de Xira, in an investigation begun about a year ago, conducted several police operations resulting in the arrest of six suspects, aged between 28 and 38 years, from Eastern European countries who were involved in theft in residential homes. The
- [](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/4842-2/) - Seizure of 850 kg of tobacco leaf and 320 thousand euros The Fiscal Action Unit, through the Oporto Tax Action Detachment, conducted an operation on 25th November in Gondomar, involving a factory dealing in the illegal transformation of tobacco leaf and seized 850 kilos of tobacco leaves with an estimated value of 165 Thousand euros,
- [178 arrests in European operation against money laundering](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/178-arrests-in-european-operation-against-money-laundering/) - It was reported on 23rd November that the National Police in Spain have arrested 63 "mules" in a European operation against money laundering. The police action, coordinated by Europol, resulted in the arrest of 178 people across Europe. Money mules play a crucial role in money laundering and criminal networks have access to the goods
- [PSP Lisbon Metropolitan arrest man for Drug Trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-lisbon-metropolitan-arrest-man-for-drug-trafficking/) - On 16th November at around 22.00 hrs the PSP Command Lisbon through the division of criminal investigation, arrested, a man, aged 42 years suspected of drug trafficking in the area of Amadora. This arrest was the culmination of an investigation lasting about eight months. As a result of this investigation, a search warrant was obtained
- [Maritime Police carry out inspections in the Selvagens](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/maritime-police-carry-out-inspections-in-the-selvagens/) - The crew of the Maritime Police service in Selvagens yesterday carried out a control operation and inspections of three foreign sailboats that approached those islands and wanted to anchor there and disembark eleven crew. According to information released this afternoon by the Maritime Police, the three sailboats had the home port of Quinta do Lorde,
- [Venezuelan Police rescue kidnapped Portuguese farmer](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/venezuelan-police-rescue-kidnapped-portuguese-farmer/) - DN Noticais reports that Venezuelan police rescued on Saturday 19th November 2016 , a Portuguese farmer of 57 years who was kidnapped six days ago in the state of Miranda, south of Caracas. José Gonçalves, was rescued during an operation involving Scientific Investigations Corps agents, Penal and Criminal (CICPC, former Judicial Technical Police), the Miranda
- [Controlled blasting by GIPS at Fajã ranch in Camara de Lobos.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/controlled-blasting-by-gips-at-fajã-ranch-in-camara-de-lobos/) - On 19th November in the morning the controlled blasting operation overhanging slope Fajã ranch in Camara de Lobos, commenced as planned.. The operation is being carried out by the GIPS - Intervention Group Protection and Rescue of GNR, with support of mountain rescue team of firefighters Câmara de Lobos Volunteers, using mechanical injection to collapse
- [GNR seizes 10,000 bees in Ponta Delgada](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-seizes-10000-bees-in-ponta-delgada/) - On 18th November the GNR in Ponta Delgada, Azores, seized 10,000 bees in the context of supervisory action regarding the importing of live animals into the autonomous region The GNR said In a statement, that, " in the absence of any entry permit documentation in the Azores, and considering that the recipient of the bees
- [Sintra and Mafra - Theft from elderly](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sintra-and-mafra-theft-from-elderly/) - The GNR are investigating the theft and attempted theft from two elderly women, one in Sintra and the other in Mafra, which maybe related. On 16th November a woman aged over 70 years in Sintra opened her door to a stranger. She was then locked in a room whilst the culprit fled with her mobile phone.
- [Prison population decreasing but still over limit.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/prison-population-decreasing-but-still-over-limit/) - The Director General of prisons stated recently that the prison population stood at 13,937 (15th Nov) compared with the official maximum of 12,600 places. Of these 84.2% had been convicted and serving sentences, whereas the remainder were on remand pending trial. The Director General added that the figure had stabalised recently under the 14,000 mark.
- [Judicial police dismantles industrial plantation of cannabis – 600 plants seized – four arrests](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-dismantles-industrial-plantation-of-cannabis-600-plants-seized-four-arrests/) - The Judicial Police, through the National Unit to Combat Drug Trafficking (UNCTE), following an investigation which started in the middle of this year, carried out an operation against drug trafficking. This resulted in the detection and dismantling of a sophisticated cannabis plantation consisting of two greenhouses located in a large warehouse in the district of
- [Madeira - Government announces fire prevention plan](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-government-announces-fire-prevention-plan/) - On 11th November 2016 the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources of Madeira, Susana Prada announced in the Madeira Regional Parliament that the Government will proceed with a fire prevention plan that involves the expropriation of forest land. She stated that from September, government has prepared a project to be implemented from January 2017”, adding
- [GNR Madeira seize 1.3 kilos of Cocaine](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-madeira-seize-1-3-kilos-of-cocaine/) - On 9th November 2016, GNR Madeira seized, 1.3 kilos of cocaine, the equivalent of 6 500 doses of this narcotic product, near the coast of the Deserta Grande Island. During a surveillance operation undertaken in the territorial waters of Madeira, the narcotic product was seized and delivered to the Judicial Police of Funchal. This seizure
- [Setúbal – GNR make 13 arrests and seize 35 tons of pine cones and corks](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/setúbal-gnr-make-13-arrests-and-seize-35-tons-of-pine-cones-and-corks/) - GNR Setúbal, in collaboration with the Fiscal Action Unit, detained, on 7th November, 13 men for cork theft, prescription, tax fraud and possession of prohibited weapons. The action was carried out as part of an investigation that took place over the last by DIAP Setúbal. Twelve arrest warrants were carried out and 23 home searches
- [PSP identifies 13 subjects in operation in Ribeira Brava and Câmara de Lobos](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-identifies-13-subjects-in-operation-in-ribeira-brava-and-câmara-de-lobos/) - PSP Regional command of Madeira has reported that, in the context of the recent activity developed in the operational aspects of crime prevention and police surveillance in the municipalities of Ribeira Brava and Câmara de Lobos, they had identified 13 subjects related to illicit activities and seized a quantity of illegal narcotics (Hash). The actions
- [PSP Madeira detains six persons for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-madeira-detains-six-persons-for-drug-trafficking/) - On 21st October 2016 the Regional command of the PSP Madeira, reported that in the context of various operations of crime prevention developed by police division of Funchal, they had arrested and identified various individuals for various crimes and contraventions. According to the statement, PSP Funchal conducted highly visible and prevention operations aimed at educational
- [Madeira - GNR undertake series of operations](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-gnr-undertake-series-of-operations/) - The GNR Territorial Madeira Command carried out a series of operations, during the week of 21 to 27 October, which were aimed at monitoring the coast and the territorial sea and the prevention, detection and investigation of tax and customs offenses, protection of nature and environment. During the operation they registered the following operational data:
- [Madeira – GNR Anti-Gambling operation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-gnr-anti-gambling-operation/) - On 3rd November the GNR Funchal seized in Câmara de Lobos area, 1281 euros in cash and illegal gambling listings involving values ​​amounting to 20 thousand euros. As part of a an operation to combat operation to illegal gambling, the GNR checked many shops in Câmara de Lobos village, and seized the game explorer and
- [Pharmacists arrested for fraud to the National Health Service](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pharmacists-arrested-for-fraud-to-the-national-health-service/) - Judicial Police have arrest four pharmacists for fraud against the National Health Service in the greater Porto area. The Judicial Police, through the Northern Board, in investigations of fraud practices to the National Health Service (NHS) undertaken by DIAP Porto have arrested four pharmacists strongly indicted for the crimes of aggravated fraud, corruption, document forgery
- [PSP Police agent arrested](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-police-agent-arrested/) - The Judicial Police have arrested a PSP agente aged 26 years, who was working in the Police Division of Sintra, on suspicion of the practice of kidnapping, extortion and assault. The action was coordinated with the PSP. He has appeared before the appropriate judicial authority, for application of conditions pending trial. In addition the PSP
- [PSP Lisbon detain arrest two pick pockets](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-lisbon-detain-arrest-two-pick-pockets/) - On 2nd November at 17.45 hrs the Security Division of the Public Transport, Lisbon Metropolitan Command of the Public Security Police, arrested two persons aged 28 and 37 years of age for pickpocketing in the area of Rossio. Police on patrol duty, were alerted to the movements of pickpockets who have been targeting tourists who
- [Operation FRONTEX Greece – GNR Coastal Control Unit returns to Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/operation-frontex-greece-gnr-coastal-control-unit-returns-to-portugal/) - The GNR Coastal Control (UCC) that has been deployed to the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX), Greece, returned to Portugal on 2nd November. The unit was based on the island of Chios - Greece from April 1 and October
- [Chaves - Person arrested for fraud against the elderly](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/chaves-person-arrested-for-fraud-against-the-elderly/) - The GNR Chaves Criminal Investigation unit arrested on 26th October in Chaves municipality, a 45-year-old man for swindling the elderly. As part of an investigation into various fraud crimes in northeast Transmontano, where the suspect was posing as a city council officer, approaching older people with physical difficulties and precarious conditions. He then enticed them
- [GNR distribute 50,000 magnetic safety cards for the elderly](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-distribute-50000-magnetic-safety-cards-for-the-elderly/) - The National Republican Guard (GNR), in partnership with CTT - Correios de Portugal, will distribute throughout the national territory 50,000 magnets to help remind the elderly, to adopt security procedures in order not to be victims of crime, particularly violent situations, such as scams, thefts and robberies in their homes. Many of these people live
- [PSP Lisbon seize ivory pieces in action against illegal ivory trading](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-lisbon-seize-ivory-pieces-in-action-against-illegal-ivory-trading/) - The Lisbon Metropolitan Command PSP, through the Environmental Protection Brigade (BRIPA), in collaboration with the Nature Conservation Institute and Forestry (ICNF) has undertaken enforcement actions Aimed at environmental protection. This morning another set of joint enforcement actions, directed at the traders in ivory and other animal substances in commercial areas, located at various points in
- [Seizure of cigarettes worth EUR 1.24 million](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/seizure-of-cigarettes-worth-eur-1-24-million/) - The GNR Fiscal Action Unit, Lisbon seized yesterday, October 18, in Vendas Novas municipality, 5.5 million cigarettes, corresponding to a total value of 1.24 million euros. The seizure occurred following a supervisory action, directed to the control of goods in circulation. The finding followed a search of a heavy goods vehicle, which was carrying rolls
- [GNR Agent killed, two others injured following a robbery](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-agent-killed-two-others-injured-following-a-robbery/) - A manhunt is underway following the fatal shooting of a GNR agent, two others seriously injured, plus the shooting of two bystanders, one of whom has since died. On 11th October at 0725 hrs in Cepos, two GNR agents on patrol received a report of a robbery in Cavaca, responded to the scene and located
- [GNR locates backpack containing 25,000 euros – returned to owner](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-locates-backpack-containing-25000-euros-returned-to-owner/) - On 6th October the GNR Criminal Investigation (NIC) of Ponte da Barca returned a backpack with 25,000 euros to the owner of Spanish nationality, who had lost it at the Vodafone Festival Paredes de Coura. On August 22, 2016, at 01:30 hours, soldiers from the Territorial Office of Paredes de Coura, while patrolling the area
- [Malveira - Three arrested for pimping](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/malveira-three-arrested-for-pimping/) - On 9th October the GNR Territorial Command Lisbon, through the Criminal Investigation Unit of Mafra, arrested, in the town of Mafra, four persons for illegal stay in the country. The arrests took place in the context of an investigation into pimping since 2015. The searches took place in a setting of a nightlife area involving
- [East European criminal group dismantled by SEF](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/east-european-criminal-group-dismantled-by-sef/) - On 11th October the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF), following an investigation into a network of citizens from Eastern Europe, suspected of carrying out burglaries in homes, arrested six persons through executing judicial arrest warrants and conducted searches in Viseu, Ovar, Vila Nova de Gaia, Santa Marta de Penaguião and Régua. Under the operation "Lockpick”
- [Indian call centre closed down - 750 people apprehended](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/indian-call-centre-closed-down-750-people-arrested/) - Police in the western Indian city of Thane have arrested more than 750 people suspected of defrauding US citizens from a fake call centre. Officers say the suspects obtained lists of US tax defaulters and used threats to obtain their bank details. The scam is said to have netted more than $150,000 (£118,000) a day,
- [Madeira - GNR Seize 1.3 kilograms of cocaine](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-gnr-seize-1-3-kilograms-of-cocaine/) - The GNR Military Territorial Command of Madeira through its Coastal Control, tax and customs, units seized on 4th October, during a surveillance operation, 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, equivalent to 6500 doses. The 1.3 kilos of cocaine was found beside the sea coast, and was seized by the GNR accordingly. This apprehension follows the seizure carried
- [Seminar – “From Fire to Floods – Disaster Reduction in the Algarve"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/seminar-from-fire-to-floods-disaster-reduction-in-the-algarve/) - To mark the “International Day for Disaster Reduction”, the Portimão Civil Protection Service and Safe Communities Portugal are jointly holding a seminar on Thursday, 13th October, entitled “From Fires to Flooding – Disaster reduction in the Algarve”. The event will take place at the Portimão Arena from 1500 to 1900 hrs, and will be officiated
- [Judicial police arrested two men suspected of aggravated child pornography](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-arrested-two-men-suspected-of-aggravated-child-pornography/) - The Judicial Police warns, once again, to the danger of sharing videos and photos via the internet The Judicial Police, through the Department of Criminal Investigation of Aveiro, have identified and arrested a young man, 20 years old, for child pornography. The victim, now 15 year-old met the suspect through a social network, during 2014,
- [Operation "Guardian Angel" - Results](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/operation-guardian-angel-results/) - On 28th September the National Republican Guard (GNR) intensified throughout the national territory, the monitoring of the use of seat belts and restraint systems for children (SRC) and the misuse of the phone whilst driving. Enforcement actions, carried out by the Territorial Command and the National Traffic Unit, directed at, national, regional and local roads
- [Gouveia - missing elderly person rescued by GNR](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gouveia-missing-elderly-person-rescued-by-gnr/) - The GNR Gouveia Territorial Detachment rescued on 28th September an elderly person aged 84 years, who had earlier gone missing from his home in Folgosinho, Gouveia. After the warning given by a family member, at 14:30 hours, the GNR were mobilized in order to find the person who had left home some six hours earlier.
- [Safe Communities Portugal and PSP sign National Protocol](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/safe-communities-portugal-and-psp-sign-national-protocol/) - On 26th September 2016 a national protocol was signed in Lisbon by the National Director of the Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP), Chief Superintendent Luís Farinha and President of Safe Communities Portugal, David Thomas. The protocol provides a framework in which the two organisations will work together in the area of crime prevention on a national
- [PSP “Operation Active Safety” results](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-operation-active-safety-results/) - In the framework of Operation Active Safety, the Public Security Police (PSP) detained 124 people, 74 for driving with excess alcohol, 13 for lack of legal authority for driving, 10 for warrant of arrest, nine for disobedience, six for drug trafficking, four for illegal gun possession, three for illegally being in the country, two for
- [SEF arrest person for drug trafficking - Lisbon Airport](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-arrest-person-for-drug-trafficking-lisbon-airport/) - SEF have arrested a 24 person for trafficking in drugs at Lisbon International Airport. The person was stopped en route from Rio da Janeiro to Madrid and the drugs were contained in his body.
- [Traffic Accidents increase but road deaths decrease](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/traffic-accidents-increase-but-road-deaths-decrease/) - The ANSR has reported that during the period 1st January to 15th September 2016, the number of road accidents throughout the country stood at 89,368 an increase of 4727, 5.5% compared to the same period last year. The number of deaths during this period, however, decreased by 22 to 305. The area with the largest
- [PSP arrest more than 19,000 during "Safe Summer" operation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-arrest-more-than-19000-during-safe-summer-operation/) - The PSP arrested more than 19,000 people between June and September, during the "Summer safe" operation, and the more crimes detected driving with excess alcohol and lack of legal authority in a statement today (19th September. The operation was held between June 15 and September 15, across the country,. The PSP said that they stopped
- ["Tispol - Seatbelt Operation"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/tispol-seatbelt-operation/) - The National Republican Guard (GNR) intensified last week, 12-18th September enforcement action concerning against drivers failing to observe seat belt and child restraint systems (CRS) laws. During the operation they checked over seven thousand vehicles and detected 400 violations for failure or improper use of safety belts and / or CRS. The failure to use
- [Alenquer and Torres Vedras - Probation for Domestic Violence](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/alenquer-and-torres-vedras-probation-for-domestic-violence/) - The GNR Center for Research and Support for Specific Victims (NAIVE) have detained between 14th and 16th September, three men aged between 26 and 55 on suspicion of domestic violence in the municipalities of Alenquer and Torres Vedras. In the context of investigations, there was evidence of non-compliance of the court orders that led to
- [Monção  - Spanish Fugitive arrested in Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/monção-spanish-fugitive-arrested-in-portugal/) - The GNR Valencia Criminal Investigation Unit arrested today, 19th September, in Monção, a 35-year-old man who is the subject of a European arrest warrant. After information from Spanish law enforcement counterparts the man was arrested. He did not offer any resistance. The individual, on the run for about a year, was serving a sentence in
- [PSP Lisbon Metropolitan Police detain 222 persons](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-lisbon-metropolitan-police-detain-222-persons/) - From 0700 hrs on 9th to 16th September The PSP Lisbon Metropolitan Police Command, in its area of ​​responsibility, continuing the goals of preventing and deterring crime and offenses in general, conducted 165 police operations and arrested 222 citizens for various crimes: 53 for Execution of arrest Warrant; 39 for Driving under the influence of
- [Safe Communities Portugal stand 43 - AlgarveExpo  - Vilamoura - 17th - 18th September](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/safe-communities-portugal-stand-43-algarveexpo-vilamoura-17th-18th-september/) - Safe Communities Algarve will be at stand 43 of ALGARVE EXPO, this weekend, organised by the Portugal News. We will be running a competition as previously with a nice wine hamper provided by Apolonia Supermarket for the winner. We look forward to meeting you and are pleased to answer and questions you may have on
- [Elderly man rescued by GNR in the Serra do Geres](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/elderly-man-rescued-by-gnr-in-the-serra-do-geres/) - On 6th September the GNR Protection and Rescue Intervention Group (GIPS), in collaboration with the Military Territorial Office of Geres, rescued a man of 77 years lost in the Vale da Teixeira. The man set out on foot from Leonte ending in Vila do Geres - Vilar da Veiga, a distance of 22 kms with
- [Sintra – PSP arrests three for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sintra-psp-arrests-three-for-drug-trafficking/) - On 5th September the PSP Lisbon Metropolitan Command through the Division of Criminal Investigation, at 00h10 in Monte Abraão in Sintra, arrested three men aged 24 to 48 years caught in the act of drug trafficking. The suspects were intercepted in the course of a criminal investigation started 6 months ago, in which it was
- [Person with apparent psychotic disorder arrested for starting a fire in Pinhel, Douro](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-with-apparent-psychotic-disorder-arrested-for-starting-a-fire-in-pinhel-douro/) - The Judicial Police, through the Department of Criminal Investigation of the Guard, with the collaboration of GNR Pinhel have identified and arrested a man, strongly suspected of causing a forest fire in Bogalhal/Valbom in Pinhel municipality, since the start of the month. The fire consumed an area of one hectare of pasture, bushes and trees,
- [Judicial Police arrest person for causing a forest fire in Vila Real](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-arrest-person-for-causing-a-forest-fire-in-vila-real/) - On 9th September the Judicial Police, through the Local Unit of Criminal Investigation of Vila Real, in collaboration with GNR Vila Real, identified and arrested of a man suspected of having caused a fire in the forest area of Vila Seca. - Vila Real. The fire occurred on September 4, 2016, at about 18:15, endangering
- [Beja - Eight arrested on suspicion of robbery and extortion](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/beja-eight-arrested-on-suspicion-of-robbery-and-extortion/) - The GNR Command Beja arrested yesterday, September 8, eight subjects aged 21 and 48, on suspicion of robbery with use of firearm and attempted extortion in Beja. In the operation two cars were intercepted each carrying four individual. The persons are suspects of a robbery using a firearm, which took place on 8th of August
- [Joint Police Operation Cars (JPO Cars)](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/joint-police-operation-cars-jpo-cars/) - The National Guard, the Public Security Police, the Judicial Police and the Tax and Customs Authority conducted throughout the national territory, on 6 and 7 September, the European operation "JPO Cars". This involved the control and monitoring of vehicles on land and sea borders, in order to detect vehicle crime, with a particular focus on
- [Quarteria - Bank Robbery](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/quarteria-bank-robbery/) - On 7th September 2016, a person with a shirt over his head entered the Montepio Bank in Quarteira and produced a knife. He threatened a woman customer and stole €700. He then fled from the bank, and was chased by a customer and a bank staff. GNR arrived at the scene but the person had
- [New initiative launched to enhance public safety awareness](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/new-initiative-launched-to-enhance-public-safety-awareness/) - Given the increasing number and severity of forest fires this year’s Safe Communities Portugal launches today a new initiative aimed at creating greater awareness of the risk of fires, as well as the various weather conditions that increase the risk to public safety. Entitled “Daily Safety Checks” it encourages people to check each day to
- [20 people were trapped in Lugar da Várze – evacuations taking place due to forest fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/20-people-were-trapped-in-lugar-da-várze-evacuations-taking-place-due-to-forest-fires/) - It was reported last night (6th September 2016) that the area of Paradela "has been completely evacuated, as well as Cabeceiras de Basto, Soure and Pena Ribeira as fighting the flames was are too complicated. About two dozen people in the place of the Várzea, Soajo, Arcos de Valdevez, and Ponte da Barca, and military GNR
- [Near miss caused by drone at Lisbon Airport](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/near-miss-caused-by-drone-at-lisbon-airport/) - More and more records of incidents involving drones on the perimeter of the airport Humberto Delgado in Lisbon. The last one took place on Wednesday and involved an aircraft of the Portuguese Air Force. According to the Express military aircraft was about to land on runway 35 Portela when a drone went about three meters
- [Porto - One person dead, two police injured following a theft.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/porto-one-person-dead-two-police-injured-following-a-theft/) - On 30th August at about 3:40 a.m., in Oporto, police officers from Porto intercepted four suspects in a stolen car who minutes beforehand had stolen a number of items from an establishment in Porto. In order to escape the suspects rammed a police car, as well as a second vehicle at the scene, forcing police
- [Person arrested for aggravated robbery](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-arrested-for-aggravated-robbery/) - On 25th August the Lisbon Metropolitan Command of the Public Security Police, following an investigative initiated by the Criminal Investigation Police Division of Sintra, arrested a man aged 21 years for an aggravated robbery in the Cacém area. The suspect, with a criminal record, has been previously convicted of the offense of aggravated assault, drug
- [PSP Lisbon Metropolitan Police – hold person for drug possession](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-lisbon-metropolitan-police-hold-person-for-drug-possession/) - On 29th August the PSP Metropolitan Command of the Public Security Police, no 3 Division, arrested a person aged 51 years at Rua 12 do Bairro Calçada dos Mestres - for drug possession. During the inspection of a motor vehicle by PSP agents, it was found that his driver had a nervous attitude, and suspecting
- [Thefts reported at campervan park](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/thefts-reported-at-campervan-park/) - Since the 21st August a number of thefts of items from campervans have taken place at the Parque da Ria, Aveiro. At least six thefts from campervans owned by tourists have been reported to the PSP. According to media reports the victims have reported that they believe their movements were being watched before the thefts
- [SEF arrests two persons for international drug trafficking at Lisbon airport.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-arrests-two-persons-for-international-drug-trafficking-at-lisbon-airport/) - The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) intercepted on 24th and 25th August at Lisbon Airport, two persons involved in international drug trafficking. In the first case, the arrested individual aged 20 years, who had as Madrid destination, came from a flight from Brazil. He admitted upon arrest to carrying drugs in the hold baggage that
- [PSP LIsbon Metropolitan Command mount 221 operations and arrest 187](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-lisbon-metropolitan-command-mount-221-operations-and-arrest-187/) - The Lisbon Metropolitan Command of the Public Security Police, in its area of ​​responsibility, continuing the goals of preventing and deterring crime and offenses in general, during the period from 07:00 on the 19th and 07:00 on 26 August, performed 221 operations and police proceeded to arrest 187 people for various crimes: 52 For driving
- [GNR arrest five persons for theft of car radiators](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-arrest-five-persons-for-theft-of-car-radiators/) - The GNR Braga Criminal Investigation Unit arrested on 23rd August, in Povoa de Varzim, five individuals for the crime of theft and recovered 38 car radiators, whose estimated value amounts to 6,000 euros. The action was developed in the context of an investigation by robbery, and individuals were intercepted while transporting the said stolen items
- [GNR activities against water, air and soil pollution](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-activities-against-water-air-and-soil-pollution/) - Under the monitoring, surveillance, supervision, inspection and execution of warrants and administrative or judicial decisions relating to pollution incidents, the National Republican Guard (GNR), through the Nature and Environment Protection Service (SEPNA), have recorded so far this year the following: complaints contraventions crimes Pollution of water area 249 394 8 Atmospheric pollution 100 171
- [GNR Operation Activity 19th - 25th August](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-operation-activity-19th-25th-august/) - The National Guard, in addition to their daily operational activities, carried out a series of operations throughout the country in the last week, 19-25 August that aimed to prevent and combat violent crime, road inspection among others, registering the following operational data: A total of 477 were arrested, highlighting: 166 for driving under the influence
- [MAFRA "GNR TRAIL" - Families Against Violence](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/mafra-gnr-trail-families-against-violence/) - The Territorial Detachment of the GNR promotes Mafra on 11 September "GNR TRAIL - Families Against Violence". This initiative aims to promote sports and appeal to social issues such as citizenship and solidarity. The ultimate goal is to collect food necessary to help families in need, victims of violence and social exclusion. To participate ,
- [GNR rescues 58 migrants in Greece](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-rescues-58-migrants-in-greece/) - On 18th June the Military Unit Coastal Control (UCC), which are involved in the mission of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX) in Greece (Poseidon Sea 2016), has rescued, near the island of Chios - Greece, 58 people, including
- [Two people arrested in Cascais for mobile phone theft](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/two-people-arrested-in-cascais-for-mobile-phone-theft/) - Two young men, in their 20s, were arrested by agents from PSP Cascais for mobile phone thefts in terraces. The suspects have committed, with "cunning", at least three thefts in terraces of Cascais, but were eventually located, identified and arrested by police. Agents of the Police Division of Cascais have succeeded in rescuing three of
- [Madeira Fires - Helping people affected](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-fires-helping-people-affected/) - We have put together a number of appeals being made from various organisations and individuals to help people affected by the fires in Madeira Funchal Solidarity Donation Fund opened by Camara Municipal do Funchal In the face of the dramatic situation caused by the fires of August 2016 in the municipality of Funchal a fund
- [Official calls for the Air Force to be allowed to fight fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/official-calls-for-the-air-force-to-be-allowed-to-fight-fires/) - The president of the Officers Association of the Armed Forces (AOFA) says that the Air Force should be allowed to resume fighting the fires, considering that a political decision would save the state money. "If there is a decision of the Government say that from today the Air Force (AF) could fight fires, we could
- [GNR inspects over 3 million households and identifies over 20,000 potential fire infringements](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-inspects-over-3-million-households-and-identifies-over-20000-potential-fire-infringements/) - In view of the weather forecast for the next few days, pointing to continued hot and dry weather, the National Republican Guard (GNR) will keep active its reinforcement of patrolling and surveillance in forest areas. These actions are designed to detect and deter practices that may contribute to the increased risk of forest fire, particularly
- [Madeira Fires cause estimated €55 million on losses](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-fires-cause-estimated-€55-million-on-losses/) - The Mayor of Funchal, Paulo Cafôfo, has stated on Thursday 11th August that, in addition to the loss of human life, the material damage to private property and public in the county caused by the fires that broke out on Monday is estimated ar €55 million The mayor spoke at the press conference regarding the
- [Lisbon – 4.3 tons of Bivalves seized](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-4-3-tons-of-bivalves-seized/) - The GNR Coastal Control Detachment Lisbon seized on 4th August in Lisbon and Samouco, 4.3 tons of bivalves in three catches, all with the estimated value of more than €30,000. The surveillance operation was aimed at the detection of offenses related to professional fishing, catch of prohibited species and harvesting and illegal transportation of bivalves.
- [Cascais – Four arrested by PSP for train robberies](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cascais-four-arrested-by-psp-for-train-robberies/) - On 10th August the PSP arrested four men, between 17 and 21 years in connection with 27 robberies. The group always attacked together and chose young, fragile and isolated victims. They are believed to have carried out at least 27 robberies with threats of aggression, knives and even syringes. The crimes occurred in trains, stations
- [GNR (GIPS) - Fighting forest fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-gips-fighting-forest-fires/) - The National Republican Guard (GNR) has engaged at this time 500 personnel of the Protection and Relief Intervention Group (GIPS) in actions to combat forest fires, divided into the following various areas. So far in August some 462 GIPS personnel have been airlifted by helicopters to combat 195 fires. Since the beginning of the year
- [Madeira Fires - Three dead over 160 injured](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-fires-four-dead-over-160-injured/) - It has been confirmed that three people have died in the Madeira fires. At least 37 homes in the historic area have been burned. Reports are that “Choupana Hills” the popular 5 star hotel resort in the high area of Funchal with the same name, was "totally taken" by fire during the night. Over 1000
- [Adverse Weather Alert issued - Public informed by ANPC to take "Extra Care"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/adverse-weather-alert-issued-public-informed-by-anpc-to-take-extra-care/) - According to the updated information and available by IPMA, it is noted for the next 48 hours the persistence of conditions associated with hot, dry weather, aggravated by the strengthening of wind. In particular: 1. In the coastal regions, northwest winds up to 35 km / h with gusts of around 60 km / h
- [Woman arrested for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/woman-arrested-for-drug-trafficking/) - On 3rd August the PSP Lisbon Metropolitan Police Command arrested a 25 year woman suspected of drug trafficking in the area of São Domingos de Benfica, in Lisbon The arrest was a result of an approach made to the woman, who was acting suspiciously and was about to leave for the Algarve, intending to distribute
- [Évora – Person in custody for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/évora-person-in-custody-for-drug-trafficking/) - The GNR criminal investigation unit of Évora arrested, on 5 August, a person suspected of drug trafficking. This followed a search of the person’s home in which the following were seized The action involved a search of the suspect's house which allowed seize: 189 doses of cocaine; 41 doses of heroin, one vehicle; a mobile
- [Judicial police detained robbery suspect at gunpoint](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-detained-robbery-suspect-at-gunpoint/) - The Judicial Police, through the Northern Board, have identified and arrested a man for alleged attempted aggravated theft at bank branches in Guimarães. The incidents occurred on 28th July and yesterday when the defendant used a replica firearm and covered their faces with handkerchiefs and a surgical mask. The first crime was unsuccessful because the
- [Counterfeit banknote found in returned hire car](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/counterfeit-banknote-found-in-returned-hire-car-3/) - On 1st August, workers at “Rent-a-car” in Lisbon discovered a €50 bank note in a vehicle returned to them. The hirer returned the vehicle at around 1900 hrs and paid for the hire. Subsequently when the car was cleaned the counterfeit note was found. Attempts to contact the hirer, reportedly from the Central African Republic,
- [ Tobacco stolen in Ambush in Portalegre](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/tobacco-stolen-in-ambush-in-portalegre-2/) - On Monday 1st August a van carrying tobacco was ambushed by four persons in possession of firearms. The driver is not believed to have been injured but an undetermined amount of tobacco and cash was stole. The case is being investigated by the Judicial Police.
- [UK - Online child sex abuse investigation identifies 523 potential victims – 30 million images seized](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/uk-online-child-sex-abuse-investigation-identifies-523-potential-victims-30-million-images-seized/) - More than 500 children have been identified as potential victims of online sexual abuse during a major investigation by Police Scotland. The force said 30 million indecent images were seized and 77 people had been charged during Operation Lattise. The charges include rape, sharing indecent images of children and grooming for sexual purposes. Of the
- [Flight to Lisbon makes emergency landing](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/flight-to-lisbon-makes-emergency-landing/) - A flight to Lisbon made an emergency landing in Toulouse, France. The flight departed Basel on 3rd August at 20h00 and landed a few minutes, later in Toulouse. The flight was diverted due to technical problems.
- [Lisbon - Woman in wheel chair arrested for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-woman-in-wheel-chair-arrested-for-drug-trafficking/) - On 3rd August a woman aged 40 years was arrested at Lisbon airport in possession of 2.3 kgs of cocaine, sufficient for around 23,000 doses. The drugs are worth around €120,000. The woman who had arrived on a flight from Brazil, was in a wheelchair wearing a leg cast. SEF officials had stopped the person
- [Lisbon - Woman arrested in wheel chair for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-woman-arrested-in-wheel-chair-for-drug-trafficking/) - On 3rd August a woman aged 40 years was arrested at Lisbon airport in possession of 2.3 kgs of cocaine, sufficient for around 23,000 doses. The drugs are worth around €120,000. The woman who had arrived on a flight from Brazil, was in a wheelchair wearing a leg cast. SEF officials had stopped the person
- [Counterfeit banknote found in returned hire car](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/counterfeit-banknote-found-in-returned-hire-car-2/) - On 1st August, workers at “Rent-a-car” in Lisbon discovered a €50 bank note in a vehicle returned to them. The hirer returned the vehicle at around 1900 hrs and paid for the hire. Subsequently when the car was cleaned the counterfeit note was found. Attempts to contact the hirer, reportedly from the Central African Republic,
- [Counterfeit banknote found in returned hire car](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/counterfeit-banknote-found-in-returned-hire-car/) - On 1st August, workers at “Rent-a-car” in Lisbon discovered a €50 bank note in a vehicle returned to them. The hirer returned the vehicle at around 1900 hrs and paid for the hire. Subsequently when the car was cleaned the counterfeit note was found. Attempts to contact the hirer, reportedly from the Central African Republic,
- [ Tobacco stolen in Ambush in Portalegre](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/tobacco-stolen-in-ambush-in-portalegre/) - On Monday 1st August a van carrying tobacco was ambushed by four persons in possession of firearms. The driver is not believed to have been injured but an undetermined amount of tobacco and cash was stole. The case is being investigated by the Judicial Police.
- [211 Terrorist Incidents in the EU in 2015](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/211-terrorist-incidents-in-the-eu-in-2015-2/) - In 2015, 151 people died and over 360 were injured as a result of terrorist attacks in the EU. Six EU Member States faced 211 failed, foiled and completed terrorist attacks. 1 077 individuals were arrested in the EU for terrorism-related offences, of whom 424 were in France only. 94% of the individuals on trial
- [PSP Lisbon – Arrest three persons and seize cocaine, hashish and ecstasy](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-lisbon-arrest-three-persons-and-seize-cocaine-hashish-and-ecstasy/) - On 28th July the Lisbon Metropolitan Command PSP, through the Police Division Amadora in an operation to prevent and suppress crime, arrested three men, aged between 19:33 years of age for trafficking in drugs and theft. In the course of a 3 month investigation, it was found that many people were entering the neighbourhood of
- [Alenquer – person arrested by GNR for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/alenquer-person-arrested-by-gnr-for-drug-trafficking/) - On 11th July the GNR in Merceana, Alenquer, detained a man of 32 years, on suspicion of drug trafficking, in Carlsbad. The arrest was made following a complaint concerning the existence of a plantation of cannabis. A house search was conducted where the GNR seized 21 cannabis plants, with heights between 54 cms and 2.06
- [PSP Sintra arrest four men for Robbery and illegal possession of a Firearm](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-sintra-arrest-four-men-for-robbery-and-illegal-possession-of-a-firearm/) - On 15th at 04.35 hrs the PSP Lisbon Metropolitan Police Command - Sintra Division arrested four men, aged between 19 and 22 years for robbery and the illegal possession of firearm in Rio de Mouro area At about 23.00 hrs on the 14th, in the area of ​​Vale Mourão, two suspects approached a couple, 20 and
- [Search Resumes for British national who fell from boat in River Tagus - Lisbon](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/search-resumes-for-british-national-who-fell-from-boat-in-river-tagus-lisbon/) - The search to find the Englishman who on Saturday fell from a tourist boat to the river Tagus in Algés area was resumed at 08h30 on 19th July, said a source from the Maritime Authority of Lisbon. The same source told Lusa News agency that the searches will be conducted by two speedboats at 08h30
- [PSP Best Quality Control Process](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-best-quality-control-process/) - The Public Security Police (PSP), according to the concepts defined by the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM), is to implement at national level its Quality Management System. This system aims to continually improve organizational performance, based on continuous improvement values, common assessment framework and eight fundamental concepts of excellence, namely: results orientation, focus on
- [EU RERENDUM](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/eu-rerendum/) - The following information has been passed to Safe Communities Portugal concerning the forthcoming EU Referendum PORTUGAL - KEY MESSAGES ABOUT OVERSEAS VOTERS REGISTRATION If you are a British national, and you have been registered to vote in the UK within the last 15 years, you are eligible to vote in UK Parliamentary General Elections, UK-wide
- [PSP Lisbon arrest 10 people and dismantle drug trafficking network](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-lisbon-arrest-10-people-and-dismantle-drug-trafficking-network/) - The Lisbon Metropolitan Command PSP announced Wednesday that they have dismantled a drug trafficking network in the country's central region, after having arrested 10 people in the municipalities of Lourinhã and Caldas da Rainha. During the operation, over 14,000 individual doses of cocaine, 6,700 euros in cash, 24 mobile phones, two cars, two computers, a
- [It’s seller beware as eBay’s buyer guarantee is exploited by scammers](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/its-seller-beware-as-ebays-buyer-guarantee-is-exploited-by-scammers/) - After the highest bidder on eBay offered Jordan Allison £600 for his mobile phone he dutifully packaged it up and sent it off by registered post. However, although Royal Mail’s website showed it had been signed for, the buyer claimed it hadn’t arrived. When Allison sent proof of delivery the buyer said he had received
- [SEF executes judicial arrest warrant in Madeira](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-executes-judicial-arrest-warrant-in-madeira/) - It was reported on 8th April that the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF), at Madeira International Airport, had intercepted and arrested a national citizen wanted for robbery. The arrest of the citizen, 39 years of age, who arrived on a flight from the United Kingdom, was made in compliance with arrest warrants issued by the
- [Operation Achilles" - Judicial police arrested fifteen people for corruption and money laundering](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/operation-achilles-judicial-police-arrested-fifteen-people-for-corruption-and-money-laundering/) - The Judicial Police, through the National Anti-Corruption Unit - UNCC, in collaboration with several other units, including the National Unit for Combating Drug Trafficking - UNCTE in connection with an investigation by the Central Department of Investigation and Penal Action - DCIAP, have undertaken a major operation, resulting in the arrest of 15 persons. Those
- [Lisbon - Judicial Police arrest armed robber](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-judicial-police-arrest-armed-robber/) - The Judicial Police, through the Board of Lisbon and Tagus Valley, have arrested of a man aged 45 years for committing a robbery and kidnapping. The investigation found that during the night in early October last year, the victim, a man aged 24 years, was approached by the suspect when he parked his car in the
- [Judicial police completes investigation into computer fraud and counterfeiting of credit card security measures](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-completes-investigation-into-computer-fraud-and-counterfeiting-of-credit-card-security-measures/) - The Judicial Police, through the Department of Criminal Investigation of Setubal, have completed an investigation involving transnational transactions, which started in August 2015 concerning computer fraud crimes and counterfeit securities. Following "Operation Lightning " and in collaboration with SIBS / PAYWATCH, the operation resulted in the arrest of three men, aged between 37 and 41 years
- [Grândola – GNR SEPNA Seize 55 dogs subjected to abuse and neglect](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/grândola-gnr-sepna-seize-55-dogs-subjected-to-abuse-and-neglect/) - On 1st April the GNR SEPNA of the Territorial Command of Setúbal, supported by GNR Grândola, seized 55 dogs as part of an investigation into the neglect and abuse of animals by DIAP Setúbal. Two owners of the dogs were made defendants. After screening performed by the vet of the municipality of Grândola, five of the
- [GNR to be deployed in Operation FRONTEX "Poseidon 2016," in Kos Island - Greece](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-to-be-deployed-in-operation-frontex-poseidon-2016-in-kos-island-greece/) - The GNR will be participating in the operation of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX), from 1st April to 30th September 2016. Their Coastal Control Unit (CCU) will be deploying 16 military personnel and a speedboat to carryout surveillance off the
- [Distraction theft – Coffee shop/restaurant terraces](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/distraction-theft-coffee-shoprestaurant-terraces/) - There appears to be a new method that thieves are using to steal goods on the terraces of cafes in various areas in the country. Basically the method involves the thief using a subtle approach targeting people who are drinking coffee or during meals (even in places where there are many people). The thief comes
- [Lisbon Metropolitan PSP Celebrates its 149th Anniversary](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-metropolitan-psp-celebrates-its-149th-anniversary/) - On 10 and 11th March 2016, the PSP Metropolitan Command of Lisbon proudly celebrated its 149th Anniversary with a number of events held in the Municipality of Odivelas and at the PSP Higher Superior Institute in Lisbon. Safe Communities Portugal was privileged to attend these events. Having attended probably hundreds of these types of events
- [Former Islamic extremist arrested on suspicion of £1m eBay scam](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/former-islamic-extremist-arrested-on-suspicion-of-£1m-ebay-scam/) - Hassan Butt, who claimed to renounce extremism, suspected of defrauding buyers on auction website to fund terrorism A man who claimed to be an al-Qaida insider but then said he had made it up has been arrested on suspicion of perpetrating a £1m-plus fraud on eBay to fund terrorism. Hassan Butt, 35, is accused of conning
- [Sintra – Person arrested for car theft and drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sintra-person-arrested-for-car-theft-and-drug-trafficking/) - The Metropolitan Command PSP Lisbon, through the Police Division of Sintra, as part of a criminal investigation, have arrested a man, aged 28 years for car theft crime and drug trafficking. Following several searches, the following items were seized: Six vehicles of medium / high range; 2549.5 DosesProduct narcotic suspected heroin; 3945.00 Euros in cash the
- [Who Rescues Injured Animals - Especially at night time?](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/who-rescues-injured-animals-especially-at-night-time/) - The following article appeared recently in the Correio da Manha: "Night was falling, rainy and cold on Saturday, February 13th. A dog with both fractured front legs lay in pain on the grass of the small public garden of Praia da Rocha, behind the Hotel Jupiter. The situation caught the attention of some passers saddened by
- [PSP - "Operation Click on Security" - Results](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-operation-click-on-security-results/) - The PSP conducted "Operation Click on Security" from 1st to 10th February. This operation, nationwide, mobilized all PSP units dealing within the school community covering: a dynamic prevention in on-line space: alert awareness of the new risks on the Internet and security advice and self-protection measures to be adopted in the cyber world. - Human
- [Reports of Dating Violence Increase by 8%](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/reports-of-dating-violence-increase-by-8/) - Complaints to the PSP related to dating violence increased by almost eight percent in 2015. During the year a total of 1,680 reports were made, according to Lusa new agency. In a response the PSP confirmed the figure which was 130 more than in 2014. Of the 1,680 complaints, 963 were made by ex-boyfriends and
- [PSP detain 23 persons for drug trafficking in major operation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-detain-23-persons-for-drug-trafficking-in-major-operation/) - Seizure of more than 7,000 doses of narcotics, firearms, nine vehicles and 66,000 euros in cash. On 9th February the Public Security Police of the Metropolitan Command of Porto, through the Division of Criminal Investigation and the Special Police Unit, the Intervention Corps and Cinotécnico (Dog) Task Force, conduction an operation targeting a wide range
- [SEF detains person wanted by Lithuanian authorities](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-detains-person-wanted-by-lithuanian-authorities/) - On 14th February 2016 the Aliens and Border Service (SEF) detained a foreign citizen at Lisbon airport in compliance with a European arrest warrant for extradition. The man aged 61 years is wanted for alleged fraud by the Lithuanian authorities and was intercepted by SEF upon arrival of a flight from Fortaleza. The detainee will
- [Rain, snow, wind and high sea alerts -  Issued by the National Civil Protection Authority ANPC](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rain-snow-wind-and-high-sea-alerts-issued-by-the-national-civil-protection-authority-anpc/) - Following contact with the Portuguese Institute of Ocean and Atmosphere (IPMA), held today 13th February, the National Relief Operations Command (CNOS) of the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC), and according to the weather information updated today, it is noted for the next days a worsening of weather conditions, with particular focus on regions north of
- [Extradition latest -  Paramjeet Singh arrested on 18th December in a hotel in the Algarve.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/extradition-latest-paramjeet-singh-arrested-on-18th-december-in-a-hotel-in-the-algarve/) - The Parliamentary Committee for Constitutional Affairs has decided on Wednesday 10th February to send the Minister of Justice, Francisca Van Dunem, a petition requesting that the Indian citizen Paranjeet Pamma Singh, who was arrested last year in the Algarve, should not be extradited to India. The chairman of the Constitutional Affairs, Pedro Bacelar de Vasconcelos,
- [New initiatives aimed at tackling Cybercrime announced at Cascais Cybercrime Seminar](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/new-initiatives-aimed-at-tackling-cybercrime-announced-at-cascais-cybercrime-seminar/) - With around 100 persons attending: including the newly appointed National Director of SEF Luisa Maria Goncalves; Major General Piers da Silva (GNR); the Director CCEMS, representatives from the Ministries of Justice and Internal Administration and Superintendent Jorge Mauricio Commander Lisbon Metropolitan Police (PSP), the seminar in Cascais organized by Safe Communities Portugal was a great
- [PSP Launch Operation “Click Safety” – Safe use of Internet and Social Media for the Young.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-launch-operation-click-safety-safe-use-of-internet-and-social-media-for-the-young/) - The Public Security Police (PSP), anticipating the celebration of February 9 of the International Safer Internet Day, have launched a sensitization double-operation from 01 to 10 February, to alert children and young people from 5 to 18 years the risks of the Internet and social networks. To the youth of the 2, 3 and secondary
- [Lisbon - Italian tourist lured to remote site and robbed](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-alian-tourist-lured-to-remote-site-and-robbed/) - On 30th January at around 0100 hrs in the morning, an Italian tourist in Bairro Alto, Lisbon, was lured into a trap by a man he met (an alleged homosexual entrapment) who drove him to a secluded location where an armed group threatened and robbed the victim. According to a complaint made to the PSP,
- [Portugal improves its position in latest Corruption Perception Index](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-improves-its-position-in-latest-corruption-perception-index/) - Portugal has been rated 28th place out of 168 countries in the Transparency International Corruption index a gain of 3 places compared to 2014. This places Portugal highest of the southern European countries with Spain, Greece and Italy being places at 36th, 58th and 61st place respectively. The latest reports states that “people working together
- [Animal Cruelty Prevention Seminar](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/animal-cruelty-prevention-seminar/) - In a joint initiative aimed at raising awareness and preventing animal cruelty, Safe Communities Algarve and the Territorial de Faro da Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) will be holding a Seminar on this subject on 4th February from 16.00 to 19.00 hrs at the Conrad Hotel, Quinta do Lago. The event will be opened by Exmº
- [PSP Radar speed checks](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-radar-speed-checks/) - AZORES 20-Jan-16 06:45 Av. Alberto I Príncipe do Mónaco, Freguesia Sta Clara, concelho de Ponta Delgada, ilha de S. Miguel. AVEIRO 18-Jan-16 08H00 / 14H00 EN 109 - KM 58.1 - Aveiro 22-Jan-16 08.00 / 14:00 Av. Sá Carneiro – GLÓRIA - Aveiro BEJA 20-Jan-16 09:00 / 12:01 am EN 255 - Moura BRAGANÇA
- [Portuguese Maritime Police save 45 Syrian Refugees in hazardous conditions](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portuguese-maritime-police-save-45-syrian-refugees-in-hazardous-conditions/) - Members of the Portuguese Maritime Police (PM) stationed at the Greek island of Lesbos rescued at the end of their night patrol, 45 Syrian refugees, 16 infants and children, 11 women, (two of them elderly) and 18 men. The vessel which contained the emigrants was drifting in Greek territorial waters with a lack of fuel. The sea
- [Person caught selling hashish to students](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-caught-selling-hashish-to-students/) - A 20 year old man has been arrested selling hashish to students outside the gate to a school in Barcelos Municipality. He was detained by the GNR soldiers of the Special Section of the Territorial Detachment of the GNR Program of Barcelos. He was found to have 270 doses of hashish, 80 euros and a
- [Cascais - Cybercrime Seminar for Businesses and Residents](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cascais-cybercrime-seminar-for-businesses-and-residents/) - With cybercrime being the largest growing crime, forecast to reach a global cost of US$ 2 trillion by 2019, it is important therefore that businesses and residents are more aware of this and what steps can be taken to minimize the risk. Associação Safe Communities Portugal is therefore organizing a Cybercrime seminar for local businesses
- [New Driving License Points Scheme](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/new-driving-license-points-scheme/) - The Secretary of State for Internal Affairs presented the new regime for the points driving license, approved in the Council of Ministers of 21 May 2015. On this occasion, Dr. John Almeida said there will be an adjustment period of one year, should the new regime enters into force on 1 June 2016. The new
- [Judicial police arrest man for child sexual abuse](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-arrest-man-for-child-sexual-abuse/) - The Judicial Police, South Board and pursuant to a judicial warrant have arrested a man for child sexual abuse. The facts involved a minor under 12 years of age, which occurred in 2008 and took place in the areas of Setubal and Faro. The detainee, 53-year-old has been remanded in the Prison of Setúbal
- [ANPC Alert - Worsening of Weather Conditions](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/anpc-alert-worsening-of-weather-conditions/) - Following contact with the Sea Portuguese Institute and the Atmosphere (IPMA), held today by the National Relief Operations Command (CNOS) of the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC), it is noted, according to the information provided, that there will be a worsening of weather conditions in the next few days, with particular emphasis on the regions
- [Ribeira Grande, Azores - PSP holds robbery suspect with weapon ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/ribeira-grande-azores-psp-holds-robbery-suspect-with-weapon/) - On 6 January 2016, at 15:45, there was robbery at a CTT office at Rua do Rosario Street, Maia, Ribeira Grande municipality in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. The theft was committed by a Caucasian man age 54 years who threatened staff with two knives. For the local police were immediately deployed by means
- [Portuguese Maritime Police rescue 1180 migrants in Aegean Sea](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portuguese-maritime-police-rescue-1180-migrants-in-aegean-sea/) - The Portuguese Maritime Police haver rescued 1,810 migrants and refugees in the Aegean Sea, Greece, from October 1, 2015, under the Joint Operation POSEIDON SEA 2015. The Maritime Police also provided first aid to fifteen people and made four arrests. Of 1810 migrants and refugees rescued by the PM team, 409 were infants and children
- [Retired PSP agent killed during armed robbery in Lisbon](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/retired-psp-agent-killed-during-armed-robbery-in-lisbon/) - At 1900 hrs on 31st December 2015, a retired PSP agent was shot dead by two robbers in a supermarket in Amadora, Lisbon. The retired agent had gone to collect his wife who worked on the checkout counter at the supermarket. As he arrived at the store two persons approached the counter and tried to
- [PSP Radar speed checks for January 2016](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-radar-speed-checks-for-january-2016/) - The following is a list of roadside radar speed checks that will be conducted by the PSP police during the month of January 2016: AÇORES 8-jan-16 07H00 Estrada Regional n.º 1 de 1.ª classe, no lugar da Atalaia, freguesia da Ribeirinha, concelho de Angra do Heroísmo, ilha Terceira 19-jan-16 13H00 Estrada Regional nº 1 de 1ª classe,
- [One in three drivers killed in road accidents are as a result of drink driving](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/one-in-three-drivers-killed-in-road-accidents-are-as-a-result-of-drink-driving/) - The GNR will be intensifying enforcement action throughout the country from 31st December to 3rd January This will be aimed at those: driving under the influence of alcohol and psychotropic substances; speeding; driving without a licence:, failure to comply with traffic rules; incorrect or non-use of seat belts and restraint systems for children and improper cell phone use
- [President Safe Communities Portugal awarded BEM in Queen's New Years Honours List 2016](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/president-safe-communities-portugal-awarded-bem-in-queens-new-years-honours-list-2016/) - In the New Year Honours List for 2016 Her Majesty the Queen has awarded David Thomas, as President, Safe Communities Portugal, the British Empire Medal (BEM), in recognition of his “services to crime prevention and awareness within the British and international community in Portugal”. View notice on Gazette here. Safe Communities Portugal was registered as
- [Two persons arrested for series of robberies](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/two-persons-arrested-for-series-of-robberies/) - The Judicial Police, through the Directorate of Lisboa and Vale do Tejo, have identified, located and arrested a man aged 35 years who with another person carried out robberies with the use of a weapon. Another man aged 25 years was also arrested by the Judicial Police suspected of murder, corpse desecration and possession of
- [Two persons arrested for planning New Years Eve terrorist attacks in Brussels](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/two-persons-arrested-for-planning-new-years-eve-terrorist-attacks-in-brussels/) - Two people have been arrested by Belgian authorities on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks in “emblematic places” in Brussels on New Year’s Eve, Belgium’s federal prosecutor said. The police anti-terrorist raid took place in Brussels, eastern Liège province and in Flemish-speaking Brabant, central Belgium, on Sunday and Monday. The announcement did not say whether the
- [PSP Operational results and reinforcement of security over the next hours.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-operational-results-and-reinforcement-of-security-over-the-next-hours/) - The Public Security Police commenced on 14th December a National Operation: "Safety Holidays". This has been formulated including initiatives to ensure greater police visibility, an increase of greater operational momentum and enhanced surveillance to detect criminal activity, which is more likely to happen this time of year. Alongside these actions, the PSP will exponentially increase
- [EU must respond to challenges on Border Security and integration of refugees](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/eu-must-respond-to-challenges-on-border-security-and-integration-of-refugees/) - The action outside Europe's borders, 'in order to promote peace and prosperity, fundamental conditions for the reduction of migratory movements, the most effective control of the external border in order to combat all kinds of crime, including trafficking in human beings and illegal immigration networks, and the efficient functioning of the host mechanism of refugees,
- [More than 500 arrested in INTERPOL operation targeting phone and email scams](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/more-than-500-arrested-in-interpol-operation-targeting-phone-and-email-scams/) - LYON, France – More than 500 people have been arrested and 15 call centres shut down in an INTERPOL-coordinated operation targeting multi-million dollar phone and email scams across the Asia Pacific region. Involving 23 countries, Operation First Light 2015 resulted in a series of raids across the region with the largest in Indonesia where police
- [GNR Operation Safe Trade](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-operation-safe-trade/) - From 12th to 24th December, the GNR will be conducting Operation “Safe Trade” throughout the country, in order to ensure safety for traders and customers. The operation will comprise various awareness and crime prevention activities aimed at traders to minimize the risk of crime leading up to the festive season. This will also include increased
- [Safe Communities Portugal signs national protocols with SEF and the ANPC](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/safe-communities-portugal-signs-national-protocols-with-sef-and-the-anpc/) - In a major step forward in the development of Safe Communities Portugal (SCP), national protocols have been signed between the association and the Autoridade Nacional de Protectҫao Civil (ANPC) (National Authority for Civil Protection) and Serviҫo de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF). Both events took place on 10th December 2015 in separate signing ceremonies held
- [Person arrested in UK for arranging fraudulent acquisition of Portuguese nationality](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-arrested-in-uk-for-arranging-fraudulent-acquisition-of-portuguese-nationality/) - On 2nd December 2, an Indian national was arrested in Leicester, United Kingdom, suspected of document forgery crimes and aiding illegal immigration, wanted in connection with an European arrest warrant issued by the Portuguese authorities. The suspect was arrested following eight house searches in that city, in response to a letter issued in an investigation
- [More than 540 000 migrants have arrived on the Greek islands in the first ten months of the year](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/more-than-540-000-migrants-have-arrived-on-the-greek-islands-in-the-first-ten-months-of-the-year/) - More than 540 000 migrants have arrived on the Greek islands in the first ten months of the year, which was 13 times more than in the same period of 2014. Syrians continued to account for the largest number of arrivals, although in recent weeks the share of Afghan nationals has risen significantly. Despite the
- [Location of PSP road side radar speed checks for November 2015](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/location-of-psp-road-side-radar-speed-checks-for-november-2015/) - The following is the list of the location of PSP radar speed checks and dates and times for November 2015 AÇORES 11/nov/15 14H00/18H00 Av. Alberto I Príncipe do Mónaco, Freguesia Sta Clara, concelho de Ponta Delgada, ilha de S. Miguel 18/nov/15 13H00 Av. Alberto I Príncipe do Mónaco, Freguesia Sta Clara, concelho de Ponta Delgada,
- [Spanish police arrest 81 persons in connection paedophilia network](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/spanish-police-arrest-81-persons-in-connection-paedophilia-network/) - On 17th October the Spanish Police conducted a macro operation against child pornography as culminating in the arrest of 81 people involved in the exchange through Internet of videos and sex pictures featuring minors. Some of the thousands of images seized by the agents are extremely harsh and fall into sadism or bestiality. The all male detainees,
- [Judicial Police free kidnap victim and arrest three persons](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-free-kidnap-victim-and-arrest-three-persons/) - The Judicial Police, through the National Counter Terrorism Unit (UNCT), conducted an operation and freed a young kidnapped person and at the same time arresting three men, aged between 23 and 26 years, for kidnapping and extortion. The abduction, tool place in the city center of Lisbon, late on 28th October. The victim aged 22
- [PSP officer given award by UN Secretary General](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-officer-given-award-by-un-secretary-general/) - PSP Superientendente Luís Carrilho has been awarded by the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, as an “Outstanding Role Model”. The award was made for his work as the Police Commander whilst attached to the UN Peace Keeping Mission to the Central African Republic. Aged 49 years, Superientendent Corrilho has previously served in
- [PSP Radar speed checks 26th - 30th October](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-radar-speed-checks-26th-30th-october/) - The PSP have announced deatails of the radar spped checks from toda7 26th October to the 30th of this month.. Açores 26-out-15 07H00/13H00 Estrada Regional n.º 1 de 1ª Classe, no lugar da Ponta Nova, entre a freguesia da Feteira e o Porto Judeu, concelho de Angra do Heroísmo - ilha Terceira. Aveiro 26-out-15 08H00/14H00
- [Around one in five thefts at Lisbon Airport result in identification of the suspect.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/around-one-in-five-thefts-at-lisbon-airport-result-in-identification-of-the-suspect/) - The PSP Lisbon Airport Security Division revealed last Friday 23rd October, that about 20% of complaints of thefts taking place at Lisbon Airport resulted in the identification of the suspect, and 10% of these occurrences result in recovery of stolen material. The commander at the airport informed journalists that between last year and the present,
- [ASAE seizes 6600 wooden panels for non-compliance with legal requirements.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/asae-seizes-6600-wooden-panels-for-non-compliance-with-legal-requirements/) - The Food Safety and Economic Authority (ASAE) said on 23rd October in a statement that they seized last week 6,600 wooden panels for use in the construction industry for non-compliance with legal requirements. According to ASAE, the panels were from Burma and were seized as they "do not meet the legal requirements, in particular in terms of
- [Person who swallowed cocaine packets dies on Lisbon - Dublin flight](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-who-swallowed-cocaine-packets-dies-on-lisbon-dublin-flight/) - A Brazilian man died on Sunday afternoon (18th October) on a Aer Lingus flight between Lisbon and Dublin, Ireland, after swallowing 80 packages of cocaine with a total weight of 800 grams and valued at 52,000 euros. One or more of the bags burst inside the body causing his death. The drugs were found during
- [Judicial Police seize 5 kgs of cocaine at Lisbon airport](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-seize-5-kgs-of-cocaine-at-lisbon-airport/) - It was reported on 21st October that the Judicial Police (PJ) have seized about five kilos of cocaine at Lisbon airport and detained a man carrying the drug hidden in two backpacks. Police said that the seized drug, enough for 25,250 individual doses of cocaine, was carried by the suspect from Sao Tome and Príncipe
- [Leaked document shows UN agency in charge of drug war wants world to decriminalise all drugs](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/leaked-document-shows-un-agency-in-charge-of-drug-war-wants-world-to-decriminalise-all-drugs/) - The United Nations drug agency has been caught in an embarrassing row over drug policy after Sir Richard Branson, who is a member of the Global Commission on Drug Police, leaked an official document which appeared to back decriminalising possession of drugs. The document from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said
- [Twenty Tonnes of Cannabis Resin seized during international police operation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/twenty-tonnes-of-cannabis-resin-seized-during-international-police-operation/) - On 15 October, an international operation led by Italy and closely supported by France, Spain and Europol, resulted in the discovery and seizure of over 20 tonnes of cannabis resin. The drugs were hidden in the deck of a merchant vessel called Jupiter, flying the flag of the Cook Islands. Ten Syrian citizens were arrested,
- [Congress calls for reduction of speed limit to 30 kph in urban centres](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/congress-calls-for-reduction-of-speed-limit-to-30-kph-in-inner-cities/) - The 3rd Congress of the “Network of Cities to Walk” was held in Torres Vedras, Portugal on 15th and 16th October, attended by officials from Portugal and Spain aimed at improving pedestrian safety and reducing road accidents in cities in the Iberian Peninsula. Those attending including officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, General Directorate
- [French fighter intercepts Monarch flight from Madeira to Birmingham](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/french-fighter-intercepts-monarch-flight-from-madeira-to-birmingham/) - On Monday 12th October a flight a Monarch Airlines flight ZB983 en-route from Funchal to Birmingham was intercepted by a French fighter aircraft. The flight had departed at 1040 hrs and the incident took place when the Airbus A321 was flying over French airspace. The air traffic control lost contact with the aircraft. Immediately, the
- [Judicial police makes arrests for sexual abuse of a child](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-makes-arrests-for-sexual-abuse-of-a-child/) - The Judicial Police, through the Lisbon Board and Tagus Valley, have identified and arrested a man, aged 55 years and a woman aged 44 years for committing sexual abuse against a child. The investigation found that the victim, a girl now aged 13, had in recent months, been sexually abused by the male detainee. This
- [PSP Lisbon Metropolitan Police Command make largest ever seizure of Heroin](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-lisbon-metropolitan-police-command-make-largest-ever-seizure-of-heroin/) - On 13th October the Lisbon Metropolitan Police Command through the division of criminal investigation, with the collaboration of the special operations group, conducted an operation between 1700 and 1800 hrs in the area of Telheiras and Amadora This followed a 6 month investigation and resulted in the arrest of two men, aged 47 and 33
- [Spanish Police arrest 89 people for trafficking in Human Beings](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/spanish-police-arrest-89-people-for-trafficking-in-human-beings/) - The Spanish National Police have arrested 89 people including those responsible for a criminal network dedicated to the trafficking of human beings. The network was made ​​up of people of Chinese nationality and Pakistan and aimed to introduce Chinese citizens in the UK, Ireland, Canada and the United States. They used Spain as a transit country
- [Fake Online Travel Agency selling plane tickets dismantled.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fake-online-travel-agency-selling-plane-tickets-dismantled/) - 50 members of an organised crime group suspected of payment car fraud were arrested earlier this week in a joint operation led by the Romanian Police (Brigada de Combatere a Criminalitatii Organizate Craiova) and supported by Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and the Italian State Police (Servizio di Polizia Postale e delle Comunicazioni.) This coordinated action
- [Joint International Operation by France and Portugal leads to arrest of 69 persons involved in irregular migration](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/joint-international-operation-by-france-and-portugal-leads-to-arrest-of-69-persons-involved-in-irregular-migration/) - Europol has supported an international investigation led by France and Portugal, called 'Operation Bouquet', aimed to dismantle an international criminal network involved in facilitating irregular migration within the EU. The operation has led to the arrest of 69 individuals, nine of whom are key figures of the criminal network. The smugglers were being investigated for
- [Foreign drivers face ban in France under “virtual licences” safety scheme](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/foreign-drivers-face-ban-in-france-under-virtual-licences-safety-scheme/) - Holidaymakers and workers travelling in the country will be banned from driving if they flout traffic laws and could find themselves on a blacklist if they fail to pay fines. Around 10,000 fake speed cameras and 500 real ones will also be introduced to scare motorists into slowing down, officials revealed yesterday. The strict measures
- [PSP Radar speed check locations - October](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-radar-speed-check-locations-october/) - The PSP police will be conducting radar speed checks at the Following locations throughout Portugal from 13th to 31 October. Please note and drive carefully Azores 09-Oct-15 07H00 / 13H00 Regional Road No. 1 1st Class, between the village of Porto Martins and Cable Beach, Angra do Heroísmo municipality - Terceira. 14-Oct-15 06:45 / 14:00
- [29 fake on line drugs detected](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/29-fake-on-line-drugs-detected/) - Since the beginning of the year the Portuguese National Drug Authority (Infarmed) has detected 29 fraud with counterfeit drugs being sold over the internet and that may pose risk to the lives of users. According to the agency, there are in Portugal 73 registered legal sites of prescription drugs, associated with 71 pharmacies and two
- [Braga - Boy aged 9 years in critical condition after being shot playing "cops and robbers"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/braga-boy-aged-9-years-in-critical-condition-after-being-shot-playing-cops-and-robbers/) - A boy aged 9 years old is in critical condition after being shot in the head by another boy aged 11 years, whilst playing “cops and robbers” with guns at Merelim, S. Palo, Braga on 9th October. A few hours after the accident, the owner of the weapons, the victim's uncle, was arrested by the
- [Judicial police arrested four foreign nationals suspected of being part of a criminal cocaine trafficking network](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-arrested-four-foreign-nationals-suspected-of-being-part-of-a-criminal-cocaine-trafficking-network/) - On 8th October the Judicial Police, through the National Unit for Combating Drug Trafficking, in cooperation with the Tax Authority and Customs, arrested four foreign nationals, two men and two women, strongly suspected being part of a network importing cocaine into the Iberian Peninsula, and further distribution through illicit circuits, considerable quantities of the drug
- [1-31st October: Fighting Forest Fires - Special Device Delta phase - DECIF 2015.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/1-31st-october-fighting-forest-fires-special-device-delta-phase-decif-2015/) - Delta phase of fighting forest fires, with moderate risk period began on 1st October and runs until 31st October. This succeeds the critical period of fires - Charlie phase, which ended on September 30. During the Delta phase the following resources are mobilized 1,268 teams / groups / brigades of the different forces involved, comprising
- [SEF and French Authorities arrest six persons for trafficking of illegal immigrants](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-and-french-authorities-arrest-six-persons-for-trafficking-of-illegal-immigrants/) - On 3rd October the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) conducted an operation, in coordination with the French authorities, under which they arrested six individuals, one of whom is in Portugal in connection with the trafficking of illegal immigrants. A person aged 33 years was arrested by the SEF in Lisbon following a search his home
- [13 000 drivers arrested so far this year for drink driving](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/13-000-drivers-arrested-so-far-this-year-for-drink-driving/) - So far this year the GNR and PSP have caught an average of almost 13 000 drunk drivers at the wheel with an alcohol rate of 1.20 g/l which is a criminal offence. This averages 47 per day. This is an increase of 1900 cases compared to last year. In addition the PSP and GNR
- [Burning of Rubbish and Fire PreventionLaws](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/burning-of-rubbish-laws/) - This year the Critical Fire Period ended on 30th September. With effect from the 1st October the position concerning the burning of fires in rural areas is as follows: If the fire risk in your area is either "extreme" or "very high" you are not permitted by law to burn fires or any other use
- [Dealing with Intruders and the use of Force](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/dealing-with-intruders-and-the-use-of-force/) - The Vilamoura burglary case raises an important question on how each of us would deal with an intruder in our home. The issue of “having a go” if you found a burglar in your home currently being debated in the media and social media, is an impossible one for a person to reasonably answer, simply
- [GNR Operation Verão Seguro](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-operation-verão-seguro/) - From 1st June to 15th September the GNR arrested more than 10747 persons for various offences, an average of over 100 persons per day. Included in this figure are 3645 for drink driving which is an increase of 248 compared to the same period last year. A total of 1329 were arrested for driving without
- [GNR - Operation Safe Summer Results](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-operation-safe-summer-results/) - From 1st June to 15th September the GNR carried out its Operation “Safe Summer”, though intensified patrols, support and supervision throughout 90% of the country, which is their area of responsibility. The emphasis was aimed at combatting in particular violent crime and those crimes compromising safety. During this period the GNR registered: 3645 people for
- [Judicial Police arrest person for starting three fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-arrest-person-for-starting-three-fires/) - It was reported on 19th September that the Judicial Police had arrested a 42 year old man for causing three fires in forest areas between 10th - 12th September 2015. This resulted in the destruction of bushes and pine trees covering an area of 43,000 square meters in the district of Viseu. The man started
- [Lisbon - PSP Agent stabbed whilst arresting a Pickpocket](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-psp-agent-stabbed-whilst-arresting-a-pickpocket/) - It was reported on 20th September that a PSP Agent was stabbed by a pickpocket at the Rua Nova da Trinidade, Lisbon whilst the agent, who was on patrol, was attempting to intercept him. The assailant is Romanian and aged 29 years. The PSP agent received medical attention by INEM suffering a cut to his
- [ASAE seizes nine tons of meat and fish](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/asae-seizes-nine-tons-of-meat-and-fish/) - On 19th September the Food Safety and Economic Authority (ASAE) announced the seizure of nine tons of meat and fish frozen during a national enforcement action involving the inspection of 1325 vehicles. "Operation Circle", was held on Friday and aimed to "check the freight conditions in vehicles (food and non-food) along the main access roads
- [GNR finds an arsenal of nearly 100 weapons in Ansiães in Bragança](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-finds-an-arsenal-of-nearly-100-weapons-in-ansiães-in-bragança/) - On 18th September the GNR discovered an arsenal with nearly a hundred guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and other materials during a house search, which took place in the village of Carrazeda de Ansiães in Bragança district. The finding, in Pinhal locality of the Douro, "surprised" the military when they conducted the search warrants
- [Aveiro - Six Drug Traffickers held in detention](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/aveiro-six-drug-traffickers-held-under-detention/) - Six of the 23 defendants arrested by the GNR of Aveiro on 14th and 15th September suspected of belonging to a drug trafficking network have been placed under detention by order of a court. The first judicial interrogation of the detainees began in Wednesday, the Criminal Chamber of Aveiro, and ended this Friday 18th September
- [Judicial Police issue over criminal activities known as "SEXTORTION"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-issue-over-criminal-activities-known-as-sextortion/) - The Judicial Police has issued a warning of the significant increase in complaints of invasion of privacy and extortion associated with the use of social networking sites. These situations, which the police term as "Sextortion", occur when users, adults or minors, use a social network to share intimate photos or videos of themselves including sexual
- [Joint operation of the Judicial Police and Spanish Police results in the arrest of 15 persons and seizure of 1.9 tons of cocaine.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/joint-operation-of-the-judicial-police-and-spanish-police-results-in-the-arrest-of-15-persons-and-seizure-of-1-9-tons-of-cocaine/) - It was reported on 10th September that the Judicial Police, through the National Unit for the Fight against Drug Trafficking (UNCTE), in close coordination with the National Cuerpo Police in Spain, have conducted a joint investigation that led to the location and interception of a fishing boat north of the islands of Farizhoes in Portuguese
- [Four deaths due to drowning at sea this year](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/four-deaths-due-to-drowning-at-sea-this-year/) - From 1 May to 31 August, four people have died in Portugal, in accidents related to bathing, which required 387 interventions by lifeguards on guarded beaches, according to information released today the National Maritime Authority. According to data available on the Authority's website, three of the deaths occurred in sea areas not guarded. These three
- [A PSP agent, his son and a GNR Guarda killed by an elderly man in Sesimbra, Setubal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/a-psp-agent-his-son-and-a-gnr-guarda-killed-by-an-elderly-man-in-sesimbra-setubal/) - On 29th August in the afternoon a PSP agent, a GNR officer and a young man died after being shot in Quinta do Conde, Sesimbra, Setubal sequence disagreements between neighbours. It apparently started because of an argument over the dog of one of the residents. The PSP officer, who was working at the Prime Minister’s office
- [Greatest cause of accidents involving children in Portugal through falling](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/greatest-cause-of-accidents-involving-children-in-portugal-through-falling/) - With parents working during the day, often it is grandparents that look after children until they enter kindergarten. Even with close monitoring, accidents do occur and, often the elderly are not able to respond to accidents such as falling, drowning, choking, suffocation or asphyxiation among their grandchildren. "In an accident with their grandchildren, grandparents should
- [Twenty persons indicted for human trafficking and criminal association](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/twenty-persons-indicted-for-human-trafficking-and-criminal-association/) - As a result of a criminal investigation conducted by the Foreigners and Borders Service, (SEF) between 2010 and 2013, the DIAP of Coimbra has indicted of 20 people, based in Portugal and abroad for human trafficking and criminal association. The twenty defendants are accused of, in total, over a hundred crimes of trafficking in persons,
- [Ashley Madison – Location of users in the Algarve published.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/ashley-madison-location-of-users-in-the-algarve-published/) - In July a hacking group calling itself “The Impact Team” hacked into the notorious extramarital dating website AM and threatened to expose the identities of 37.5 million account holders. The controversial on-line dating agency carries the tagline: “Life Is Short. Have An Affair”. Users addresses, dates of birth, email addresses, ethnicities, genders, names, passwords, payment
- [Arsonist responsible for at least forest fires arrested.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/arsonist-responsible-for-at-least-forest-fires-arrested/) - The Judicial Police (PJ) announced on 20th August that they had arrested a man of 40 years, suspected of having caused "at least" five forest fires in Vieira do Minho, Braga. The suspected arsonist, with alcohol problems, set light to the forests at night and dawn close to residential areas and hard to reach places,
- [Ashley Madison Hackers post data base online](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/ashley-madison-hackers-post-data-base-online/) - Krebs on Security are reporting that many news sites and blogs are reporting that the data stolen last month from the 37 million users of Ashley Madison.com— a site that facilitates cheating and extramarital affairs — has finally been posted online for the world to see. In the past 48 hours, several huge dumps of data claiming
- [Judicial Police seize 327 kgs of cocaine and arrest five persons.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-seize-327-kgs-of-cocaine-and-arrest-five-persons/) - The Judicial Police (PJ) announced on Monday the seizure of 327 kilograms of cocaine aboard a sail boat in international waters near the Azores and the arrest of five people related to the same case. The Central Department of Investigation and Criminal Action (DCIAP) said that several house searches in areas of Aveiro and Nazareth resulted
- [GNR Sintra - Person detained for theft of water meters.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-sintra-person-detained-for-theft-of-water-meters/) - On 11th August GNR Sintra, conducted a search operation as part of an investigation into the theft of non-precious metals in the municipality of Sintra. In recent months the town of Terrugem - Sintra has suffered from the theft of tens of water meters from private homes and industrial areas, causing considerable material damage. As
- [Spanish Police detain five people for fraud in respect of the renting of luxury villas in Marbella](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/spanish-police-detain-five-people-for-fraud-in-respect-of-the-renting-of-luxury-villas-in-marbella/) - On 6th August 2015 Spanish National Police Agents arrested five people who allegedly obtained thousands of euros from the fraudulent renting of luxury villas in Marbella (Málaga). The arrested persons created a high-quality villa rental website that offered at very competitive prices, properties that really exist, but that their legitimate owners had no intention of renting.
- [9th August – Worst day for fires so far this year](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/9th-august-worst-day-for-fires-so-far-this-year/) - On Sunday 9th August according to the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC) a total of 7,845 firefighters and emergency staff were involved in fighting 382 fires in mainland Portugal. This is the highest numbers in terms of fires and deployments so far this year. Most of these are in the north of the country with
- [Fire-fighting helicopter makes emergency landing avoiding major disaster](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fire-fighting-helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-avoiding-major-disaster/) - It was reported today (9th August) that a helicopter - an AS-350 B3 Ecureil – made an emergency landing after fighting a fire in Valencia. The aircraft was en-route to Ponte da Barca, where it was based. While flying over the Ponte de Lima municipality, it had a problem (yet to be identified) and as
- [Weather situation and Fire Risk](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/weather-situation-and-fire-risk/) - Following the contact with the Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) held today, the 6th of August, the National Relief Operations Command (CNOS) of the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC), is as follows: Temperature – A gradual Increase in temperature with highs in the interior of around 40 ° C on Saturday and minimum
- [ANPC and Safe Communities Portugal join forces in preventing forest fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/anpc-and-safe-communities-portugal-join-forces-in-preventing-forest-fires/) - The National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC) and the Safe Communities Portugal (SCP), a civil society organization that promotes awareness-raising initiatives in the fields of security and help with the English-speaking community residing or visiting the Algarve, have decided to join forces in order to provide information on the risk of forest fires and measures to
- [Scam tricks Facebook users into hacking themselves](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/scam-tricks-facebook-users-into-hacking-themselves/) - Police are advising Facebook users to watch out for a scam that tricks people into hacking into their own accounts. The hoax works by telling people that following a series of instructions will guarantee them access to anybody's account. It tells victims to open up Facebook in a web browser and go to the Facebook
- [Judicial Police arrest five men and seize 491 kgs of Cocaine in massive drugs operation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-arrest-five-men-and-seize-491-kgs-of-cocaine-in-massive-drugs-operation/) - The Judicial Police, through the National Unity Combating Drug Trafficking, conducted an operation that has succeeded in dismantling the European component and part of the South American component of a highly organized transcontinental criminal association, which was engaged in covert cocaine trafficking originating in Brazil and destined for Europe. The criminal organization in question, composed
- [Two arrested for importing 9.5 kgs of Cocaine by air](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/two-arrested-for-importing-9-5-kgs-of-cocaine-by-air/) - On 31st July the Judicial Police, through the National Unit to Combat Drug Trafficking (UNCTE), conducted an operation that succeeded in breaking up an organized group dedicated to cocaine trafficking. The criminal organization concerned, consisting of Portuguese individuals, were involved in importing the drugs to Portugal from South America by air. Following an 8 month
- [Driver recorded at 243km/h during GNR road road racing operation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/driver-recorded-at-243kmh-during-gnr-road-safety-operation/) - On 31st July the Setúbal GNR Traffic Detachment conducted a surveillance operation on the A2 motorway checking both north and southbound vehicles, aimed at road racing in the area. During the operation some of the drivers involved tried to evade the GNR interception points, performed dangerous manoeuvres including reversing against the direction of travel. During the
- [Eight foreign drug traffickers sentenced following Cocaine Seizure in 2014](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/eight-foreign-drug-traffickers-sentenced-following-cocaine-seizure-in-2014/) - Eight men three of them British, the remainder being Dutch, Canadian and Swiss were sentenced to imprisonment from between 6 - 10 years recently for their involvement in a drug trafficking case in the Algarve in July 2014. The men were arrested in Lagos by the Judicial Police after attempting to import 167 kgs of
- [SEF Inspectors Union Suspends Strike Action](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-inspectors-union-suspends-strike-action/) - It was announced on 1st August by a SEF union representative that the SEF Inspectors have decided to suspend strike action because they have reached an agreement with government. They had demanded equal treatment with the PSP and GNR. In mid-July, inspectors announced several strikes if the Government did not find a solution to end
- [Four arrested for the the rape and sexual abuse of two tourists.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/four-arrested-for-the-the-rape-and-sexual-abuse-of-two-tourists/) - It was reported on 28th July that four persons had been arrested for rape and sexual abuse of two tourists. The four young men were in custody. The Judicial Police (PJ) of Lisbon announced on Tuesday the arrest of four men, aged between 16 and 23 years for rape and sexual abuse of two English
- [PSP Operation to counter Road Fatalities](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-operation-to-counter-road-fatalities/) - From 20th to 24th July the Police Public Security (PSP), continuing their objectives to prevent road fatalities undertook Operation “Pela Vida, Trave” in various parts of the country. The operation’s objective was to monitor drivers and take action against those, who through their behaviour jeopardize road safety and put others at risk. The operation involved
- [180 people serving sentences at home with electronic monitoring](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/180-people-serving-sentences-at-home-with-electronic-monitoring/) - Publico newspaper has reported on 24th July that in 2014, there were 180 people serving sentences of imprisonment at home with electronic monitoring, according to the annual report of the probation service, currently included in the Welfare Directorate General and Correctional Services. This type of substitution penalty was introduced in criminal law in 2007 and
- [SEF detains foreigner in possession of forged Greek ID](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-detains-foreigner-in-possession-of-forged-greek-id/) - The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) detained a foreign citizen, at Porto airport, for using a falsified Greek identity card, intending to travel to Dublin. The man, about 35 years old, was later identified by SEF as being based in a country in Eastern Europe. He was arrested as well as for being in Portugal
- [Lisbon Airport - Person arrested for drug trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/lisbon-airport-person-arrested-for-drug-trafficking/) - A 37 year old Brazilian was recently arrested for drug trafficking when he was found to be in possession of a suitcase containing 1.94 kgs of cocaine. The drugs were sufficient for 9700 individual doses. He has appeared in court and has been placed in custody pending trial.
- [Police find stolen USB stick holding personal data of 13,000 Barclays Bank customers](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/police-find-stolen-usb-stick-holding-personal-data-of-13000-barclays-bank-customers/) - The Daily Mail report states that the personal details of 13,000 Barclays customers were in the hands of fraudsters for up to seven years, it emerged last night. The treasure trove of information – including names, dates of birth and addresses – was on a memory stick found by chance in a police raid. The
- [GNR - Enforcement Action against Mistreatment of Pets](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-enforcement-action-against-mistreatment-of-pets/) - Under the supervision of mistreatment of pets, Law No. 69/2014, in force since October 2014, the National Republican Guard (GNR) through the Nature Protection Service and the Environment ( SEPNA), recorded from October 2014 until the end of June this year, 2239 complaints (248 / month and about eight / day) of pet cruelty Of
- [One in 10 people take selfies whilst driving a UK poll has revealed](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/one-in-10-people-take-selfies-whilst-driving-a-uk-poll-has-revealed/) - The shocking discovery is just one of the statistics that show the extent to which drivers use their phones and tablets to take selfies, make video calls and watch videos while driving. The findings come from research commissioned this month exclusively by the Institute of Advance Motorists, which asked 500 drivers how they use their
- [PSP – Arrests increase in the first half of 2015](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-arrests-increase-in-the-first-half-of-2015/) - During the last 3 years up to in the 1st half of 2015 the Public Security Police (PSP) have arrested 75,243 people suspected of having committed any type of crime (to the 1st half of 2015). Nationally it appears that there has been a sharp decrease in the number of arrests in 2014 compared to
- [Safe Communities Portugal forms partnership with community security project Azeitão+Seguro.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/safe-communities-portugal-forms-partnership-with-community-security-project-azeitãoseguro/) - Safe Communities Portugal is constantly striving to form partnerships with organizations that are promoting crime prevention and other ways of helping to keeping their communities safe. Consequently we have now established a partnership with the community security project Azeitão+Seguro. Despite some natural differences, both entities share the same values and principles: The rule of law;
- [PSP - Operation Safe Summer 2015 - More than 1,300 ARRESTS](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-peration-safe-summer-2015-more-than-1300-arrests/) - The PSP have announced on 20th July that since 15th June when they began Operation Safe Summer 2015 - Police Always Present, nationwide, they have deployed over 15,000 police, 5,000 police vehicles and mounted over 2,000 enforcement operations. To date more than 1,300 arrests were made, including: 324 arrest warrants, 38 arrests for illegal possession of weapon, 176
- [Porto - Thirteen detained for Drug Trafficking](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/porto-thirteen-detained-for-drug-trafficking/) - On 16th July 2015 the Public Security Police Command of Porto Division of Criminal Investigation (COMETPOR), the Special Police Unit - Intervention Corps Intervention and Cinotécnico Task Force, plus teams from the Police Intervention and Control Squadrons of COMETPOR, undertook an operation targeting a wide range of individuals wanted for drug trafficking in the metropolitan
- [Foreign criminals face new crackdown as new UK visa rules demand police checks](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/foreign-criminals-face-new-crackdown-as-new-uk-visa-rules-demand-police-checks/) - It was reported in the UK’s Daily Telegraph on 18th July that migrants applying for a visa to set up a business or invest in the UK will be required to show proof of police checks for every country they have lived in during the previous 10 years. Immigrants will be forced to prove they
- [Spanish Police Dismantle "Pyramid Selling" Network responsible for defrauding 50,000 people world wide](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/spanish-police-dismantle-pyramid-selling-network-responsible-for-defrauding-50000-people-world-wide/) - Spanish National Police reported on 15th July 2015, that they had broken up a criminal organization allegedly specializing in committing massive fraud through "pyramid schemes". The group had obtained more than 50 million euros through scams from 50,000 people, 6,000 of them located in Spain. After more than year and a half of investigation, agents
- [GNR Operation Hermes Phase 2 - Road Safety](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-operation-hermes-phase-2-road-safety/) - From 17th to 19th July the GNR will increase operations through at patrol and support to road users along the most critical routes in their area of responsibility, in order to ensure safety for citizens moving to / from summer places and / or various events during this time of the year. During the three
- [GNR hero saves 61 year old from drowning](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-hero-saves-61-year-old-from-drowning/) - Realizing that a lifeguard at Praia do Cantinhoin in Esmoriz, was struggling to rescue a swimmer water, and both were being swept away by the strong current, GNR Guarda Caldas, 33, did not hesitate to intervene. He dived into the sea and saved the 61-year-old man as well as helping the lifeguard, both of whom
- [PSP Private Security - Payment of Licensing Fees Changes](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-private-security-payment-of-licensing-fees-changes/) - Circular was published No. 05 / SP / 2015 of 18 June, on "Payment of licensing fees." This Circular sets out the procedures to be adopted by entities that require the following services and promotes changes to the way payments should be made inherent in the processing: Professional Card Application (Personnel Surveillance / Security Officer)
- [Spanish Police dismantel major Telecommunications Fraud Network](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/spanish-police-dismantel-major-telecommunications-fraud-network/) - Europol has supported Spanish police* in an operation codenamed Walker, to take down a serious cybercriminal group during a coordinated action in Barcelona. With on-the-spot support from Europol, the action in Spain on 6 July resulted in the arrest of nine suspects, the dismantling of a sophisticated illegal call centre, six house searches and the
- [Judicial Police Arrest 11 Persons for Series of Armed Robberies](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-arrest-11-persons-for-series-of-armed-robberies/) - On 7th July the Judicial Police, in a joint operation conducted by the Centre's Board and North Board, with the assistance of the Criminal Investigation Department of Aveiro, identified and arrested ten men and a woman suspected of several robberies, perpetrated with the use of firearms. The gang are believed responsible for more that 15
- [Two persons arrested by Judicial Police for around 30 Armed Robberies](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/two-persons-arrested-by-judicial-police-for-around-30-armed-robberies/) - On the 9th July the Judicial Police, through the Directorate of Lisbon and Tagus Valley, reported that they had identified and arrested two men, 30 and 22 years old, indicted for committing a number of robberies at gunpoint. The police investigation stems from last year and found that the detainees, along with others who have
- [Fourteen Arrested in an Investigation involving Private Security Companies](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fourteen-arrested-in-an-investigation-involving-private-security-companies/) - Thirteen of the 14 defendants arrested on Thursday 2nd July in an investigation involving private security firms are in custody, according to informed lawyers for the defendants outside the Criminal Court Center (TCIC). In addition to these 13 defendants who are in custody, a former PSP agent was released, but was banned from contact with
- [Large increase in migrants detected at Europe's External Borders](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/large-increase-in-migrants-detected-at-europes-external-borders/) - Since the beginning of the year some 153 000 migrants were detected at Europe’s external borders. This represents a 149% increase when compared to the same pe­riod in 2014 when 61 500 migrants entered Europe. In May the total number of detections rose by 26% in relation to April and reached 50 500. Considering seasonal
- [Person Convicted for slanderous denunciation and defamation ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-convicted-for-slanderous-denunciation-and-defamation/) - By judgment of the Court of Almada a national citizen has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for slanderous denunciation and defamation. The person concerned is already serving a sentence of five years and six months for aggravated fraud and falsification of documents following an investigation of the Foreigners and Borders Service. (SEF) This judgment
- [SEF - Smart Borders: A project with a future](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-smart-borders-a-project-with-a-future/) - The pilot tests of the European Project ‘Smart Borders’ ended 4th June at Lisbon’s Airport.Portugal was the first Country of Europe who tested an innovative program for entry and departures of Schengen Area. The Immigration and Borders Service, who manages the Smart Borders Project at national level in cooperation with the eu-LISA agency, will received
- [Portuguese Government approves a National Strategy for Combatting Terrorism](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portuguese-government-approves-a-national-strategy-for-combatting-terrorism/) - Major changes to Terrorism Laws The National Strategy for Combating Terrorism represents a mobilization of commitment, coordination and cooperation of all national structures, with direct and indirect responsibility in the fight against this threat," said the Minister of Internal Affairs, Anabela Rodrigues, at the press conference after the meeting of the Council of Ministers decided
- [PSP agent in Critical Condition following assault by a gang](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-agent-in-critical-condition-following-assault-by-a-gang/) - On 27th June it was reported that Fernando Bandera aged 48 years serving with the PSP was brutally attacked whilst carrying out his work at a music festival at Vale da Amoreira, Moita, just south of Lisbon. The agent was involved in a crowd management operation at the time but reportedly became seperated from his
- [Seminar Challenges in Combating Trafficking in Human Beings](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/seminar-challenges-in-combating-trafficking-in-human-beings/) - Seminar Challenges in Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Organized by the CIG - Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality / Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the OTSH - Observatory on Trafficking in Human Beings / General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with the support of the Judicial Police, the seminar was
- [SEF - Provisional detention of suspects of citizenship Fraud](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/sef-provisional-detention-of-suspects-of-citizenship-fraud/) - The Criminal Court of Lisbon declared provisional detention for the three suspects detained by the Immigration and Borders Service on June 2nd in the police operation «Livro Mágico» [“Magic Book”]. This operation dismantled a criminal network which ensured - through fraudulent means and in exchange for large amounts of money - the acquisition of Portuguese
- [SEF - Smart Borders: a project with a Future](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/3108/) - The pilot tests of the European Project ‘Smart Borders’ ended on 4th June at Lisbon’s Airport. Portugal was the first Country in Europe who tested this innovative program for entry and departures of Schengen Area. The Immigration and Borders Service, who manages the Smart Borders Project at national level in cooperation with the eu-LISA agency,
- [533 Reports of Ticket Fraud relating to Gigs, Concerts and Sporting Events received](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/533-reports-of-ticket-fraud-relating-to-gigs-concerts-and-sporting-events-received/) - Action Fraud UK has reported that so far in June they have received 533 reports of ticket fraud relating to gigs, concerts and sporting events. Of the 533 reports, 228 mentioned a company called Circle Tickets which has recently ceased trading online. Circle Tickets was advertising tickets for Taylor Swift, Fleetwood Mac and Ed Sheeran.
- [Person to be prosecuted for making false allegations of corruption against GNR on Facebook](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/person-to-be-prosecuted-for-making-false-allegations-of-corruption-against-gnr-on-facebook/) - The case originates when a woman who parked on a yellow line in Fuseta in the Eastern Algarve reserved for loading and unloading, was issued a €30 fine which she paid. When she returned to the spot a little later the woman saw an empty GNR car parked in the same place on the marked
- [Judicial Police arrest three persons for drug trafficking across Spanish Border](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-arrest-three-persons-for-drug-trafficking-across-spanish-border/) - The Judicial Police, have detained a man and two women strongly suspected of drug trafficking over several years, particularly between the Spanish town of Ciudad Rodrigo and Vilar Formoso across the border area. The Police seized various items relevant to the criminal activity, as well as some traces of drugs. The investigation has revealed that
- [Portugal's First National Crime Prevention Website launched](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugals-first-national-crime-prevention-website-launched/) - With the support of Portugal's law enforcement agencies, we are pleased to announce the launch, on 4th June 2015, of the first national crime prevention website in Portugal. This builds upon the success of the association's Safe Communities Algarve's (SCA) website, which was original launched in November 2011, and is now visited in 26 countries
- [World Economic Forum (WEF) rates Portugal highly in terms of Safety and Security](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/world-economic-forum-wef-rates-portugal-highly-in-terms-of-safety-and-security-2/) - In its recently produced report for 2015 the WEF Travel and Tourism Competiveness Report rates Portugal as 10th out of 141 countries in terms impact of crime and violence on the cost to businesses. (One being the lowest cost and 141 place being the highest cost to businesses). The report rates each country individually covers
- [GNR dismantle a Romanian criminal network ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-dismantle-a-romanian-criminal-network/) - The GNR arrested during the night of June 5, in the areas of Elvas, Ferreira do Alentejo and Grândola, six men for conspiracy crimes and robbery. Six house search warrants were executed and vehicles,silver jewellery, 720 euros in cash, 32 kilos of tobacco and 147 smartphones, were seized. The arrested persons, aged 21 and 41, were
- [Judicial police carries the largest seizure of cocaine ever in the Azores and holds five men – street value around Euros 300 million](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/judicial-police-carries-the-largest-seizure-of-cocaine-ever-in-the-azores-and-holds-five-men-street-value-around-euros-300-million/) - On the night of 27th/28th May 2015, the Judicial Police, through the Department of Criminal Investigation of Ponta Delgada, in conjunction with the National Unit for Combating Drug Trafficking, as part of an operation that took place during the last days, detained five foreign men and seized a sail boat and approximately 1,150 kgs of
- [President of SEF inspectors association casts doubt on SEF's future](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/president-of-sef-inspectors-association-casts-doubt-on-sefs-future/) - According to the president of the union of inspectors, SEF has not admitted inspectors for 12 years and that the service is "aged" and "on the verge of collapse. He also accused "other police forces" of wanting to absorb the service. This was stated on Friday 29th May by the president of the Association of Research
- [Large Chinese Money Laundering network dismantled](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/3006/) - In mid-May, Europol supported the Spanish Guardia Civil in carrying out Operation Snake. The operation targeted and dismantled a large transnational organised crime network which operated in Spain and was composed of Chinese citizens laundering the proceeds of various criminal activities. Operating since at least 2009, this criminal network is thought to be the subsidiary

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- [National Operative Directive Resolution 3/2025 May 26](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/national-operative-directive-resolution-3-2025-may-26/) - Resolution No. 3/2025, of May 26 Summary Approval of the national operational directive regarding the state of special readiness for entities forming part of the Integrated Protection and Relief Operations System (SIOPS). In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of article 17 of the Annex to Decree-Law no. 90-A/2022 , of December
- [Travelling overseas](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/for-tourists/travelling-overseas/) - Safe holidays We all look forward to our holidays, and an overseas vacation enables us to take a well-deserved break. Unfortunately however we live in an ever increasingly troubled world, so we have to take greater care in planning our time abroad. Safe Communities therefore has developed and produced the following advice to help you
- [Fuel Management – Frequently asked Questions](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/fuel-management-frequently-asked-questions/) - Fuel Management – Frequently asked Questions What is “fuel management”? Fuel management is the reduction of vegetable and woody materials to make it difficult for fire to spread vertically (from the herbaceous layer to the shrub layer and, in turn, to the crown) and horizontally (throughout the various layers). In short, it
- [Portugal Natural Hazards Preparedness Survey](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/portugal-natural-hazards-preparedness-survey/) - Portugal Natural Hazards Preparedness Survey Introduction In March of 2024, Safe Communities Portugal (SCP) developed and launched a survey to solicit feedback from the resident international community regarding preparedness for common natural hazards in Portugal. The two primary goals of the survey were to 1) get an idea of people’s general level
- [Natural disasters in 2024. The hottest year ever with more and more frequent disasters](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/natural-disasters-in-2024-the-hottest-year-ever-with-more-and-more-frequent-disasters/) - Natural disasters in 2024. The hottest year ever with more and more frequent disasters In the last month of the hottest year on record, data released indicated that in the first 11 months of the year, more than 100 climate disasters occurred, resulting in approximately 200,000 deaths and 117 million people displaced
- [Reporting a Crime](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/report-a-crime/) - What is a crime? We understand crime to be a voluntary, or sometimes a negligent behaviour, that violates either the Penal Code or specific laws. The aim of these laws is to protect and safeguard society’s fundamental legal interests, such as life, freedom, physical and moral integrity, sexual self-determination and property. How to report a
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- [Bennetts Bedrooms - Flame Resistant Mattresses](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/bennetts-bedrooms-flame-resistant-mattresses/) - Bennetts Bedrooms - Flame Resistant Mattresses Bennetts Bedrooms Overview of servicesHere at Bennetts Bedrooms we are a family run and owned business in the heart of the Algarve. We create, deliver, and personalise your dream bed, where tailored craftsman and hand sewers are on side to design your bed. We can make all sizes European, British,
- [Partners](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/partners/) - Welcome to our partners Service StandardsThis page provides a unique platform of service providers here in Portugal, which demonstrate reliability and trustworthiness within their respective industries. These companies are varied ranging from insurance to property management, but are common in incorporating sound operating procedures in the delivery of their services to the public.Each company has demonstrated
- [Madeira Fire 14th August 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/madeira-fire-14th-august-2024/) - Madeira Rural Fire Major event Fire registered 14th August 2024 Current status: Under Control Contacts: Civil Protection Madeira: srpc@madeira.gov.pt Tel: 291 700 110 PSP Madeira 291 208 400 GNR Madeira 291 214 460 Civil Protection App (for visitors and residents.) Embassies in case of assistance: https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/emergency-contacts/ Psychological Support line provided by
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- [Civil Protection Agents](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/civil-protection-agents/) - Civil Protection Agents The National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection operates in mainland Portugal with the mission to plan, coordinate and implement the emergency and civil protection policies, articulate and coordinate the civil protection agents’ operations and the bodies that intervene in this area, ensure the planning and coordination of the national requirements
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- [Climate change myths](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/climate-change-myths/) - The Facts Climate change is a hot topic – with myths and falsehoods circulating widely. Find some essential facts here. Share them, use them and talk about them to help counter mis- and disinformation and build support for urgent action. The United Nations has compiled the essential facts about climate change which can be
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- [Natural Hazards Types](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/natural-hazards-types/) - Natural Hazards Hazard Clusters Although there are a number of hazard clusters (defined by UNDRR), we focus on the following two as the impact and scale of disasters from is the most common. Meteorological and hydrological hazards Meteorological and hydrological hazards are those resulting from the state and behaviour of the Earth’s atmosphere,
- [Understanding Disaster Risk](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/understanding-disaster-risk/) - Understanding Disaster Risk The foundation for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) is understanding the hazards, and the exposure and vulnerability of people and assets to those hazards. By quantifying the risks and anticipating the potential impacts of hazards, governments, communities, and individuals can make informed prevention decisions. Such information can be used to set
- [UNDRR SENDAI Framework](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/undrr-sendai-framework/) - SENDAI Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction The Sendai Framework was endorsed by the UN General Assembly following the 2015 Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR), and advocates for: "The substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental
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- [Obtaining further information and help](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-incidents/obtaining-further-information-and-help/) - On this link you will find a list of contacts of official entities, which you can contact regarding the topic COVID-19. Click here! Are you looking somewhere you can contribute and volunteer – Click here for a list GENERAL (CORONAVIRUS) World Health Organisation (WHO) – New Coronavirus site WHO Europe WHO Europe – Daily Updates
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-incidents/frequently-asked-questions/) - Frequently asked questionsUpdated as of the 19th April 2021 from Estamos on (Government website) There have been some changes since then with effect from 1st May 2021. For more recent information refer to the Resolution of the Council of Ministers Situation of Calamity published here in English and the Safe Communities Portugal page here Can catering establishments and
- [Positive Messages](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-incidents/positives-messages/) - Messages of Hope and Positivity During times of crisis many will worry about the situation and what the future holds. The current coronavirus Covid-19 is something few of us have experienced in our lifetime. Emergency measures have been introduced by governments, including here in Portugal and this has affected our daily lives. However we will
- [True or False?](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-incidents/true-or-false/) - Reducing the opportunities in creating and spreading false news. What is it? A definition“News information that flees partially or entirely from reality, containing some sort of manipulation of a real fact and made for a certain purposes.6 tips – keep this in mind when assessing informationIn journalism there are the six classic questions What? When?
- [Dealing with suspected/confirmed cases](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-incidents/dealing-with-suspected-and-confirmed-cases/) - Dealing with suspected and confirmed cases What should I do if I am experiencing Covid-19 like symptoms?Firstly DO NOT go to a clinic or hospital or to a test centreCall the SNS 24 line 808 24 24 24 option 9 for English (the first option you hear).The Director General of Health Portugal has repeatedly advised
- [Portugal Health Authority DGS](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-incidents/portugal-health-authority-dgs/) - How does Portugal act to avoid spread of Covid-19? At this stage of the COVID19 pandemic DGS has a dedicated page with all the relevant info.This can be downloaded here There you can find, for instance:The standards in force,Weekly reportsCommon questionsSymptom recordInformation about vaccination, tests and certificates. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ARCHIVED INFORMATION National Plan – Preparation and Response to Disease
- [How to protect myself ?](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-incidents/what-can-i-do-to-protect-myself/) - Overview Page created: 12th November 2020Latest update 15th September 2022 Before learning how to protect myself it is important to understand what are coronaviruses and Covid-19 in particular; what are the symptoms, how does it spread and how long is the incubation period. Knowing this basic information provides the reasons why the need for self protection
- [Guides](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-incidents/guides/) - Safe Communities Portugal (SCP) closely monitors (where we can) the various Decree Laws, which have been published during the Covid-19 pandemic.Sometimes these can be quite complex and difficult to understand, presenting a challenge when translating into English.In order to assist people SCP has produced various FAQs which can be found on our page below.However, where
- [Covid 19 Vaccinations updates](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-incidents/covid-19-vaccinations-updates/) - Covid-19 Vaccinations Updates First Vaccine in PortugalThe national vaccination plan against Covid-19 started on 27th December 2020 at the Hospital de São João, in Porto, with Doctor António Sarmento receiving the first dose by the nurse Isabel Ribeiro. It was administered at 10:07 am to António Sarmento under the eye of Minister Marta Temido and
- [Covid -19 Risk](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-incidents/covid-19-risk/) - Monitoring Report on the Epidemiological Situation of COVID-19 Report no 28 - 21st September 2022 The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) and the National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) release report No. 28 dated 21st September 2022 on monitoring the epidemiological situation of COVID-19. The document includes several indicators, namely the seven-day incidence and the
- [All Risk Municipalities](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-incidents/all-risk-municipalities/) - Measures All Risk Municipalities Page created: 12th November 2020Latest update 1st October 2022 End of the Situation of Alert 23.59 hrs 30th September 2022.The Government decided, this Thursday 29th September 2022, in the Council of Ministers not to extend the alert situation due to the pandemic.The Government’s decision not to extend the alert situation in mainland
- [Emergency Legislation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-incidents/emergency-legislation/) - Emergency Legislation In this page you will find all the laws connected to the Covid-19 situation. At the top; always the newest one. If you scroll down, you find all the laws in thematic order and also all the laws that we have translated into English. LATEST UPDATE 28TH JULY 2022 Communique of Council of
- [Situation Reports Overseas](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-incidents/covid-19/situation-reports-overseas-2/)
- [Overseas Money Transfers](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/overseas-money-transfers/) - Overseas Money Transfers Overview of servicesThe 2016 Brexit Referendum changed the way UK based financial service companies operate abroad by losing their passport rights; they no longer can simply rely on the FCA permissions, they must have the local EU regulator license, namely the Bank of Portugal, down here in Southern Europe. Currencies Direct can
- [Letting Agent and Property Management](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/letting-agent-and-property-management/) - Letting Agent and Property Management Destination Algarve Lda Overview of servicesDestination Algarve offers a comprehensive service with exceptional service standards delivering quality and excellence, with comfort and safety our top priorities.Each property is fully-licensed and compliant with Portuguese letting laws. Brief Company HistoryDestination Algarve is a Portuguese-registered company that has been operating since 2004. During this time,
- [Major Incidents Archive](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-incidents-archive/) - Major Incidents Archive Picture: Monchique August 2018 This page is an archive of major incidents (with the exception of Covid-19 which is covered elsewhere), that Safe Communities has monitored and reported upon as Situation Reports (SITREPS). Initially these are recorded on our Facebook page, but depending on the seriousness of the event,
- [Rural Fire Odemira, Sao Teotonio](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-odemira-sao-teotonio/) - FIRE ODEMIRA, SÃO TEOTÓNIO, BAIONA Type: Forest settlement Ocorrência: 0230950499 Registered at 13h49 5th August 2023 Status CONCLUSION UPDATE: 0800 hrs 16th August 2023 Fire remains at conclusion 69 operatives and 23 vehicles deployed UPDATE 1900 HRS UPDATE 1850 hrs The fire is now in CONCLUSION (again) Deployment - 134 operatives and 45 vehicles.
- [Rural fire Carrascal, Castelo Branco, Proença-a-Nova](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-carrascal-castelo-branco/) - Rural Fire Carrascal, Castelo Branco Major Incident Location: Beira Baixa | Castelo Branco Santo André Das Tojeiras, Carrascal Occurrence: 20230945339 Type: Forest Settlement Registered: 14.09 hrs Friday 5th August 2023 Status: CONCLUSION UPDATE 10th August 2200 hrs Deployment 217 operatives and 69 vehicles Fire at a conclusion stage. UPDATE 1630 hrs Copernicus EMS Imaging
- [Major fire Zambujeiro, Cascais, Lisbon District](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-fire-zambujeiro-cascais-lisbon-district/) - Major fire Zambujeiro, Cascais, Lisbon District Incident created: 2115 hrs 25th July 2023 Type: Forest settlement Occurrence: 20230898398 Registered 1649 hrs UPDATE: 2230 HRS 26th July 2023 Fire is now at a CONCLUSION stage 146 operatives supported by 49 vehicles remain deployed. UPDATE: 10.00 hrs At 0945 hrs the fire remains in resolution
- [Board Members](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/who-we-are/the-team/board-members/) - Board Members James Litchko CISSP-ISSEP, CAP, MBCI, CMAS – Member James Litchko CISSP-ISSEP, CAP, MBCI, CMAS – Member A retired surface warfare officer and cybersecurity expert for over 30 years, Jim has supported the securing of over 300 military, government and commercial systems. He received his Masters degree from Johns Hopkins University and taught their
- [Advisors](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/who-we-are/the-team/advisors/) - Advisors We appreciate and thank the public that have supported our work. To operate the diverse range of services that we do requires practical and academic skills in the areas of policing, crime prevention and civil protection, as well as the ability to deal with government. We are grateful therefore to our advisers, who are
- [Windows and Doors](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/windows-and-doors/) - Windows and Doors Overview of servicesMestre Raposa International fits and supplies windows and doors with reliable security feature options, always reassuring its German quality and durability. From new constructions to renovations, there is no limit in the capacity of producing the safest windows and doors for your home. Security is an important issue nowadays and
- [Useful Links](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/useful-links/) - Useful links This page provides you with further information about other websites which help promote crime prevention and community safety both for residents and for tourists.There is an extensive list of links to overseas police forces (some in English language) which can provide useful information in case assistance is needed in visiting those countries, as
- [General Assembly President](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/who-we-are/the-team/general-assembly-president/) - Raoul Ruiz Martinez President General Assembly Raoul Ruiz Martinez has lived and worked in Portugal since 2005. He is the founder and owner of RZ Financial Planning, a resident company providing holistic financial planning services for international clients living in Portugal, and senior consultant to Eurofinesco SA, a personal tax services company with over 30
- [Donor information](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/donor-information/) - Safe Communities Portugal Donor Information - September 2022 OVERVIEW Safe Communities Portugal (SCP) is an operating name of Associação SCP Safe Communities Portugal, the country’s only registered national non-profit association providing a “one stop shop” of crime prevention, security and public safety information. As a public service organisation our services and information
- [Donate](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/who-we-are/donate/) - If you are pleased with our services, please make a donation Safe Communities Portugal is a non-profit association run by unpaid volunteers. We therefore rely on donations to provide our services to the community we serve. Your generosity by making a donation to help keep Portugal a safe place to live and visit would therefore
- [Rural Fire Prevention and Protection](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/fire-prevention-and-protection/) - Overview and Threat Decree-Law No. 82/2021 of October 13 Summary: Establishes the Integrated Management System for Rural Fires in mainland Portugal and defines its operating rules. Decree Law here The XXII Constitutional Government committed itself to implementing the national system for the integrated management of rural fires, implemented in the National Plan for the Integrated
- [What Can I Do To Protect  Myself](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/what-can-i-do-to-protect-myself/) - What is it? What are Coronaviruses? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most
- [Aftermath of fires](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/fire-prevention-and-protection/aftermath-of-fires/) - Returning to your property after a rural fire Houses, sheds and other buildings or structures burnt in a rural fire can leave potential health hazards including fallen objects, sharp objects, smouldering coals, damaged electrical wires, leaking gas and weakened walls.Hazardous materials to be aware of after a fire include:Asbestos;Ashes, especially from burnt treated timbers (such
- [Rural Fire Samarda, Vila Real](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-samarda-vila-real/) - Rural Fire Samardã, Vila Real Major Incident . Registered: 21-08-2022 07:03 Estado: Under Resolution Local: Samardã Freguesia: Adoufe E Vilarinho De Samardã Concelho: Vila Real Distrito: Vila Real Incêndio: Bush N.º Oc. 2022170028739 UPDATE 1220 hrs Fire remains under resolution Deployment 316 operatives supported by 85 operatives UPDATE 06:00, August 25th In Resolution by
- [Rural fire , Carvalhal, Ourem, Santarem](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-carvalhal-ourem-santarem/) - Rural fire , Carvalhal, Ourem, Santarem Data: 19-08-2022 14:40 Estado: CONCLUSION Local: Carvalhal Freguesia: Espite Concelho: Ourém Distrito: Santarém Incêndio: Forest settlement N.º Oc. 2022140050823 UPDATE 2205 hrs Fire has been brought to a conclusion at 2041 hrs Deployment 205 operatives and 66 vehicles UPDATED 1830 hrs The fire is now under resolution
- [Emergency Contacts](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/emergency-contacts/) - Emergency numbers, Embassy Emergency Contact list, Help linesSummoning help in an emergency – Calling 112When an emergency happens it is important to summon help quickly. Emergencies can range from dealing with a serious accident; a heart attack; a fire or being a victim of crime. Portugal is very well equipped to deal with a whole
- [Rural fire Garrocho, Covilha, Castelo Branco](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-garrocho-covilha-castelo-branco/) - RURAL FIRE GARROCHO, COVILHÃ, CASTELO BRANCO Serra da Estrela Natural Park (PNSE). Data: 06-08-2022 03:18 Estado: ACTIVE Local: Garrocho, Freguesia: Cantar-galo E Vila Do Carvalho Concelho: Covilhã, Distrito: Castelo Branco Incêndio: Bush Area Burned: Approx 17,000 hectares Injuries: 26 all operational staff Damage to property: To be assessed N.º Oc. 2022050022298 Monitor deployments
- [Mental health during crises like covid 19](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/mental-health-during-crises-like-covid-19/) - It is natural to feel anxious when the world and one’s everyday life are as affected as by Covid-19. It is important to still be able to be balanced in their thoughts and in their mood. Here you will get advice and help for yourself and people around you who may need extra support. (WHO)1.
- [Rural Fire, Revel, Vila Pouca de Aquiar. Vila Real](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-revel-vila-pouca-de-aquiar-vila-real/) - Rural Fire, Revel, Vila de Aguiar, Vila Real Data: 27-07-2022 17:14 Estado: ReConclusion Local: Revel Freguesia: Tresminas Concelho: Vila Pouca De Aguiar Distrito: Vila Real Incêndio: Bush and pine forest N.º Oc. 2022170024637 UPDATE 1st August 2022 The fire is under conclusion. A total of 110 operatives supported by 32 vehicles remain deployed
- [Hurricane Lorenco, Azores 29th September 2019](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/hurricane-lorenco-azores-29th-september-2019/) - HURRICANE LORENCO, AZORES – 29TH SEPTEMBER 2019 MAJOR INCIDENT UPDATE 1500 HRS 2ND OCTOBER As a result of Lorenzo there have been 171 occurrences, according to Azores Civil Protection, of which 66 are in Faial, 23 in Flores, 28 in Pico, 21 in São Jorge, eight in Graciosa, 20 in Terceira, two
- [Air Travel](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/for-tourists/air-travel/) - Air travel For entry requirements to Portugal please visit hereORDER NO. 8022-D/2022, OF JUNE 30 – END OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE DIGITAL CERTIFICATE OR A VACCINATION OR RECOVERY CERTIFICATE TO ENTER PORTUGAL1 – Order no. 4829-A/2022, of April 22, is revoked – “passengers entering national territory are no longer required to present proof of
- [International Travel](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/for-tourists/international-travel/) - International Travel GENERAL MEASURESTo help find the Information that you may require we have created two specific pages, which includes the latest legislation:Air Travel This covers the laws concerning travel to and from Portugal to countries within the EU as well as others Please refer to the tab to the right Land and Sea Travel This covers Portugal’s
- [Land and Sea Travel](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/for-tourists/land-and-sea-travel/) - Land and sea travel UPDATE 1ST JULY 2022As of July 1, 2022, passengers entering national territory (including Azores and Madeira) are no longer required to present proof of carrying out a test to screen for SARS-CoV-2 infection with a negative result or to present a COVID-EU digital certificate or vaccination or recovery certificate issued by
- [Lisbon](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/regional/lisbon/) - Portugal’s only national registered non-profit crime prevention association providing dedicated information and support services to the community Reporting a crime​ Read More For Tourists​ Read More Emergency Contacts​ Read More Portugal’s only national registered non-profit crime prevention association providing dedicated information and support services to the community Introduction Lisbon is Europe’s second-oldest capital (after Athens),
- [Camping, Hiking and Off Road](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/for-tourists/camping-off-road/) - Camping, Hiking and Off Road One of the very enjoyable ways of spending your time in Portugal is exploring by motorcaravan visiting some of the unspoilt areas which the country has to offer.For those who enjoy outdoor activities there is plenty of choice from hiking to 4 x 4 off roading! This page gives some
- [Pedrogao Grande Rural fire 17th June 2017](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/pedrogao-grande-rural-fire-17th-june-2017/) - Pedrógão Grande Rural Fire 17th June 2017 Major Incident Report SITREP 1100 hrs 22ND JUNE 2022 IN CONCLUSION Following the in Pedrógão Grande fire which is now in the final stages of conclusion, the fire close-by in Góis, Combria was brought under control at 0741 hrs today Thursday 22nd June after
- [Monchique Rural Fire 3rd August 2018](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/44371-2/) - Monchique Rural Fire 3rd August 2018 Major incident created 3rd August 2018 SITUATION 12TH AUGUST 2018 08.00 HRS The fire has now been downgraded to “CONCLUSION” stage. This means that it “has been extinguished but there are still small pockets of combustion within the perimeter of what was the fire area” Current
- [Covid-19 Entry requirements into Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/covid-19-entry-requirements-into-portugal/) - Covid-19 Entry requirements into Portugal UPDATE 1ST JULY 2022 As of July 1, 2022, passengers entering national territory (including Azores and Madeira) are no longer required to present proof of carrying out a test to screen for SARS-CoV-2 infection with a negative result or to present a COVID-EU digital certificate or vaccination or
- [Rural Fire - Fica Bem, Sao Marcos de Serra, Silves](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-fica-bem-sao-marcos-de-serra-silves/) - Major Incident Report Rural Fire - Fica Bem, São Marcos Da Serra, Silves STATUS: FIRE UNDER CONCLUSION(CDOS) A2 Reopened to traffic Data: 25-07-2022 13:13 Estado: Despacho de 1º Alerta Local: Fica Bem. Freguesia: São Marcos Da Serra Concelho: Silves - Distrito: Faro Incêndio: Bush fire N.º Oc. 2022080038271 UPDATE: 10.30 hrs
- [Rural Fire Murça, Vila Real ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-murca-vila-real/) - Rural Fire Murça, Vila Real Major Incident 17th July 2022 Date Registered: 17-07-2022 16:35 Estado: Active Local: Cortinhas: Freguesia: Carva E Vilares, Concelho: Murça Distrito: Vila Real Incêndio: Bush Num.Oc. 2022170023026 UPDATE 1628 hrs UNDER CONCLUSION Deployed 223 operatives 60 vehicles UPDATE 1618 Hrs 23rd July 2022 The Murca fire has reactivated
- [Algarve Gambelas, Faro Rural Fire July 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/algarve-gambelas-faro-rural-fire-july-2022/) - Gambelas, Faro Rural fire 12th July 2022 23:30 12-07-2022 Type Bush fire APS: Ria Formosa UPDATE 0600 HRS 16TH JULY UNDER SURVEILLANCE at 0115 hrs – On-site means to act in case of need 205 operatives supported by 74 vehicles deployed. UPDATE 1800 HRS IN CONCLUSION - Fire extinguished, with small outbreaks of combustion
- [Major Fire Incidents from 7th July 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-fire-incident-fires-from-7th-july-2022/) - Major Fire Incident Fires from 7th July 2022 This major incident page has been opened to keep track of the major developments concerning the fires mainly in the centre and north Portugal that started on 7th July 2022o SITREP 1900 hrs 12th July 2022 20.15 hrs - Several houses burned and several
- [Crime Statistics](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/crime-statistics/) - Crime-Statistics IntroductionCrime statistics in Portugal are formally published each year in March/April covering the preceding year. This report published by the Ministry of Internal Administration covers the work and consolidated figures for all the law enforcement services, e.g. the PSP, GNR, Policia Judiciara and SEF. These can be found on the Directorate General for Justice
- [Rural Fire Risk](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-risk/) - Rural Fire Risk Portugal is at a high risk of rural fires particularly during the hot and dry seasons Updated May 2022Each day the IPMA in conjunction with the INCF publishes the rural fire risk chart by municipality. In order to help prevent rural fires, it is important that everyone living or travelling in rural areas
- [Seismic crisis on the island of São Jorge, Azores](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/seismic-crisis-on-the-island-of-sao-jorge-azores/) - Seismic crisis on the island of São Jorge, Azores This incident page has been created on 24th March 2022, in view of the developing situation on São Jorge, Azores including the activation of Regional Emergency Plan for Civil Protection of the Azores on 23rd march 2022. Latest: data (updated 10 May 1800 hrs)
- [Resolution of Council of Ministers 41-A/2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-council-of-ministers-41-a-2022/) - Publication: Diário da República No. 78/2022, 1st Supplement, Series I of 2022-04-21, pages 4 - 8 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Publication Date: 2022-04-21 ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/41-a/2022/04/21/p/dre/pt/html PDF version: Download SUMMARY Declares the alert situation, within the scope of the COVID-19 disease pandemic TEXT Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 41-A/2022 Summary: Declares the alert situation,
- [Emergency Call System in Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/emergency-contacts/emergency-call-system-in-portugal/) - Emergency Call System in Portugal Hopefully most of us will never encounter a situation whereby we will need the assistance of the emergency services. However in case we do, it is important to know how it operates and what you will be asked in making a call. What is 112? This is the national emergency
- [112 European Emergency Call Centre](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/112-european-emergency-call-centre/) - 112 – The European Emergency Call Number Recently I was privileged to visit one of the four 112 Emergency call centres in Portugal. The one I visited was in Lisbon serving the mainland south of Santarém, Leiria and Castelo Branco included. The other three are in Porto, Madeira and the Azores. Hopefully
- [War in Ukraine Latest News Today](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/war-in-ukraine-latest-news-today/) - War in Ukraine - Latest news This major incident page is created to record in summarized format the Russian attack on Ukraine, which began on 24th February following the announcement of a Military Operation earlier in the day. The page highlights those issues and actions relevant to, and undertaken by Portugal in response.
- [War in Ukraine](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/war-in-ukraine/) - War in Ukraine - Latest news This major incident page is created to record in summarized format the Russian attack on Ukraine, which began on 24th February following the announcement of a Military Operation earlier in the day. The page highlights those issues and actions relevant to, and undertaken by Portugal in response.
- [Silver coast](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/regional/silver-coast/) - Portugal’s only national registered non-profit civil protection and crime prevention association providing dedicated information and support services to the community Welcome to Safe Communities Silver Coast Introduction The Silver Coast is located about an hour north of Lisbon, situated between Porto and Lisbon. The fascinating region stretches from the majestic mountains of the Serra da
- [Russian Invasion of Ukraine Latest News](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-latest-news/) - Russian invasion of Ukraine - Latest News This major incident page is created to record in summarized format the Russian attack on Ukraine, which began on 24th February following the announcement of a Military Operation earlier in the day. The page highlights those issues and actions relevant to, and undertaken by Portugal in
- [Russian Invasion of Ukraine - from 9th March onwards](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-from-9th-march-onwards/) - Russian Invasion of Ukraine This major incident page is created to record in summarized format the Russian attack on Ukraine, which began on 24th February following the announcement of a Military Operation earlier in the day. The page highlights those issues and actions relevant to, and undertaken by Portugal in response. The information
- [Russian Invasion of Ukraine - 5th March onwards](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-5th-march-onwards/) - Russian Invasion of Ukraine This major incident page is created to record in summarized format the Russian attack on Ukraine, which began on 24th February following the announcement of a Military Operation earlier in the day. The page highlights those issues and actions relevant to, and undertaken by Portugal in response. The information
- [Russian invasion of Ukraine - Page 2 wef 28th February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-page-2-wef-28th-february-2022/) - Russian invasion of Ukraine This major incident page is created to record in summarized format the Russian attack on Ukraine, which began on 24th February following the announcement of a Military Operation earlier in the day. The page highlights those issues and actions relevant to, and undertaken by Portugal in response. The information
- [Russian attack on Ukraine](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/russian-attack-on-ukraine/) - Russian attack on Ukraine This major incident page is created to record in summarized format the Russian attack on Ukraine, which began on 24th February following the announcement of a Military Operation earlier in the day. The page highlights those issues and actions relevant to, and undertaken by Portugal in response. The information
- [Dispatch no 2181-B/2022 Measures applicable to air traffic, airports, maritime and river borders](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/dispatch-no-2181-b-2022-measures-applicable-to-air-traffic-airports-maritime-and-river-borders/) - Dispatch No. 2181-B/2022 Publication: Diário da República No. 35/2022, 2nd Supplement, Series II of 2022-02-18, pages 2 - 9 Issuer: Economy and Digital Transition, Foreign Affairs, National Defence, Internal Administration, Health and Infrastructure and Housing - Offices of Ministers of State, Economy and Digital and State Transition and Foreign Affairs, Ministers of Home Affairs
- [Resolution of Council of Ministers No 25-A/2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-council-of-ministers-no-25-a-2022/) - Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 25-A/2022 Publication: Diário da República No. 35/2022, 2nd Supplement, Series I of 2022-02-18, pages 4 - 10 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Publication Date: 2022-02-18 ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/25-a/2022/02/18/p/dre/pt/html PDF version: Download SUMMARY Declares the alert situation in the context of the COVID-19 disease pandemic TEXT Resolution of the
- [Council of Ministers Communique 17th February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/council-of-ministers-communique-17th-february-2022/) - Communiqué from the Council of Ministers of February 17, 2022 1. The Council of Ministers today approved the resolution declaring the alert situation throughout mainland Portugal until 11:59 pm on March 7, 2022 - the calamity situation no longer applies - and the decree-law amending the applicable measures within the framework of the COVID-19
- [Meeting at Infarmed Wednesday 16th February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/meeting-at-infarmed-wednesday-16th-february-2022/) - Meeting at Infarmed Wednesday 16th February 2022 DGS public health specialist Pedro Pinto Leite and National Institute of Health epidemiologist Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSA) Baltazar Nunes "characterize the epidemiological situation" of Covid-19 in the country; - Researcher Ana Paula Rodrigues, from INSA, presents "surveillance in the recovery phase of the pandemic"; - Researcher
- [Cyber Security Checklist for Small Businesses](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cyber-security-checklist-for-small-businesses/) - Cyber Security Checklist for Small Businesses No matter the size of the business, cybersecurity is an essential focus in today’s professional landscape. Although large companies are often the preferred target of cybercriminals, the fallout from a security breach can mean the end of a smaller organization without the resources for significant damage control.
- [Decree 22/2022 Changes the measures regarding the EU COVID Digital Certificate.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/decree-22-2022-changes-the-measures-regarding-the-eu-covid-digital-certificate/) - Decree-Lei n.º 22/2022 Publication: Diário da República no. 25-A/2022, Series I of 2022-02-06, pages 2 - 3 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Proposing Entity: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Publication Date: 2022-02-06 ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/22/2022/02/06/p/dre/pt/html PDF version: Download SUMMARY Changes measures regarding the EU COVID Digital Certificate TEXT Decree-Lei n.º 22/2022 from 6th of February Summary:
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- [Council of Ministers Communique 21st December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/council-of-ministers-communique-21st-december-2021/) - Communiqué from the Council of Ministers of December 21, 2021 1. The Council of Ministers approved today the resolution that changes the measures in the context of the calamity situation, introducing a set of new restrictions. Given the current regime, the following changes are highlighted: - A set of special measures applicable between
- [Wearing of masks Law 88/2021 15th December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/wearing-of-masks-law-88-2021-15th-december-2021/) - Law No. 88/2021 Publication: Diário da República No. 241/2021, Series I of 2021-12-15, pages 10 - 11 Issuer: Assembly of the Republic Publication Date: 2021-12-15 ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/lei/88/2021/12/15/p/dre PDF version: Download SUMMARY Transitional regime of mandatory use of masks in public spaces TEXT Law No. 88/2021 of December 15th Summary: Transitory regime of mandatory use of masks in
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- [Communique of Council of Ministers November 25, 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/communique-of-council-of-ministers-november-25-2021/) - Communiqué from the Council of Ministers of November 25, 2021 1. The Council of Ministers approved today the resolution declaring the situation of calamity throughout the continental national territory as of 12:00 am on December 1st. The following changes are highlighted in relation to the current regime: - It is determined, between 2
- [Council of Ministers Communique 25th November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/council-of-ministers-communique-25th-november-2021/)
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- [Changes the exceptional and temporary measures relating to Covid-19 Disease pandemicr](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/changes-the-exceptional-and-temporary-measures-relating-to-covid-19-disease-pandemicr/) - Decree-Law No. 78-A/2021 Publication: Diário da República No. 190/2021, 1st Supplement, Series I of 2021-09-29 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Proposing Entity: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Type of Diploma: Decree-Law Number: 78-A/2021 Pages: 4-(2) to 4-(8) ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/78-A/2021/09/29/p/dre PDF version: Download SUMMARY Changes the exceptional and temporary measures relating to the COVID-19
- [Resolution of Council of Ministers - Situation of Alert until 23.59 hrs 31st October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-council-of-ministers-situation-of-alert-until-23-59-hrs-31st-october-2021/) - Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 135-A/2021 Summary: Changes measures under the alert situation. Since March 2020, the fight against the COVID-19 disease pandemic has required the adoption of extraordinary measures in order to try to contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and mitigate the consequences of that disease. These measures
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- [Council of Ministers Communique 23rd September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/council-of-ministers-communique-23rd-september-2021/) - Communiqué from the Council of Ministers of September 23, 2021 1. The Council of Ministers approved today the resolution declaring the alert situation throughout the continental national territory until 23:59 on October 31, 2021. Having reached the level of 85% of the vaccinated population and given the gradual strategy of lifting measures to
- [Order no 9241-A/2021 air, land, sea and river borders](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/order-no-9241-a-2021-air-land-sea-and-river-borders/) - Order No. 9241-A/2021 Publication: Diário da República No. 182/2021, 2nd Supplement, Series II of 2021-09-17 Issuer: Foreign Affairs, National Defence, Internal Administration, Health and Infrastructure and Housing - Offices of the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, the Ministers of National Defence and Internal Administration, the Minister of Health and the Minister of Infrastructure
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- [Weather Forecasts and Warnings](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/environment-and-weather/contacts-metorology-organisations/) - IPMA What is meteorology and why is it important? Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere, atmospheric phenomena, and atmospheric effects on our weather. Meteorology is important because of the impact of air conditions on life.First of all weather forecasting has a vital role in preparing for extreme weather conditions such as high temperatures, heavy
- [Download information](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/environment-and-weather/download-information-sun-and-temperature-extremes/) - Temperature Extremes Resource Centre Downloads Children in Hot Cars – Hyperthermia Download Heatwave protection – Ondascalor aut ANPC (In Portuguese-pdf Download intense cold protection – Frio aut – ANPC (In Portuguese-pdf Download Winter – Precautions using heating devices in buildings Download Children in Hot Cars – Hyperthermia Heatwave protection – Ondascalor aut ANPC (In Portuguese-pdf
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- [Maritime and Coastal conditions](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/environment-and-weather/maritim-coastal-conditions/) - Maritime and Coastal Conditions in Portugal Portugal is blessed with thousands of kilometers of beautiful beaches and coastal areas. Being strategically placed at the end of Europe it also benefits from the winds which are the lifeblood of sailors worldwide. All types of boating and sailing is practiced around the coasts of Portugal and it
- [Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 114-A/2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-the-council-of-ministers-no-114-a-2021/) - Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 114-A/2021 Publication: Diário da República No. 162/2021, 1st Supplement, Series I of 2021-08-20 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Type of Diploma: Resolution of the Council of Ministers Number: 114-A/2021 Pages: 39-(2) to 39-(19) ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/114-/2021/08/20/p/dre PDF version: Download SUMMARY States the contingency situation in the scope of the
- [Odeimira, Sabóia - João Martins Beja - Major Rural Fire Incident](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/odeimira-saboia-joao-martins-beja-major-rural-fire-incident/) - Odeimira, Sabóia - João Martins Beja - Major Rural Fire Incident Rural Fire recorded by ANEPC: 18th August 2021 at 13.14 hrs Location at start: 37.434253,-8.574858 Mobilized groups: GRIF 03 FEPC, EAUF 02 FEPC, GRIF 01 Portalegre, GRIF 01 Alentejo, GRIF 01 LVT, GRIF 01 LEIRIA, GLOR 01 Aveiro, GLOR 01 Lisbon GRIF
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- [Castro Marim, Rural Fire Major Incident page 16th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/castro-marim-rural-fire-major-incident-page-16th-august-2021/) - Castro Marim, Algarve, Major Fire incident page Created 20.30 hours 16th August 2021 Incident started 01.05 hrs 16th August 2021 IMPORTANT INFORMATION The information on this page is directly from or reports from official and reputable sources which are verified, together with safety advice during this major incident. It is updated when
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- [Domestic Violence](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/domestic-violence/) - Domestic Violence Global estimates published by WHO in November 2017, indicate that about 1 in 3 (35%) of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. In Europe it states at 1 in 5 According to recent figures in Portugal, domestic violence Second
- [Order no 7577-A/2021 Defines the indicators related to risk assessment and monitoring of the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/order-no-7577-a-2021-defines-the-indicators-related-to-risk-assessment-and-monitoring-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/) - Order No. 7577-A/2021 Publication: Diário da República No. 147/2021, 2nd Supplement, Series II of 2021-07-30 Issuer: Health - Minister's Office Type of Diploma: dispatch Part: C - Government and direct and indirect State Administration Number: 7577-A/2021 Pages: 432-(2) to 432-(3) PDF version: Download SUMMARY Defines the indicators related to risk assessment and monitoring of the
- [Resolution of Council of Ministers 101-A2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-council-of-ministers-101-a2021/) - Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 101-A/2021 Publication: Diário da República No. 147/2021, 1st Supplement, Series I of 2021-07-30 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Type of Diploma: Resolution of the Council of Ministers Number: 101-A/2021 Pages: 55-(2) to 55(20) ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/101-A/2021/07/30/p/dre PDF version: Download SUMMARYChanges the measures applicable in a disaster situation, within
- [Communique of the Council of Ministers 29th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/communique-of-the-council-of-ministers-29th-july-2021/) - Communiqué from the Council of Ministers of July 29, 2021 1. The Council of Ministers approved a resolution extending the situation of calamity throughout the continental national territory until 23:59 h on August 31, 2021 and amending the applicable measures. The diploma, which enters into force on August 1, 2021, establishes a new
- [Covid-19 More than 17,000 user numbers assigned to immigrants for the vaccine](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/covid-19-more-than-17000-user-numbers-assigned-to-immigrants-for-the-vaccine/) - Covid-19: More than 17,000 user numbers assigned to immigrants for the vaccine Lisbon, July 27, 2021 (Lusa) – More than 17,000 national user numbers have been assigned to immigrants without this document in Portugal, so that they receive the vaccine against covid-19, who have already started to be called for vaccination, according to
- [Communique of Council of Ministers 22nd July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/communique-of-council-of-ministers-22nd-july-2021/) - Communiqué from the Council of Ministers of July 22, 2021 1.The Council of Ministers approved a resolution extending the situation of calamity throughout the continental national territory until 23:59 h on August 8, 2021 and amending the measures applicable to certain municipalities. Based on data on the incidence by municipality as of 21
- [Rural Fire at Tojeiro, Marmelete, Monchique  17th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/rural-fire-at-tojeiro-marmelete-monchique-17th-july-2021/) - Rural Fire at Tojeiro, Marmelete, Monchique A bush fire has been registered at the ANEPC at 1326 hrs 17th July 2021. The location of the fire is at 37.259825,-8.658522 UPDATE 1820 HRS Fire has now been brought back to a state of Conclusion. Note: These sort of reactivations are common in such fires
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- [Council of Ministers Communique 15th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/council-of-ministers-communique-15th-july-2021/) - Communique of the Council of Ministers 15th July 2021 1. The Council of Ministers today approved a resolution that modifies the measures applicable to certain councils. Based on the data on the incidence by municipality as of July 14, changes were introduced with regard to the municipalities covered by each of the decontamination
- [Resolution of the Council of Ministers 91-A/2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-the-council-of-ministers-91-a-2021/) - Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 91-A/2021 Publication: Diário da República No. 132/2021, 1st Supplement, Series I of 2021-07-09 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Type of Diploma: Resolution of the Council of Ministers Number: 91-A/2021 Pages: 61-(5) to 61-(11) ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/91-A/2021/07/09/p/dre PDF version: Download SUMMARY Changes the measures applicable to certain
- [Communique of the Council of Ministers 8th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/communique-of-the-council-of-ministers-8th-july-2021/) - Communiqué from the Council of Ministers of July 8, 2021 Communiqué from the Council of Ministers of July 8, 2021 1.The Council of Ministers today approved a resolution extending the situation of calamity until 25 July 2021 and amending the measures applicable to certain municipalities. Based on data on incidence by municipality as
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- [Resolution of the Council of Ministers no 86-A/2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-the-council-of-ministers-no-86-a-2021/) - Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 86-A/2021 Publication: Diário da República No. 126/2021, 3rd Supplement, Series I of 2021-07-01 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Type of Diploma: Resolution of the Council of Ministers Number: 86-A/2021 Pages: 128-(2) to 128-(4) ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/86-A/2021/07/01/p/dre PDF version: Download SUMMARY Changes the measures applicable to certain municipalities
- [Communique of the Council of Ministers 1st July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/communique-of-the-council-of-ministers-1st-june-2021/) - Communiqué from the Council of Ministers of July 1, 2021 2. A resolution was approved amending the measures applicable to certain municipalities in the context of the disaster situation. Based on data on incidence by municipality as of June 30, changes were introduced with regard to the municipalities covered by each of the decontamination phases:
- [Ordinance no 138-B/2021 - Exceptional and temporary co-payment scheme for rapid antigen tests](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/ordinance-no-138-b-2021-exceptional-and-temporary-co-payment-scheme-for-rapid-antigen-tests/) - Ordinance No. 138-B/2021 Publication: Diário da República No. 125/2021, 2nd Supplement, Series I of 2021-06-30 Issuer: Health Type of Diploma: Ordinance Number: 138-B/2021 Pages: 67-(2) to 67-(4) ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/port/138-B/2021/06/30/p/dre PDF version: Download SUMMARY Establishes an exceptional and temporary co-payment scheme for rapid antigen tests (TRAg) for professional use TEXT Ordinance No. 138-B/2021 June 30th Summary: Establishes
- [Cybercrime](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/cybercrime/) - Cybercrime Globally, cybercrime is the fastest growing crime. Criminals know that it’s easier and more profitable than “physical crime” and the probability of being caught is lower.Cybercrime generally covers: computer viruses or malware; a phishing message; online harassment; hacking into a social networking account; being approached online by sexual predators; online scams; online credit card
- [Decree - Law no 54-A/2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/decree-law-no-54-a-2021/) - Decree-Law No. 54-A/2021 Publication: Diário da República no. 122/2021, 1st Supplement, Series I of 2021-06-25 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Proposing Entity: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Type of Diploma: Decree-Law Number: 54-A/2021 Pages: 42-(2) to 42-(6) ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/54-A/2021/06/25/p/dre PDF version: Download SUMMARY It implements in the internal legal order Regulation (EU) 2021/953 on the
- [Resolution of Council of Ministers no 78/2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-council-of-ministers-no-78-2021/) - Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 78/2021 Publication: Diário da República no. 122/2021, Series I of 2021-06-25 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Type of Diploma: Resolution of the Council of Ministers Number: 78/2021 Pages: 12 - 15 ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/78/2021/06/25/p/dre PDF version: Download SUMMARY Approves a set of measures for an autonomous and reinforced
- [Animal Protection](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/animal-protection/) - Overview The protection of of animals, is important to Safe Communities Portugal and we are pleased to work with various organizations and government in efforts to protect their rights. This ranges from animal cruelty, abandoned animals as well as those which may have been stolen. Latest news 25th June 2021 The Council of Minister approved a set
- [Resolution of Council of Ministers no 77-A 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-council-of-ministers-no-77-a-2021/) - Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 77-A/2021 Publication: Diário da República No. 121/2021, 1st Supplement, Series I of 2021-06-24 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Type of Diploma: Resolution of the Council of Ministers Number: 77-A/2021 Pages: 86-(2) to 86-(3) ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/77-/2021/06/24/p/dre PDF version: Download SUMMARYChanges the measures applicable to certain municipalities under the
- [Council of Ministers Communique 24th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/council-of-ministers-communique-24th-june-2021/) - COUNCIL OF MINISTERS COMMUNIQUE 1.The Council of Ministers today approved the resolution extending the disaster situation throughout the continental national territory until 23:59hrs on July 11, 2021, and amending the measures applicable to certain municipalities in the context of the disaster situation. Based on data on incidence by municipality as of June 23, changes
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- [Resolution of the Council of Ministers 74-A/2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-the-council-of-ministers-74-a-2021/) - - Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 74-A/2021 Publication: Diário da República No. 111/2021, 1st Supplement, Series I of 2021-06-09 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Type of Diploma: Resolution of the Council of Ministers Number: 74-A/2021 Pages: 88-(2) to 88-24 ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/74-A/2021/06/09/p/dre PDF version: Download SUMMARY Changes the measures applicable in a disaster
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- [Resolution of Council of Ministers 70-B/2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-council-of-ministers-70-b-2021/) - Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 70-B/2021 Publication: Diário da República No. 108/2021, 1st Supplement, Series I of 2021-06-04 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Type of Diploma: Resolution of the Council of Ministers Number: 70-B/2021 Pages: 78-(3) to 78-(6) ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/70-B/2021/06/04/p/dre PDF version: Download SUMMARY The strategy of the lifting of
- [Resolution of Council of Ministers 64-A/2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-council-of-ministers-64-a-2021/) - Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 64-A / 2021Publication: Diário da República no. 104/2021, 1st Supplement, Series I of 2021-05-28 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Diploma Type: Resolution of the Council of Ministers Number: 64-A / 2021 Pages: 26- (10) to 26- (36) ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/64-A/2021/05/28/p/drePDF version: DownloadSUMMARYExtends the calamity situation and changes the measures applicable to certain municipalities in
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- [Resolution of the Council of Ministers no 64-A/2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-the-council-of-ministers-no-64-a-2021/) - Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 64-A / 2021 Publication: Diário da República no. 104/2021, 1st Supplement, Series I of 2021-05-28 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Diploma Type: Resolution of the Council of Ministers Number: 64-A / 2021 Pages: 26- (10) to 26- (36) ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/64-A/2021/05/28/p/dre PDF version: Download SUMMARY Extends the calamity
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- [Fraud relating to employment](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/report-a-crime-online/fraud-relating-to-employment/) - Report a crime online Fraud relating to employment If you wish to lodge a complaint against those who want to benefit by causing damage to another person through fraudulent inducement or promise of employment or pursuance of a professional activity in Portugal or abroad. Start the online complaint process Art 222 of the Criminal Code1
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- [Damage (criminal)](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/report-a-crime-online/damage-criminal/) - Report a crime online Damage (criminal) If you wish to report a deliberate act of destruction, total or partial damage, defacement or destruction of another person’s property such as cars, clothing, building facades or landmarks properties.If the damage is committed by negligence, or without due care, it is not a crime, so that the complaint
- [Contracting or attempting to contract illegal workers](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/report-a-crime-online/contracting-or-attempting-to-contract-illegal-workers/) - Report a crime online Contracting or attempting to contract illegal workers If you wish to complain about someone who has contracted or attempted to contract foreign citizens, who do not have resident permit or working visa, allowing them to carry out any professional activity (in Portugal) Start the online complaint process Article 185 of Law
- [Aiding illegal immigration](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/report-a-crime-online/aiding-illegal-immigration/) - Report a crime online Aiding illegal immigration If you wish to lodge a complaint against someone who encouraged or facilitated in any way, the entry, stay or transit in national territory of a foreign citizen illegally, including transportation and maintenance of foreign citizens in inhumane conditions or degrading treatment or endangering of life or causing
- [Abuse](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/report-a-crime-online/abuse/) - Report a crime online Abuse If you wish to report a situation: Practice frequent physical or mental abuse, including corporal punishment cruelty, exerted on a minor, by those who have in their care, custody or responsibility for education; Or, under the direction of the labour employed in dangerous activities or excessive burden of work, particularly
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- [Report a crime online](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/report-a-crime-online/) - Welcome to Portal Electronic Complaint System Overview The Sistema Queixa Electronica is a service provided by the Ministério da Administração Interna to facilitate the presentation to the GNR, PSP and the SEF of complaints and reports electronically for certain types of crime; the list is defined in Ordinance no. No 1593/2007 of 17 December .
- [Communique of the Council of Ministers 13th May 2021 - Situation of Calamity](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/communique-of-the-council-of-ministers-13th-may-2021-situation-of-calamity/) - Communiqué of the Council of Ministers of May 13, 2021 In Portuguese: 1.The Council of Ministers today approved a resolution declaring the situation of calamity in the entire continental national territory until 23:59 on May 30, 2021. Based on the data related to the incidence per municipality on the date of 12 May, changes
- [Resolution of Council of Ministers 59-B/2021 Situation of Calamity](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-council-of-ministers-59-b-2021-situation-of-calamity/) - Translation into informal English Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 59-B / 2021 Publication: Diário da República no. 94/2021, 4th Supplement, Series I of 2021-05-14 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Diploma Type: Resolution of the Council of Ministers Number: 59-B / 2021 Pages: 59- (2) to 59- (7) ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/59-B/2021/05/14/p/dre PDF version: Download SUMMARY Declares the
- [Decree regulating the extension of the state of emergency to 14th february 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/decree-regulating-the-extension-of-the-state-of-emergency-to-14th-february-2021/) - Decree 3D/2021 Regulating the extension of the State of Emergency to 14th February 2021 Informal Translation into EnglishDecree no. 3-D / 2021Publication: Diário da República no. 20/2021, 1st Supplement, Series I of 2021-01-29Issuer: Presidency of the Council of MinistersProponent Entity: Presidency of the Council of MinistersDiploma Type: DecreeNumber: 3-D / 2021Pages: 223- (2) to 223-
- [Membership](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/who-we-are/membership-and-volunteering/) - Membership Associação SCP Safe Communities Portugal (SCP) welcomes new members who are interested and able to help the community in crime prevention and maintaining Portugal as a safe place to live and visit. We are keen to harness the skills and experience of those in the community to help others in the community. This may
- [Volunteering](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/who-we-are/volunteer/) - Community support for COVID19 – Volunteering and seeking help In times of crisis, there will be many people who are disadvantaged in some way, through personal loss of a family member; those who are vulnerable and cannot continue to go to shops for necessities, those who require psychological support and those who have suffered financially,
- [Resolution of the Council of Ministers 45-C/2021 Declaring Situation of Calamity](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-the-council-of-minister2-45-c-2021-declaring-state-of-emergency/) - Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 45-C / 2021 Publication: Diário da República No. 84/2021, 1st Supplement, Series I of 2021-04-30 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Diploma Type: Resolution of the Council of Ministers Number: 45-C / 2021 Pages: 19- (2) to 19- (32) ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/45-C/2021/04/30/p/dre PDF version: Download SUMMARY Declares the situation
- [Communique of the Council of Ministers 1st April 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/communique-of-the-council-of-ministers-1st-april-2021/) - Communique of the Council of Ministers 1st April 2021 Communiqué of the Council of Ministers of 1st April 1, 20211. The Council of Ministers today approved the decree that regulates the state of emergency decreed by the President of the Republic.Pursuing the strategy of gradual lifting of measures in the context of the pandemic of
- [Social Media](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/cybercrime/social-media/) - Social Media Safe use of Social Media for youngstersYoung adults and children are especially susceptible to the threats that social networking sites present. Although many of these sites have age restrictions, predators may misrepresent their ages so that they can join. By teaching our young adults and children about Internet and social media safety, being
- [Communique of the Council of Ministers 29th April 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/communique-of-the-council-of-ministers-29th-april-2021/) - Communique Council of Ministers 29th April 2021 1.The Council of Ministers today approved a resolution declaring the situation of calamity in the entire continental national territory, from 00:00 hrs (midnight 30thApril/1st May) on May 1, 2021 until 23:59 on May 16, 2021. Following on from the deconfinement plan presented in March, and taking into account
- [Keeping Kids Safe](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/child-safety/) - Keep kids safe The subject of keeping kids safe is extremely diverse ranging from preventing accidents in the home, alcohol abuse, road safety and keeping kids safe on-line. This page on the Safe Communities Portugal website deals with many of these topics, except on-line safety where we have a separate dedicated page, Parents and Teens,
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- [Our supporters](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/our-supporters/) - Our supporters The forming of Safe Communities Portugal has been welcomed by a number of prominent officials including the British, Dutch and Irish Ambassadors to Portugal. Chris Sainty, British Ambassador to Portugal: “Safe Communities Portugal continues to be an invaluable source of information and guidance for the British Community living in Portugal. It provides important,
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- [Official Reports and Further Reading](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/cybercrime/others/) - Fake travel sickness claims This is fast becoming one of the major frauds committed by travellers to various destinations, either initiated by the visitors themselves, or by touts in the destinations concerned. Although this is not yet common in Portugal, it is a problem elsewhere so be alert to this. Note it is a criminal
- [Tourism Measures That Behave Restrictions On Economic Activities](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/tourism-measures-that-behave-restrictions-on-economic-activities/) - Tourism STANDARD ORDER No. 4/2020 – DAILY OF THE REPUBLIC No. 60/2020, SERIES II OF 2020-03-25 Determines the creation of a financial support line, aimed at meeting the cash needs of tourist micro-enterprises whose activity is strongly affected by the economic effects resulting from the outbreak of the disease COVID-19 Measures That Behave Restrictions On
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- [GNR Funchal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-funchal/) - GNR Funchal Fiscal PoliceThe mission of Fiscal Police consists in the prevention and investigation of the revenues and costums infringements. One of our main tasks is the control of goods in circulation inside Madeira’s territory.We carry out all the criminal investigations regarding these matters given by law and/or ordered by the judicial or administrative authorities.Being
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- [PSP Funchal Division](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-funchal-division/) - PSP Funchal Division Funchal Division The division comprises the Funchal squadron covering the geographical area of Funchal, the Traffic Unit; Traffic Unit; Criminal Investigation Unit; and the Fiscal an intervention unit Funchal Squadron The 1st Precinct of Funchal seeks to ensure public order, tranquility, security and protection of people and their property, always respecting their
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- [PSP Airport Division](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-airport-division/) - PSP Airport Division Madeira and Ponto Santo AirportsThe Airport Division of PSP Madeira Regional Command is to guarantee the safety and security of Madeira and Ponto Santo International Airports.Following the rising number of flights under the Schengen Agreement, Portugal became an external border of Europe. This Division is assigned a special and very important role,
- [PSP  Madeira Regional Command](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/regional/madeira/psp-madeira-regional-command/) - PSP – Madeira Regional Command The Public Security Police was established in Madeira Islands in 1878. Its overall responsibilities are ensuring democratic legality, safeguarding internal security and the rights of its citizens in accordance with the constitution and laws of Portugal. The PSP is commanded by a National Director responsible to the Minister of Internal
- [PSP Lisbon Tourism Support](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-lisbon-tourism-support/) - PSP Lisbon Tourism Support Public Transports Security Division The Lisbon Tourist Police Station is oriented for two distinct propose: helping any foreign crime victims/citizens in need, and patrolling the surrounding areas/streets. The Police officers that are part of the patrol help prevent and advise against any wrongdoing/crime carried out against foreigners (mainly in tourist sites
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- [GNR Vila Franca de Xira](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-vila-franca-de-xira/) - GNR Vila Franca de Xira Vila Franca de Xira is a municipality in the Lisbon District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 136,886, in an area of 318.19 km². It is situated on the west bank of the Tagus River, 32 km north-east of the Portuguese capital Lisbon, Vila Franca de Xira is said
- [PSP Lisbon Outer Divisions](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/psp-lisbon-outer-divisions/) - PSP Lisbon Outer Divisions Amadora Amadora is a municipality and urbanized area in the northwest of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. The population in 2011 was 175,136, covering an area of 23.78 km². It is the most densely populated municipality in Portugal. One of the largest urban communities in Portugal, Amadora forms a conurbation with Lisbon,
- [GNR Mafra](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-mafra/) - GNR Mafra About Mafra Mafra is a city and a municipality in the district of Lisbon, on the west coast of Portugal, and part of the urban agglomeration of the Greater Lisbon sub-region. The population in 2011 was 76,685, in an area of 291.66 km².It is mostly known for the sumptuous Mafra National Palace. Built
- [GNR Alenquer](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-alenquer/) - GNR Alenquer Introduction The municipality of Alenquer , is part of the District of Lisbon and covers an area of 304.22 km ², with 43,267 inhabitants (2011), divided into 11 parishes. The municipality is bordered to the north by the city of Cadaval and to the east by Azambuja.The main town is Alenquer with nearly
- [GNR Sintra](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-sintra/) - GNR Sintra Sintra municipality and town is in the Grande Lisboa sub region (Lisbon Region) of Portugal, considered part of the Portuguese Riviera. The municipality contains two cities: Queluz and Agualva-Cacém. The population in 2011 was 377,835, in an area of 319.23 square kilometres (123.26 sq mi)Sintra is known for its many 19th-century Romantic architectural
- [GNR Torres Vedras](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/gnr-torres-vedras/) - GNR Torres Vedras Introduction Torres Vedras is a municipality in the district of Lisbon, approximately 50 kilometres north of the capital Lisbon in sub region of Oeste of the Centro region. The population in 2011 was 79,465 in an area of 407.15 km².Fronting the Atlantic Ocean, Torre Vedres is bordered by the municipalities of Lourinhã
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- [International Police Association](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/int-police-ass/) - International Police Association Portugal South Delegation International “Friendship has to be there or there will be no future for mankind” – Arthur Troop. The IPA was founded in 1950 by police sergeant Arthur Troop in the United Kingdom and has since evolved into the largest police association in the world.The International Police Association is a
- [Maritime Police](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/police-in-portugal/maritime-police/) - The Portuguese Maritime Police comprises about 500 officers who perform harbour patrols. As a naval service, it is responsible to the Ministry of Defence. The Maritime Police is an organ that guarantees and supervises compliance with the laws and regulations in the spaces that are part of the Public Maritime Domain, port areas, bathing spaces,
- [Decree 6/2021 3rd April 2021 Regulates the state of emergency decreed by the President of the Republic](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/decree-6-2021-3rd-april-2021-regulates-the-state-of-emergency-decreed-by-the-president-of-the-republic/) - Decree 6/2021 3rd April 2021 Regulates the state of emergency decreed by the President of the Republic Informal translation into English for information purposes – Original Portuguese version for legal purposes Decree No. 6/2021Publication: Diário da República no. 64-A / 2021, Series I of 2021-04-03 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Proponent Entity: Presidency
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- [Communique of the Council of Ministers 25th March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/communique-of-the-council-of-ministers-25th-march-2021/) - Communique of the Council of Ministers 25th March 2021 Communiqué of the electronic Council of Ministers of March 26, 2021The Council of Ministers today approved, electronically, the decree that regulates the renewal of the state of emergency, which will be in force until 23:59 on April 5.The current rules are maintained, introducing:the extension of the
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- [Communique of Council of Minister updates](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/communique-of-council-of-minister-updates/) - Communique of Council of Minister updates Communiqué of the electronic Council of Ministers 11th March 2021 (Extract)1.The Council of Ministers today approved the decree that regulates the state of emergency decreed by the President of the Republic.The following changes are introduced compared to the current regime: resumes, as of March 15, on-site educational and teaching
- [Decree 3-F/2021 Extending the State of Emergency from 2nd March to 2359 hrs 16th March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/decree-3-f-2021-extending-the-state-of-emergency-from-2nd-march-to-2359-hrs-16th-march-2021/) - Decree 3-F/2021 Extending the State of Emergency from 2nd March to 2359 hrs 16th March 2021 Informal translation into English Decree no. 3-F / 2021Publication: Diário da República no. 40/2021, 3rd Supplement, Series I of 2021-02-26Issuer: Presidency of the Council of MinistersProponent Entity: Presidency of the Council of MinistersDiploma Type: DecreeNumber: 3-F / 2021Pages: 36-
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- [Communiqué by Council of Ministers extending State of Emergency until 1st March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/communique-by-council-of-ministers-extending-state-of-emergency-until-1st-march-2021/) - Communiqué by Council of Ministers extending State of Emergency until 1st March 2021 Communiqué of the Council of Ministers of February 11, 20211.The Council of Ministers today approved the decree that regulates the state of emergency decreed by the President of the Republic, maintaining the rules currently in effect until 11:59 pm on March 1,
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- [Testimonials](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/who-we-are/testimonials/) - Well another successful year for the crime prevention team. Thank you for all the hard work and dedication which has enabled us to live a little more safely out here on the Algarve. 25 January 2015 T and R St Barbara de Nexe Happy New Year to you and Jane team and all those connected
- [2016](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/2016-2/) - Archive for 2016 « Older EntriesANPC – National operational commander to step downWednesday, December 28th, 2016José Manuel Moura, the national operational commander of the Civil Protection, will step down and will be replaced by Rui Esteves, the current district commander for Relief Operations of Castelo Branco, a source linked to the new appointment.The same source
- [2015](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/2015-2/) - Archive for 2015 President Safe Communities Portugal awarded BEM in Queen’s New Years Honours List 2016Thursday, December 31st, 2015In the New Year Honours List for 2016 Her Majesty the Queen has awarded David Thomas, as President, Safe Communities Portugal, the British Empire Medal (BEM), in recognition of his “services to crime prevention and awareness within
- [Immigration and Borders Service - SEF](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/police-in-portugal/sef/) - SEF The Portuguese Immigration and Borders Service (SEF) is a security service within the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) that, in the context of internal security policy, is responsible for carrying out checks on persons at the borders, monitoring aliens inside national territory, preventing and fighting organized crime involving illegal immigration and trafficking in human
- [Judicial Police - PJ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/police-in-portugal/judicial-police/) - Judicial Police The Judicial Police was created on 20 October 1945, and is dedicated to the prevention and investigation of serious crime throughout the country. It is integrated into justice system and has been designed and shaped over decades to serve justice. Managed by judicial magistrates and prosecutors and officials with legal training, the Judicial
- [Economic and Food Safety Authority - ASAE](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/police-in-portugal/asae/) - The Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE) is the national specialised administrative authority for food safety and economic surveillance. ASAE is under the Ministry of Economy and its organic structure covers the whole country and several Central and Regional Control Services, with its headquarters in Lisbon.ASAE is responsible for the exercise of economic activities in
- [Protecting trees is creating more fire-resistant forests](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/protecting-trees-is-creating-more-fire-resistant-forests/) - Protecting trees is creating more fire-resistant forestsThis year we wanted to mark the day of the forest in a different way, calling attention to the fact that the best way to show our love for the forest and the trees, is to protect the ones we have”, said Prime Minister António Costa in the presentation
- [2014](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/2014-2/) - Archive for 2014 « Older EntriesGNR Operational activities – Christmas Eve and Christmas DaySaturday, December 27th, 2014On 24th and 25th December the GNR, in addition to their daily operational activities, carried out a series of operations aimed at preventing and combating violent crime, through roadside inspections in the following districts / territorial commands: Aveiro; Beja;
- [2013](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/2013-2/) - Archive for 2013 « Older EntriesChristmas crime campaign, cybercrime seminar, SCA advisors appointed, gambling leaflet – 3rd Dec 2013Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013Posted in newsletter post | No Comments »Police protests, GNR officer killed, police budgets, good arrests, Cascais seminar – 27th Nov 2013Wednesday, November 27th, 2013Posted in newsletter post | No Comments »Murder arrest, robberies
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- [2019](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/2019-2/) - Archive for 2019 Older EntriesInternational Pickpocket arrested after thefts in LisbonThursday, December 26th, 2019A man of foreign nationality, who is in Portugal solely for the purpose of “committing crimes against touristsThe detention of the 57-year-old man took place in the framework of policing and criminal investigation in the Ever-present Police Operation: Safe Parties 2019/2020, after
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- [Safe use of public transport for users](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/safe-use-of-public-transport-for-users/) - COVID-19: Public Transport Procedures KEYWORDS: Coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; public transport collective, bus, boat, train, metro, public transport individual, taxi, TVDE, transportation of people.FOR: Public transport companies, workers and usersDGS publication 027/2020 Issued: Wednesday 20 May 2020 Extract for users (passengers)Safe Communities Portugal provides an informal English translation to help people using the above forms of
- [Order no 12727 b 2020 extension of measures applicable to air traffic to and from portugal 2](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/order-no-12727-b-2020-extension-of-measures-applicable-to-air-traffic-to-and-from-portugal-2/) - Informal translation in English for information purposes only Order No. 12727-B / 2020Publication: Diário da República No. 253/2020, 2nd Supplement, Series II of 2020-12-31Issuer: Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Home Affairs, Health and Infrastructure and Housing – Offices of the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, the Ministers of National Defense and Home Affairs, the Minister
- [Situation  reports overseas 2020-04-20 to 2020-05-10](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports-overseas-2020-04-20-to-2020-05-10/) - Sunday 10th May 2020“The pages of yesterday cannot be rewritten but the pages of tomorrow are blank and you hold the pen, make it an inspirational story.”Back in love with butter – Business is booming for Graham’s Family Dairy Scotland after demand for the dairy product has more than doubled. More people are baking or
- [International travel and public transport](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/international-travel-and-public-transport/) - Travel outside Portugal Since the State of Emergency declared in Portugal on 20/3/2020 is it still possible to return to the UK through the land borders?The regulation of travel can be changed from day to day. Follow the information here.Since the State of Emergency declared in Portugal on 20/3/2020 is it still possible to return
- [How to live with an infected person at home](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/how-to-live-with-an-infected-person-at-home/) - How to Live with an infected person at home? (WHO) In Portugal, many of the confirmed patients with mild systems are not hospitalised. There is no need. Not all patients will experience severe symptoms and the mildest cases can be followed at home, as long as they have hygienic conditions for that and follow the
- [Q and A  state of emergency law](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/q-and-a-state-of-emergency-law/) - The interactive map of municipalitieshttps://www.anmp.pt/index.php/municipios/municipios-de-a-a-vList of concelhos in alphabetical orderhttps://www.anmp.pt/munp/mun/mun101l1.php?cod=20140110Source Publico.ptThe state of emergency ends Saturday (May 2), but the virus has not disappeared. The Government has put together a plan for the reopening of the economy and for the return of people to the streets, which was presented this Thursday (April 30). There will
- [Guidance on the use of masks by the general population](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/guidance-on-the-use-of-masks-by-the-general-population/) - Issued by the Director General of Health Is it mandatory to wear a mask? stay or access indoor spaces with several people: commercial establishments and servicespublic services and buildingseducational establishments and day care centersuse public transportIt is important to remember that the use of a mask is an additional protection measure against social distance, hand
- [Daily life during corvid 19 crises](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/daily-life-during-corvid-19-crises/) - The following information has been published officially by the DGH on its social media sites such as its FACEBOOK (FB) pages and is reproduced here for convenience – please see the DGH FB pages for more details.This advice covers two situations, when an individual leaves the house, and again when they return home.Recommended Actions when
- [Reporting cruelty to animals](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/find-information/animal-protection/reporting-cruelty-to-animals/) - The GNR has a special unit SEPNA dedicated to the protection of the environment and the enforcement of environmental laws, including cruelty to animals. Their remit is diverse covering, illegal dumping of toxic waste; illegal hunting; animal cruelty; conservation of the environment etc. More details of their work can be found here.If you observe any
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- [Elementor #37353](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/elementor-37353/) - Resolution of Council of ministers 64-A/2021 Informal translation into English Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 64-A / 2021Publication: Diário da República no. 104/2021, 1st Supplement, Series I of 2021-05-28 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Diploma Type: Resolution of the Council of Ministers Number: 64-A / 2021 Pages: 26- (10) to 26- (36) ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/64-A/2021/05/28/p/drePDF version: DownloadSUMMARYExtends the calamity
- [Resolution of the Council of Ministers 59-B/2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/resolution-of-the-council-of-ministers-59-b-2021/) - Resolution of the Council of Ministers 59-B/2021 Translation into informal English Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 59-B / 2021Publication: Diário da República no. 94/2021, 4th Supplement, Series I of 2021-05-14 Issuer: Presidency of the Council of Ministers Diploma Type: Resolution of the Council of Ministers Number: 59-B / 2021 Pages: 59- (2) to 59- (7) ELI: https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolconsmin/59-B/2021/05/14/p/drePDF version: Download SUMMARYDeclares the situation of calamity in the context
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- [Safe Communities Portugal Safety and Security Report 1st July 2026](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/safe-communities-portugal-safety-and-security-report-1st-july-2026/) - Safe Communities Portugal Safety and Security Report 1st July 2026 Good morning everyone. We start with the increasing air temperatures and consequential increasing fire danger over the next days. The hot weather affecting Portugal will give rise to a heat wave that will last for eight to ten days and will affect practically
- [Azores Safety and Security Report Wednesday 1st July 2026](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-1st-july-2026/) - Azores Safety and Security Report Wednesday 1st July 2026 From our correspondent in the Azores Health Unit on Santa Maria Island equipped with "state-of-the-art" CT scanner The Santa Maria Island Health Unit in the Azores has been equipped with a state-of-the-art Computed Tomography (CT) scanner, which eliminates the need for patients to travel
- [Safe Communities Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 29th April 2026](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/safe-communities-portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-29th-april-2026/) - Safe Communities Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 29th April 2026 On April 21st, during a Parliamentary Hearing in the Assembly of the Republic, the Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves, in the area of Civil Protection, warned of the complexity of the period ahead, stating that "the country faces a very
- [Azores Safety and Security Report Wednesday 29th April 2026](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-29th-april-2026/) - Azores Safety and Security Report Wednesday 29th April 2026 From our Corresspondent in the Azores Seismic activity CIVISA reports that seismicity in 2025 was strongly influenced by the Santa Bárbara volcano situation. More than 20,000 earthquakes were recorded across the archipelago, and Terceira was identified as the epicenter of seismic activity, with
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 22nd April 2026](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-22nd-april-2026/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 22nd April 2026 Good afternoon. We start with the marked increase in fire risk on Tuesday which saw over 50 municipalities at very high risk and three at maximum. By far the highest number so far this year. Last week the Minister of lnternal Administration warned that
- [Situation Report Azores, Wednesday 4th March 2026](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-wednesday-4th-march-2026/) - Situation Report Azores, Wednesday 4th March 2026 From our corresspondent in the Azores Mini-tornado damages greenhouses in Vila Franca do Campo A mini-tornado caused significant damage to pineapple greenhouses in the parish of São Miguel, municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, on Sunday. No injuries were reported. According to the Mayor of Vila
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 4th March 2026](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-4th-march-2026/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 4th March 2026 The Special Device to Fight Rural Fires (DECIR) 2026 was announced yesterday and strengthens the national response capacity in the critical period (July 1 to September 30). 15,149 operatives, 3,463 vehicles, 2,596 teams and 81 aircraft will be engaged, consolidating the structural reinforcement of
- [Azores Situation Report Thursday 19th February 2026](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-thursday-19th-february-2026/) - Azores Situation Report Thursday 19th February 2026 From our correspondent in the Azores New Training Rules for Young Moped Riders Driving schools in the Azores will now provide training for young people aged 14 to 16 who want to obtain an AM moped license, the Regional Government has announced. Under the new
- [Safety and Security Report Wednesday 19th February 2026](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/safety-and-security-report-wednesday-19th-february-2026/) - Safety and Security Report Wednesday 19th February 2026 Good afternoon everyone. Firstly we wish everyone, in particular our Chinese followers in Mandarin: "Xīnnián hǎo" (新年好), or in Cantonese: "Gong hei fat choy" (恭喜发财). I am of course referring to Happy Lunar New Year. This year Lunar New Year 2026 fell on Tuesday
- [Azores situation Report Wednesday 21st January 2026](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-21st-january-2026/) - Azores situation Report Wednesday 21st January 2026 By our correspondent in the Azores Ponta Delgada Launches Emergency Centre and Rehabilitation Residence The City Council of Ponta Delgada has entered into an agreement with the São João de Deus Institute to establish a Social Emergency Centre, which will accommodate up to 30 individuals.
- [Portugal safety and security report Wednesday 21st January 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-21st-january-2025/) - Portugal safety and security report Wednesday 21st January 2025 Good afternoon. It will be a markedly wintry week, growing in intensity throughout the next few days. It started calmly on Monday, just some precipitation in the northwest, from Tuesday and specially from Wednesday it starts a pattern of low pressure systems approaching
- [Safety and Security Report – Azores, 8th January 2026](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/safety-and-security-report-azores-8th-january-2026/) - Safety and Security Report – Azores, 8th January 2026 From our correspondent in the Azores The Azores welcome 71 new doctors for general and specialist medical training. A total of seventy‑one resident doctors are beginning their general and specialized training in the Azores this month, strengthening both the training capacity and healthcare
- [Portugal Safe and Security Report Thursday 8th January 2026](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safe-and-security-report-thursday-8th-january-2026/) - Portugal Safe and Security Report Thursday 8th January 2026 Good afternoon everyone and welcome to our first weekly report of 2026. In 2026, several measures adopted by the Government will come into effect, aligned with clear priorities in valuing work, social cohesion, and modernizing the State. We have selected the following which are
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report New Year’s Eve Wednesday 31st December 2025.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-new-years-eve-wednesday-31st-december-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report New Year’s Eve Wednesday 31st December 2025. Good morning. Firstly we hope that you had a very happy and restful Christmas albeit the temperatures were rather on the cold side. But – more about the weather later. After peak waiting times of up to seven hours at
- [Situation Report: Azores – December 10, 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-december-10-2025/) - Situation Report: Azores – December 10, 2025 Enhanced Firefighting Resources The Regional Government of the Azores has strengthened emergency response capabilities in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira Island, by providing a new heavy water tanker to the Volunteer Firefighters Association. This investment, valued at approximately €350,000, was presented during the association’s 103rd anniversary
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 10th December 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-10th-december-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 10th December 2025 Good afternoon. On the eve of the General Strike there are already disruptions this Wednesday. Unions say that health, education, and transportation are expected to be the sectors most affected by Thursday's general strike. There is one day left until the General Strike that
- [Situation Report Azores Thursday 4th December 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-thursday-4th-december-2025/) - Situation Report Azores Thursday 4th December 2025 Man murdered by his sister in Vila Franca do Campo A 50-year-old man was murdered on Tuesday afternoon in Vila Franca do Campo. His 60-year-old sister is the main suspect. The homicide occurred within the context of a domestic violence case, with the alleged aggressor, who was
- [PORTUGAL SAFETY AND SECURITY REPORT THURSDAY 4TH DECEMBER 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-thursday-4th-december-2025/) - PORTUGAL SAFETY AND SECURITY REPORT THURSDAY 4TH DECEMBER 2025 Good morning everyone - Storm Claudia, which battered the country two weeks ago, raised the level of Algarve's reservoirs by 5%, now guaranteeing four years of public water supply – the best record in the last ten years. However, despite the increase in
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 26th November 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-26th-november-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 26th November 2025 We start our weekly report with two disturbing developments. The first of these involves the arrest of 11 volunteer firefighters from the Fundão Volunteer Firefighters Humanitarian Association who are suspected of having committed "two rape crimes and one sexual coercion," the Judicial Police revealed on
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 12th November 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-12th-november-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 12th November 2025 Good afternoon everyone. In terms of climate change an important event is taking place in Brazil – COP 30. Specifically Portugal is one of the signatory countries of the “Call to Action on Integrated Fire Management and Wildfire Resilience”, approved within the framework of the
- [Situation Report: Azores – 29th October 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-29th-october-2025/) - Situation Report: Azores – Wednesday 29th October 2025 Summary Adverse weather conditions have led to 32 reported incidents on São Miguel, including flooding and landslides. Authorities confirm that the situation is under control, with no injuries reported and minimal need for resident relocation. São Miguel: Flooding and Landslides Incidents: Over the past
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 22nd October 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-22nd-october-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 22nd October 2025 Good afternoon. We start this weekly report with the excellent work being undertaken both by the PSP and GNR. The first is the arrest of seven people during a mega-operation that culminated in the seizure of 5.8 tons of hashish. This is the largest amount
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 15th October 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-15th-october-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 15th October 2025 Good afternoon. If you have been monitoring the weather forecasts over the last week, you will see that whereas Portugal has had generally fine weather, this is not the case with our neighbours Spain. Yesterday AEMET raised to a red level warning for torrential rain
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 8th October 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-8th-october-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 8th October 2025 Economic and Business Concerns in the Azores The Azores Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIA) has called for the development of a contingency plan in case Azores Airlines is forced to close. This comes amid ongoing negotiations for the airline’s privatization with the Newtour/MS Aviation consortium. The
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 8 October 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-8-october-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 8 October 2025 Good morning. It was sad to learn that just five months into the 2025 Bathing Season, the National Maritime Authority recorded, between May 1 and September 30, 1,120 rescues, 3,787 first aid actions and 18 fatalities on Portuguese beaches. Eleven of the facilities were at
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 1st October 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-1st-october-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 1st October 2025 Father and son share the 'kingdom' of Azorean cheeses In the 'kingdom' of award-winning cheese in the Azores, father and son share the business in different establishments in Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel, being sought after by locals, tourists and emigrants. Carlos Bernardo founded
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 1st October 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-1st-october-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 1st October 2025 Good afternoon. When reviewing our Facebook performance on this, our main page, we found that in the 28 days up to yesterday our posts during that period obtained a total 7,599,645 views. This represented a 149% growth on the previous 28 day period. Two of
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 24th September 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-24th-september-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 24th September 2025 Hurricane Gabrielle has intensified to a Category 4 storm and is projected to reach the Azores later this week. According to the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC), Gabrielle has reached Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale (out of a maximum of 5) and is expected to approach
- [Madeira Situation Report july 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-july-2020/) - Madeira Situation Report by Daniel FernandesCovid-19 updateThere was a new Covid-19 case on the 29th of July, that of a traveller who had been tested at Funchal Airport. There are now 106 cases, with 9 active cases and 97 recoveries. Six active cases were imported and discovered as a result ofmonitoring at Funchal Airport while
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 17th September 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-17th-september-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 17th September 2025 Three tourists rescued after attempting to circumnavigate Lagoa do Fogo along the ridges On Sunday night, Ribeira Grande Volunteer Firefighters rescued three young Spanish women, aged 28 to 31, who got lost on an unauthorized trail in the Lagoa do Fogo area. The rescue operation, which lasted
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 17 September 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-17-september-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 17 September 2025 Good afternoon. As far as the weather is concerned the summer is not yet over! Since yesterday, the maximum temperatures have been increasing to levels that will be above normal for the time of year. According to IPMA maximum temperatures expected in the Alentejo will
- [PORTUGAL SAFETY AND SECURITY REPORT WEDNESDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-10th-september-2025/) - PORTUGAL SAFETY AND SECURITY REPORT WEDNESDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2025 Good afternoon. Almost serving as a reminder that we are not yet out of the fire season, was the fire on Monday in Santo António De Monforte, Chaves in the north of Portugal which at one stage required the deployment of around 250 operatives and
- [Situation Report Azores Wednesday 10th September 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-10th-september-2025/) - Situation Report Azores Wednesday 10th September 2025 By our correspondent from the Azores The Azores lack sufficient mountain guides to meet tourism demand. The Azores do not have enough guides to meet the demand for visitors to Pico Mountain, which saw an 18% increase in 2024. Data collected since 2022 - the
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 3rd September 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-september-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 3rd September 2025 Woman dies near Santo António fishing port A 44-year-old woman died near the fishing port of Santo António, on the north coast of the municipality of Ponta Delgada, the National Maritime Authority reported. The causes of the incident are currently unknown, according to a press release from
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 3rd September 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-3rd-september-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 3rd September 2025 Good afternoon. The very tragic earthquake in Afghanistan in the news at present with over 1400 deaths, it is timely reminder that Portugal is also in an earthquake risk zone. It is important therefore that everyone is prepared and knows what action to take should
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 27th August 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-27th-august-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 27th August 2025 Good afternoon. One of Portugal’s longest every heatwaves is now over, which facilitated the ignition and spread of a number of major fires in the centre and north of Portugal, resulting in a period of days in 4 deaths and around 200,000 hectares of burned
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 27th August 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-27th-august-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 27th August 2025 25% more nursing consultations in the ICU In 2024, the region's nine Ilha Health Units (USI) performed more than 660,000 nursing consultations, a 25% increase compared to the previous year. Medical consultations saw a slight decrease. Transinsular with new ship and weekly flight to the Azores from
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 20th August 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-20th-august-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 20th August 2025 Construction work has begun on the drone track on Faial Island. Construction work began this week on a drone runway on the island of Faial in the Azores, which the Regional Government intends to use for test flights by companies involved in innovative technologies. "This is another
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 13th August 2025 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-13th-august-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 13th August 2025 The Azores managed to recover 76% of their urban waste Around two-thirds (76%) of the waste generated in the Azores was recycled in 2024, a “very significant advance” compared to previous years, according to the regional secretary for the Environment. According to data provided by Alonso Miguel,
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 13th August 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-13th-august-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 13th August 2025 Good morning everyone. The fires over the last 12 days have been extensive, intensive and prolonged. One 12 days from ignition is still actives and there are several that over 3-4 days. This is an illustration of what we have warned of over the last
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 6th August](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-6th-august/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 6th August 2025 Good morning everyone, We have experienced several large fires over the last two weeks in Particular the Ponte da Barca fire lasting nine days and the Sirarelos fire for five days so far. The north has been the area most affected, with damage
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Thursday 31st July 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-thursday-31st-july-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Thursday 31st July 2025 Good afternoon. Monday saw the highest number of fires and also the highest response by the emergency services so far this year. At one stage 3767 operatives were deployed together with 41 aircraft fighting 67 fires. In one fire alone in Arouca over 700
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 23rd July 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-23rd-july-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 23rd July 2025 INE has published the crime rate figures for 2024. Albufeira had the highest crime rate last year, followed by Avis, Mourão, Loulé, and Porto. On the other side of the table, two municipalities in the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira, and
- [Azores Safety and Security Report Wednesday 23 July 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-23-july-2025/) - Azores Safety and Security Report Wednesday 23 July 2025 By our corresspondent in Azores 19 people identified in the Azores for converting vehicles into homes The GNR identified 19 people who were converting vans into living spaces and issued 38 administrative offences on the islands of São Miguel, São Jorge, Pico and
- [Azores Safety and Security Report Wednesday 9th July 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-9th-july-2025/) - Azores Safety and Security Report Wednesday 9 July 2025 By our correspondent in the Azoers Santa Clara faces Wolverhampton in one of six pre-season games Santa Clara will play six friendly matches in preparation for the new season, including against Farense, Louletano, Portimonense and English side Wolverhampton, the I League football club
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 9th July 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-9th-july-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 9th July 2025 Good morning. We are often asked whether this year is likely to be a hot year. The answer is most likely “yes”. As we know in heatwaves the number and severity of rural fires increases as was seen recently here where between 28th
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 2nd July 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-2nd-july-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Good morning. The weather has no doubt been in most minds particularly the effects of the high temperatures. Southern Europe experienced a persistent heatwave on Monday, which reached an unprecedented geographic extent in France and extended from the Balkans to England. This has led to
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd July 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-2nd-july-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd July 2025 The Azores recorded more than 444.8 thousand overnight stays in tourist accommodation in May, an increase of 3.1% compared to the same period last year, according to data revealed today by the Regional Statistics Service (SREA). “In May, 444.8 thousand overnight stays were recorded in all tourist
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 18th June 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-18th-june-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 18th June 2025 Petition for an increase in the regional addition to the national minimum wage The Union of Workers in the Manufacturing, Food, Commerce and Office, Hotel, Tourism and Transport Industries of the Azores delivered a public petition to the president of the regional parliament on Monday calling for
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 18th June 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-18th-june-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 18th June 2025 Good morning. With the increasing temperatures and the decrease in relative humidity, the fire risk has increased considerably. It goes without saying therefore that we must all take every precaution possible to avoid starting a fire. Over 98% of fires have a human cause, the
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 11th June 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-11th-june-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 11th June 2025 Four earthquakes with magnitudes between 2.6 and 3.3 felt on the island of São Miguel Four earthquakes with magnitudes between 2.6 and 3.3 on the Richter scale were felt around 6:00 pm local time on the 9th of JUne in São Miguel, in the Eastern group of the
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 4th June 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-4th-june-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 4th June 2025 PSP carries out “Safe School” operation from today The Public Security Police (PSP) is launching the “Safe School – End of the 2024/2025 School Year” operation, with the aim of reinforcing its mission of security, crime prevention and delinquency within the school community. In a statement, the
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 28th May 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-28th-may-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 28th May 2025 Good morning. The focus this week is very much on the considerable increase in air temperature and associated much higher fire risk as well as the quickly approaching deadline for land cleaning – just four days away. So far this year the fire risk has
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 21st May 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-21st-may-2025/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 21st May 2025 by Mike Evans Good day to you all, With the start of a new service from Faro to North America making the headlines it was also the start of a new electronic system to monitor arrivals into the continent. It seems that this new system is causing
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 21st May 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-21st-may-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 21st May 2025 Political disbelief and low levels of education explain abstention in the Azores Professor of Political Science at the University of the Azores, Luís Andrade, pointed to disbelief in the political class, lack of education and levels of exclusion to explain the fact that the Azores were the region
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 14th May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-14th-may/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 14th May Good morning everyone. Since the blackout across Portugal and Spain on 28th April, there has been an “awakening” in the media and from various social media groups of the need for emergency kits in case of various emergencies. This is something that Safe Communities Portugal has
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 14th May 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-14th-may-2025/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 14th May 2025 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all, we have been reporting extensively on the situation regarding safety of people on the roads and the various campaigns that the GNR have been conducting over the past months against bad driving habits. Unfortunately, we have seen
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 7th May 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-7th-may-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 7th May 2025 Administration wants to resize Ponta Delgada's HDES and create a hospital of the future The administration of the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital (HDES) in Ponta Delgada reiterated the objective of resizing the unit to create a “hospital of the future”, maintaining the intention of launching the project
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 30th April 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-30th-april-2025/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 30th April 2025 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and the big talking point is obviously the power outage we all experienced on Monday of this week. No doubt you have all been reading as much as there is to read about what actually happened and why it
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 30th April 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-30th-april-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 30th April 2025 “We have no evidence of any type of contagion in the Azores” Pedro Batista, regional director of Communications and Digital Transition, says the Region is not being affected by the blackout, he stated that “at the moment we have no evidence of any type of contagion in
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 30th April 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-30th-april-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 30th April 2025 Disruption of the National Electricity Grid - Special Good morning. Power has now returned to the Iberian Peninsula after a huge outage on Monday brought most of Spain and Portugal to a standstill, grounding planes, halting public transport, and forcing hospitals to suspend routine operations
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 23rd April 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-23rd-april-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Five people died on Azorean roads in the first ten months of 2024 Data from the National Road Safety Authority shows that, between January and October last year, there were 574 accidents with victims in the Azores, 9.3% more than in 2023, resulting in five deaths In
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 23rd April 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-23rd-april-2025/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 23rd April 2025 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all and we at Safe Communities hope you had a safe and enjoyable Easter. As the weather seems to be turning to something we have come to expect in late April, and minds turn to spending time on
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 23rd April 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-23rd-april-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Good afternoon everyone. We start this weekly news report with the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday 21st April 2025 aged 88 years. The wake for the Supreme Pontiff will take place between Wednesday and Friday, in St. Peter's Basilica. The funeral will take
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 16th April 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-16th-april-2025/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 16th April 2025 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and as we start the Easter celebrations, the warning I gave last week of the clamp down on Drink Driving doesn't seem to have reached the ears of the general public. Across the country, 307 people were arrested between
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 16th April 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-16th-april-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 16th April 2025 Northeast Council admits to applying tourist tax from May The municipality of Nordeste, the only one on the island of São Miguel, in the Azores, that is not charging the municipal tourist tax, expects that the collection may go ahead in May, announced the mayor Four of
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 16th April 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-16th-april-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 16th April 2025 Good morning everyone, We are receiving enquiries from people concerning whether or not the deadline for land cleaning will be extended, due to the extensive rains over the last few weeks. However, at present the deadline for cleaning the lands in a band of 50
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 9th April 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-9th-april-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 9th April 2025 Good afternoon. Firstly we start with a warning from the Maritime authority that although we are experience sunny weather and temperatures approaching 30C in some coastal areas, at this time of year, we still have the winter sea, so there is a high risk due to the effects
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 9th April 2025 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-9th-april-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 9th April 2025 Atlânticoline cancels sea trips between Corvo and Flores on Tuesday The passenger and vehicle maritime transport company in the Azores cancelled yesterday's sea trips between the islands of Corvo and Flores, due to adverse weather conditions for navigation, with the trips being resumed today. Atlânticoline reported, in
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 9th April 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-9th-april-2025/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 9th April 2025 by Mike Evans Good day to you all whether reading this from within the region or from further afield. As we start the build up to Easter there are many towns and cities gearing up to celebrate the Easter period with many of the traditional events which
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 2nd April 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-april-2025/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 2nd April 2025 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all from what has been a fairly sunny week for a change! Although the forecast for the next week or so is for more rain, hopefully it will be short lived as we start to feel the summer
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 2nd April 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-2nd-april-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Good afternoon. We lead with the news that violent and serious crime increased by 2.6% last year compared to 2023, with 14,385 crimes registered, while general crime fell by 4.6% with 354,878 reports, according to the Annual Internal Security Report (RASI). A preliminary version of
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd April 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-april-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Azores sees second-highest increase in tourism among Portuguese regions in February The tourist accommodation sector registered 1.8 million guests (+0.6% 2 ) and 4.2 million overnight stays (-2.5%) in February 2025, generating 287.7 million euros in total revenue and 208.8 million euros in revenue from accommodation (+4.0%
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 26th March 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-26th-march-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 26th March 2025 Man dies after being hit by a tree trunk in the Northeast A 28-year-old man died in the Pico da Vara area, in the municipality of Nordeste, following a work accident that occurred while cutting wood. According to information from the Northeast Volunteer Firefighters, the wood cutting
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 26th March 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-26th-march-2025/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 26th March 2025 by Mike Evans Welcome to this week's Algarve Report where we try to give you information on what Safety and Security issues have happened across the region in the past week. The big talking point this week is the decision of the government to discuss the level
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 26th March 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-26th-march-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 26th March 2025 Good afternoon everyone, News Violence is on the rise among young people and it goes hand in hand with mobile phones Rita, Filipe and Gustavo do not know each other, but they have in common the fact that they were victims of violence at school.
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 19th March](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-19th-march/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 19th March Good afternoon everyone. Without any doubt the headline is the considerable amount of rain we have experienced so far this month. To date Castelo Branco and Beja already have around 4.5 times what is the normal average for March, Évora around 4 times and Faro, Santarém
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19th March 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-19th-march-2025/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19th March 2025 by Mike Evans Good day to you all, and I suppose we have to start by talking about the weather! Suffice to say this has got to have been the wettest few weeks for a number of years.According to the outgoing Minister of Environment and Energy this
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 12th March 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-12th-march-2025/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 12th March 2025 by Mike Evans Good day to you all across the Algarve. As we continue to experience these very wet days of rain across the region it is also of interest to see that the issue of how well people drive in these conditions is under scrutiny. In
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 12th March 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-12th-march-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 12th March 2025 Good morning. We start with the collision between a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship and an oil tanker in the North Sea which occurred on Monday. One day after the collision, fires on both ships remain active. Investigations into the cause of the collision are underway after
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 12th March 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-12th-march-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 12th March 2025 Earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale felt in São Miguel An earthquake measuring 5.3 (Richter), whose epicentre was located approximately 25 km south-southeast of Faial da Terra, was recorded this Tuesday at 7:14 am at the stations of the Azores Archipelago Seismic Network, according to the
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 5th March 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-5th-march-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 5th March 2025 Good afternoon. Firstly we hope that you had an enjoyable time at one of the many carnival held throughout the country and managed to avoid the many heavy showers that were around. The one we visited on Tuesday in Alte was very well attended indeed
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 5th March 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-5-march-2025/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 5 March 2025 by Mike Evans As we start the period of Lent and finish the festivities of Carnaval it is interesting to note that these few days have created a lot of crimes across the country. While we do not have actual numbers for the Algarve and as I
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 5th March 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-march-5-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday March 5 2025 Battle of Limes on Carnival Tuesday in Ponta Delgada brings generations together Hundreds of people in trucks, or on foot, once again fill the waterfront of the city of Ponta Delgada, in the Azores, today to take part in the traditional Batalha das Limas, a carnival tradition
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 26 February 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-26-february-2025/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 26 February 2025 by Mike Evans Good Day to you all. I start this report with some information which could affect many of our followers and subscribers as members of the foreign community in Portugal. This week the government announced a shake up of the health service with the announcement
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 26th February](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-26th-february/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 26th February Good morning everyone. We start the day with some good news that the Algarve's reservoirs are at 54% of their total water storage capacity after the recent rains, 20% more than a year ago. However the recovery is asymmetrical, with those in the west region still
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday February 26th 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-february-26th-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday February 26th 2025 Regional Tourism Inspectorate conducted 535 inspection and detection actions and received 446 complaints in 2024 The Regional Tourism Inspectorate (IRTu), under the administration of the Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Mobility and Infrastructures, received 446 complaints last year. These included 37 that fell within the remit of other
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 19th February 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-19th-february-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 19th February 2025 Good morning. The earthquake that occurred on Monday 17th February close to Lisbon is once again a wake-up call that we need in Portugal to be aware of the risk of earthquakes and be prepared. Although it was a borderline moderate magnitude earthquake, it was
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 19th February 2025 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-19th-february-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 19th February 2025 Thousands of Azoreans illegally living in the State of Massachusetts Thousands of undocumented Azoreans are currently living in a climate of apprehension in the state of Massachusetts, in the United States. Senator Michael Rodrigues assured that he is monitoring the situation and reinforced his commitment to helping
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19th February 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-19th-february-2025/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19th February 2025 by Mike Evans Very good day to you all on what is turning out to be a rather strange week of weather and other meteorological happenings. Yesterday An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale was felt in Greater Lisbon. The epicentre of the earthquake was recorded around 14
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 12th February 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-12th-february-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 12th February 2025 Man's body found near Lagoa pools The body of a man was found this Tuesday east of the Lagoa pools, on the island of São Miguel, with the causes of the occurrence unknown, the National Maritime Authority said. The Port Captain and Local Commander of the Maritime
- [Portugal Safety and Security report Wednesday 12th February 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-12th-february-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security report Wednesday 12th February 2025 Good morning everyone. Some very changeable weather over the last few day which impacted in south west Spain and the Algarve. Yesterday strong winds in Ayamonte uprooted trees, lifted butane cylinders, dislodged solar panels and launched a cart that crashed into a house, breaking the
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 12th February 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-12th-february-2025/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 12 February 2025 by Mike Evans Good day to you all wherever you may be reading this latest Algarve report from. At the turn of the year after over 20 years of Tolls along the main A22 Motorway which crosses the Algarve was finally made free to travel along. There
- [Portugal Safety and Security report Wednesday 5th February 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-5th-february-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security report Wednesday 5th February 2025 Good afternoon. You may have noticed from our Facebook post yesterday, that following meetings with the GNR and PSP, we have appointed two persons to represent our work in the area of Caldas da Rainha, where there is a sizable and growing foreign community. Our
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 5th February 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-5th-february-2025/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 5th February 2025 by Mike Evans Good day to you all. With all the rain we have had in the past week or so it is pleasing to hear that the reservoirs that feed the Algarve are at 50% and should have enough water for us to use until
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 5th February 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/48184/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 5th February 2025 Research resumes for missing fisherman on Santa Maria Island Authorities resumed searches on Monday morning to try to locate a 34-year-old fisherman who is missing in Vila do Porto, on the island of Santa Maria. Search operations are coordinated by the harbour captain and Local Commander of
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 29th January 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-29th-january-2025/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 29th January 2025 by Mike Evans Good day to you all wherever you may be reading this report. Usually we start off with a subject that has been in the news over the past week and is relevant to our aims of Safety and Security. This week we are
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 29th January 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-29th-january-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 29th January 2025 Good morning everyone. We start with the results of a study in the journal Nature Medicine that an increase in global average temperature of between 3 and 4 degrees Celsius by the end of the century would lead to the death of 2.3 million people
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 29th January 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-29th-january-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 29th January 2025 Government of the Azores against the application of any tourist tax in the region The Regional Secretary for Tourism, Mobility and Infrastructure of the Government, Berta Cabral, said she disagreed with the application of “any tourist tax” in the region, despite five of the six municipalities of
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 22nd January 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-january-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 22nd January 2025 Banana from the Azores in the process of being classified as a Protected Geographical Indication The Açoreana Agricultural Cooperative of Horticultural Producers said it is working on the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) classification of Azorean bananas to promote sustainable growth in the sector and “guarantee product quality.”
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 22nd January 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-22nd-january-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 22nd January 2025 Good morning. We start the day with the tragic news that a couple and their two young children died in the house where they lived, in Vilar Formoso, in the municipality of Almeida, allegedly due to carbon monoxide inhalation. Although the cause of death has
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 22nd January 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-january-2025/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 22nd January 2025 by Mike Evans A very good day to you from the Algarve where the winter rains are happening and we hope the reservoirs are filling up. THis follows the announcement that December in our region was the driest month on record, with Portugal experiencing rainfall that was
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 15th January 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-15th-january-2025/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 15th January 2025 Cancer mortality rate rises in the Azores in contrast to the country as a whole The Autonomous Region of the Azores not only has the highest cancer mortality rate in the country, but it has also been growing since 2020, in contrast to what is happening on
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 15th January 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-15th-january-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 15th January 2025 Good morning everyone. We start with the tragic wildfires in Los Angeles which have killed 25 people so far, burned more than 14,000 acres, destroyed at least 12,000 structures and forced the evacuation of more than 180,000 people.The worst fires the city has experienced. There
- [The Algarve Situation Report Thursday 9th January 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-thursday-9th-january-2025/) - The Algarve Situation Report Thursday 9th January 2025 by Mike Evans A very warm welcome to this the first Algarve Report of 2025. To those receiving this for the first time this report highlights events and news items which have happened across the region in the past week or so which are of interest
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Thursday 9th January 2025](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-thursday-9th-january-2025/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Thursday 9th January 2025 Good morning. Firstly good news that the National Union of Sapadores Firefighters (SNBS) have called off the strike and demonstration scheduled for Jan 15th, to allow the meeting called by the Government for Jan 16th to be held. The government and firefighters' unions today resume
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 11th December 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-11th-december-2024/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 11th December 2024 by Mike Evans Good day to you all. As the festive holidays get closer and the weather has taken a turn for the worse we should all be aware of the dangers of driving during these holiday periods with excess alcohol in your system. Portugal has the
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 11th December 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-11th-december-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 11th December 2024 Good morning everyone. Well at long last has come with temperatures falling just below 0C in areas of the centre and north. However, although colder the temperatures are normal so far for this time of year. As such, unlike the situation in the north and
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 4th December 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-4th-december-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 4th December 2024 Good morning everyone. During the last week or so the emphasis has been very much concerning on-line scams. The PSP Police, Judicial Police and EDP have all given press releases on this topic. This coincides with Black Friday and Cyber Monday which was the main
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 4th December 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-4th-december-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 4th December 2024 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all across the region. I am starting this report with the news that there are still a number of young people and some children who have contracted the dangerous virus Hepatitis A. An outbreak of hepatitis A
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 27th November 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-27th-november-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 27th November 2024 Good afternoon. We start this weekly report with the news of two rural fires, an unusual occurrence given that the fire risk was low throughout the country. The first fire occurred in São Martinho do Porto, Serra da Pescaria in the morning 24th November. At
- [The Algarve Situation Report 27th November 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-27th-november-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report 27th November 2024 by Mike Evans Good day to you all, The “Portugal Semper Seguro” campaign, which we highlighted last week continues across the country and in the past week, with the aim of “promoting the reinforcement of the feeling of security and the reduction of general crime rates in
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 27th November 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-27th-november-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 27th November 2024 Government of the Azores promises more space companies by the end of the year in Santa Maria The Government of the Azores has promised that “by the end of the year” more companies in the space sector will set up in Santa Maria, following criticism from the PS
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 20th November 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-20-november-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 20th November 2024 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all and the big news of the week has to be that the downpours we have been experiencing in the past couple of weeks have certainly helped the reservoirs that feed the Algarve region. The six dams
- [Portugal safety and Security Report 20th November 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-20th-november-2024/) - Portugal safety and Security Report 20th November 2024 Good morning everyone. From 16 to 24 November 2024, the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) is marked, dedicated this year to combating food waste, with the motto “Food Waste Is Out Of Taste”. The campaign, seeks to raise awareness in the community about the urgency
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 20th November 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-november-20-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 20th November 2024 Atlânticoline launches new tender for the acquisition of electric vessels in the Azores Atlânticoline, a company that provides maritime transport for passengers and vehicles in the Azores, launched a new tender this Tuesday for the acquisition of two electric ships, after the previous one was cancelled. The
- [The Algarve Report Wednesday 6 November 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-report-wednesday-6-november-2024/) - The Algarve Report Wednesday 6th November 2024 by Mike Evans Good day to you all in the Algarve. As we all read about the terrible floods that have caused a massive death toll in the Spanish towns of Valencia and to a lesser extent Barcelona, for us here in the Algarve
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 6th November 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-6th-november-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 6th November 2024 From our correspondent in Azores More than half of people aged 85 and over have already been vaccinated against the flu More than half (59.6%) of people aged 85 or over have already been vaccinated against the flu this year, according to estimates from the monitoring
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 6th November 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-6th-november-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 6th November 2024 Good morning. We hope many of you participated in the A Terra Treme Awareness exercise held throughout the country yesterday. This was promoted by regional Civil Protection authorities, in partnership with local educational communities, firefighter associations, municipal civil protection services and other civil
- [Azores Situation Report Thursday 31st October 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-thursday-31st-october-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Thursday 31st October 2024 51-year-old man dies after being swept away by the sea A 51-year-old Belgian man, who was swept away by a rip current on Monte Verde beach last Friday, ended up dying, having been declared dead in the Emergency Department of the Hospital do Divino Espírito
- [The Algarve Report 30 October 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-report-30-october-2024/) - The Algarve Report Thursday 31st October 2024 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all. As with last week's introduction, the subject of Water is still very much in the minds of the people and legislatures of the Algarve. Despite the first real signs of rainfall the news from the area
- [Safe Communities Portugal Safety and Security Report Thursday 31st October 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/safe-communities-portugal-safety-and-security-report-thursday-31st-october-2024/) - Safe Communities Portugal Safety and Security Report Thursday 31st October 2024 Good afternoon everyone. We start with the tragic news of the loss of almost one hundred lives in Spain due to the catastrophic flash floods that have killed at least 95 people. This was caused by a destructive weather system in which
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 30th October 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-30th-october-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 30th October 2024 51-year-old man dies after being swept away by the sea A 51-year-old Belgian man, who was swept away by a rip current on Monte Verde beach last Friday, ended up dying, having been declared dead in the Emergency Department of the Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo. Last Friday,
- [The Algarve Report Wednesday 23rd October 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-report-wednesday-23rd-october-2024/) - The Algarve Report Wednesday 23rd October 2024 by Mike Evans A very good afternoon to you all. As someone who spent the whole of his working life in the travel and tourism industry, and along with many others made the decision to relocate to the Algarve after experiencing the area on
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 23rd October 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/47874/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 23rd October 2024 Terra Nostra Park Thermal Tank undergoing enhancement and modernization works The Thermal Tank of the Terra Nostra Park, in Furnas, will undergo improvement works, starting on Monday, in order to offer a new landscape setting and modernize the maintenance system. According to a press release, at the beginning
- [Safe Communities Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 23rd October 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/safe-communities-portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-23rd-october-2024/) - Safe Communities Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 23rd October 2024 Good morning everyone: We start with a reminder that the A Terra Treme Earthquake awareness exercise coinciding with Tsunami Day will take place on 5th November 2024. The National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC) promotes the national seismic risk awareness exercise,
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 16th October 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-16th-october-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 16th October 2024 Good afternoon. This week we commemorate all those who lost their lives in the October 2017 rural fires. In just over 24 hours there were over 500 fires in 40 municipalities in the Centre and North region on mainland Portugal. 51 people died. In addition
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 16th October 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-16th-october-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 16th October 2024 Azorean donkey milk exported for human consumption and cosmetic products Asinus Atlânticus: a company born out of chance that produces more than 100 litres of donkey milk per day for the United States, Romania, the Czech Republic and France. The product is in demand due to its similarity
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 16th October 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-16th-october-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 16th October 2024 by Mike Evans A very good afternoon to you all as I write this report while the rain comes pouring down. The fire season has officially finished and the rains have arrived on schedule. For many of us this has been a long summer trying to
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 9th October 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-9th-october-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 9th October 2024 Storm Kirk passes north of the Azores, Tuesday Storm Kirk will pass north of the Azores archipelago, tuesday and caused heavy rainfall, increased wind intensity and rough seas. According to a statement from the IPMA Azores delegation, the storm “completed its transition to an extratropical cyclone” and,
- [Portugal Safety And Security Report Wednesday 9th October 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-9th-october-2024/) - PORTUGAL SAFETY AND SECURITY REPORT WEDNESDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2024 Good morning. October is the European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM), with the theme “Think Before U Click”. This is the European Union’s annual campaign dedicated to promoting cybersecurity among EU citizens and organisations, and to providing up-to-date online security information through awareness raising and sharing of
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd October 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-october-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd October 2024 A 63-year-old man with medical emergency removed from merchant ship off the Azores The Navy coordinated the rescue, by helicopter, of a 63-year-old man with suspected heart disease who was on board a merchant ship off the island of Terceira, in the Azores. The crew member, a
- [Safe Communities Portugal Safety and Security Report 2nd October 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/safe-communities-portugal-safety-and-security-report-2nd-october-2024/) - Safe Communities Portugal Safety and Security Report 2nd October 2024 Good morning everyone. In the last three months, the rural fire-fighting system was at its maximum capacity, with 13,891 operatives, 3,084 teams, 2,990 vehicles and 72 aerial resources on standby, an increase in resources compared to the previous year. This was a very busy
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 2nd October 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-october-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 2nd October 2024 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all. Yesterday when I was writing this report I saw that the date, the 1st October Marked the International Day of Older Persons, the Portuguese Association for Victim Support presented the APAV Statistics Report called Elderly People
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 25th September 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-25th-september-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 25th September 2024 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all and as the change in the weather seems to have started with the first drops of rain for a long time the headline of this report is that there is to be no changes in the
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 25th September 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-25th-september-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 25th September 2024 Good morning everyone. It will take some time for communities to recover from the severe fires that resulted in the deaths of nine persons, with around 170 injuries, the destruction of property (the number yet to be confirmed) and the burning of over 130,000 hectares
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 25th September 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-25th-september-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 25th September 2024 Azores recognized as EarthCheck Reference Destination 2024 The Azores have been recognized as an EarthCheck Benchmarked Destination 2024, due to the sustainability policy that is in force, indicates a press release from the Government of the Azores. The regional executive adds that, according to the report published
- [The Algarve Situation Report Thursday 19th September 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-thursday-19th-september-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Thursday 19th September 2024 by Mike Evans Good day to you all. With the main news in the past week being the horrendous fires which have been taking place mainly in the North of the country and the tragic loss of life that has happened as a result of these
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 11th September 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-11th-september-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 11th September 2024 - Mike Evans A very good morning to you all, One item of news this week which caught my eye was the report that across the Country over 1 million people are not registered with a family doctor. In a country of just under 11 million
- [Portugal safety and Security Report Wednesday 11th September 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-11th-september-2024/) - Portugal safety and Security Report Wednesday 11th September 2024 Good morning. It is of considerable embarrassment that five violent criminals were able to escape from a high security Vale de Judeus prison. They were sentenced to between 7 and 25 years in prison for various crimes, including drug trafficking, criminal association, robbery, kidnapping and
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 4th September 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-4th-september-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 4th September 2024 - Mike Evans A very good day to you all. As we reach the end of summer according to many, there are a number of issues which are affecting the Algarve and are in one sense fairly unique to the region. The major issue continues to
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday September 4th 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-september-4th-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday September 4th 2024 Family doctor coverage rate reaches 97% in São Miguel According to the USISM management report, of the 150,277 users registered in the island's health centres, only 4,331 did not have a family doctor at the end of 2023 The São Miguel Island Health Unit (USISM) presented in
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 4th September 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-4th-september-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 4th September 2024 Good afternoon everyone, I make no apology that this feature is devoted solely to aerial firefighting. Without doubt this has been a very sad week with the death of a full team of (GNR-UEPS) Emergency Protection and Rescue Unit UEPS soldiers, in a helicopter accident
- [The Algarve Report 28 August 2024 by Mike Evans](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-report-28-august-2024-by-mike-evans/) - The Algarve Report Wednesday 28 August 2024 By Mike Evans A very good day to you all, whether seeing this for the first time or a regular viewer. The aim of this report is to highlight some of the stories you may have missed during the past week or so and
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 28th August 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-28th-august-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 28th August 2024 Good afternoon. The 5.3 Magnitude earthquake on Monday morning 60 kms west of Sines is a reminder that Portugal is at risk of earthquakes. This was the largest in terms of Magnitude since the magnitude earthquake in 1969. On that occasion, the epicentre
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 21 August 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-21-august-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 21 August 2024 By Mike Evans A very warm welcome to you after my absence of a couple of weeks. During this time of being away the temperatures across the Algarve have risen considerably and with the hot weather the subject of water or the lack of
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 21st August 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-21st-august-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 21st August 2024 Good morning. We start and end with the Madeira fires which have been burning for eight days days. There has been widespread concern among the Madeira population and some firefighting experts that the Madeira government was slow to react when the fire broke
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 21st August 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-21st-august-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 21st August 2024 By our correspondent in the Azores Couple arrested in São Miguel with 38 kilos of drugs The Judicial Police (PJ) announced that it carried out a police operation in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, which led to the arrest of a couple, due to
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 14th August 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-14th-august-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 14th August 2024 By our correspondent in the Azores Video surveillance in the historic centre of Ponta Delgada awaits opinion The installation of the video surveillance system in the historic centre of Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel, is awaiting the opinion of the National Data Protection
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report 13th August 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-13th-august-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report 13th August 2024 Good afternoon – Well it had to happen! And by this I am referring to the two fires in Braganca one at, Vimioso and the other at the Montesinho Natural Park, which have been burning since Saturday 10th August. The fires were initially contained but
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 7th August 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-7th-august-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 7th August 2024 From our correspondent in the Azores Yacht catches fire with seven people on board A local yacht caught fire this on Monday 5 miles from Vila Franca do Campo. The seven crew members were rescued by a nearby maritime tourist vessel and are now ashore. According to
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 31st July 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-31st-july-2024/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 31st July 2024 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all. The next few weeks across the Algarve are full of festivals of all kinds which brings more visitors to the region. This week we have the start of the Sardine festival in Portimao and the Chicken festival
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 31st July 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-31st-july-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 31st July 2024 Overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Azores increased by 9.4% in June The Azores recorded around 473 thousand overnight stays in tourist accommodation in June, 9.4% more than in the same period last year, according to estimates from the Regional Statistics Service (SREA) released this Monday.
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 31st July 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-31st-july-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 31st July 2024 Good morning. We start with some sad news and that is a nine-year-old girl has died following an attack in northwest England, police confirm, raising the death toll to three children from the stabbings at a yoga and dance class. All three victims were girls
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 24th July 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-24th-july-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 24th July 2024 A very busy day yesterday as far as rural fires are concerned, with at least four fires classified as a “significant occurrences” by the ANEPC. Central areas of the mainland were the main areas affected, particularly Leiria District. At one stage there were nearly 900
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 24th July 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-24th-july-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 24th July 2024 by Mike Evans A very warm welcome to you all and with the current temperatures along the Algarve in the high 30’s I am sure we are all looking at ways to stay cool. If you have any special ideas please let us know through our
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 24th July 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-24th-july-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 24th July 2024 Price of food basket in the Azores increased by 6% in one year In June of this year, the average basket of food products cost 133.52 euros, representing an increase of 6% compared to June 2023. The biggest price increase recorded was in olive oil (+60%) and
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 17th July 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-17th-july-2024/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 17th July 2024 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and I start this report with the warning that the Algarve is at one of its highest fire risk levels we have seen this year. While we can celebrate the fall in the number of fires so far this
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 17th July 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-17th-july-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 17th July 2024 Good afternoon. Many of us will be thinking of our holidays and with millions of people currently and planning to travel outside of Europe, it is wise to know what Consular protection exists in case something goes wrong. Embassies and consulates are there to help.
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 10th July 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-10th-july-2024/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 10th July 2024 by Mike Evans Good day to you all. With the summer holidays about to reach their peak, this brings the expected millions of tourists to our area. Whilst this is great news for all the businesses that work within the tourism industry we should all take a
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 10th July 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-10th-july-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 10th July 2024 Two deaths in the space of a year in Ribeira dos Caldeirões The death of the Portuguese tourist on Sunday was the second tragic incident at that tourist spot in the Northeast. In 2023, a teacher also fell and ended up dying. In the space of a
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 10th July 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-10th-july-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 10th July 2024 Good morning everyone. We start with the good news that in the first six months of the year there were 1,812 rural fires, the lowest number since 2014, according to the first provisional report of 2024 by the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF).
- [The Algarve Report Wednesday 3 July 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-report-wednesday-3-july-2024/) - The Algarve Report 3 July 2024 by Mike Evans Good afternoon to you all. We start this report with the news recently published that the “Save Water” campaign which was set up in the Algarve earlier in the year has seen a 12% reduction in water usage for those establishments that signed up
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 3rd July 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-july-2024/) - Azores Situation Report 3rd July 2024 By our correspondent from the Azores Road accident in Ribeira Grande leaves three dead and one injured A traffic accident that occurred on the expressway between Lomba da Maia and Ribeira Funda, in the early hours of Sunday to Monday, caused three fatalities. According to the Public
- [Portugal Safety and Security report Wednesday 3rd July 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-3rd-july-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security report Wednesday 3rd July 2024 Good morning. The rural firefighting system, known as the DECIR, has been reinforced since Monday 1st July to reach its maximum capacity, with 14,155 operatives, 3,162 teams and 3,174 vehicles now on standby, with 72 aerial resources being available. “Delta” phase as it
- [The Algarve Report 26 June 2024 by Mike Evans](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-report-26-june-2024-by-mike-evans/) - The Algarve Report 26 June 2024 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all and welcome to this report if you are joining us for the first time. I have recently been away on holiday to Canada and one piece of news was that Canada's 2023 wildfire season was the most
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 26th June 2024 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-26th-june-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 26th June 2024 By our correspondent in the Azores Fire brigades that helped fight the fire at HDES will be decorated Praceta do Açor Arena, in Vila Franca do Campo, will host next Saturday, at 2:30 pm, the Portuguese Firefighters League Ceremony, organized by the Humanitarian Association of
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 26th June 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-26th-june-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 26th June 2024 Good morning. There are two items of news which are of concern one local and the other international. We start with the local news. It was reported yesterday that in 2022, the Algarve lost a total of 15 million cubic metres of treated
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 19th June 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-19th-june-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 19th June 2024 Good morning everyone. We start with commemorating the Pedrógão Grande fires from 17th to 24th June 2017 when 66 people lost their lives – the worst fires in Portugal’s history, The first report into the Pedrógrão Grande fire was completed in just 4 months and
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 19th June 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-19th-june-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 19th June 2024 Recorded increase in the number of hospitalizations of patients with Covid-19 Regional Health Director says there was a “slight increase” in the number of hospitalizations, especially in São Miguel The number of hospitalizations of patients with Covid-19 has increased in recent months on the island of São
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 12th June 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-12th-june-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 12th June 2024 Good morning. We start with “Portugal Day”. The President of the Republic announced that one of the objectives of the Portugal Day celebrations, which began in Pedrógão Grande, is to remember the “double tragedy” of the 2017 fires and protect the future. To journalists,
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 5th June 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-5th-june-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 5th June 2024 Azores Civil Protection exercise will involve more than 400 participants in Terceira The 'TOURO24' exercise, the largest organized annually by the Civil Protection of the Azores, which begins on Thursday on the island of Terceira, will mobilize more than 400 participants, including operatives, entities and extras, simulating
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 5th June 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-5th-june-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 5th June 2024 Good morning everyone. On Monday the Council of Ministers debated and adopted the Government's action plan for migration, which aims to correct the serious problems inherited in the entry rules into Portugal, to resolve the more than 400 thousand outstanding issues, to ensure the operability
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 29th May 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-29th-may-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 29th May 2024 by Mike Evans We start this report with the news that across the whole of Portugal there have been 49 drownings so far this year. As we move into summer we can expect this number to increase as people still do not seem to take the
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 29th May 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-28th-may-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 29th May 2024 Good morning. I hope everyone living in rural areas who need to clean their land has done so, as the fire danger in coming days is the by far the highest so far this year. In areas where fuel is available, weather plays a pivotal
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 29th May 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-29th-may-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 29th May 2024 Seven islands in the Azores under yellow warning due to sometimes heavy rain The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) placed the islands in the Eastern and Central groups of the Azores under yellow warning, between this Tuesday and Wednesday, due to sometimes heavy rain.
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 22nd May 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-may-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 22nd May 2024 From our correspondent in the Azores Ponta Delgada Hospital resumes external consultations except paediatrics on Tuesday. The hospital in Ponta Delgada, in the Azores, which is gradually restoring outpatient clinical activity after the fire, announced today that it will resume external consultations in all specialties,
- [The Algarve Report Wednesday 22 May 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-report-wednesday-22-may-2024/) - The Algarve Report Wednesday 22 May 2024 By Mike Evans As we approach the summer season, it is good to hear that many of the areas along the coast of the Algarve have received their flags of quality for the beaches and the water. Quercus – National Association for Nature Conservation awarded the
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 22nd May 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-22nd-may-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 22nd May 2024 Good morning. Anything that helps in improving the forecasting rural fires is good news! So we therefore welcome the IPMA’s announcement yesterday that they have reinforced its meteorological device for the rural fire season of 2024, with the entry into operation of two new
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 15th May 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-15th-may-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 15th May 2024 Good morning. Yesterday I had the pleasure in participating in Regional Exercise - DECIRALG’24. This is the preparation phase of #DECIR24, powered by the Algarve Regional Command, of the Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil (ANEPC) which culminates with the usual final exercise
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday May 15th 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-may-15th-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday May 15th 2024 Azores with working group to assess damage at Ponta Delgada hospital. The Government of the Azores created a working group this Friday to assess the damage caused by the fire at the Hospital Divino Espírito Santo (HDES), in Ponta Delgada, and present measures to restore activity
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 15th May 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-15th-may-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 15th May 2024 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all. With the holiday season starting to get into full swing and the roads getting busier, My theme this week is the latest statistics regarding road accidents in the region throughout 2023. In the Algarve, in 2023,
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday May 8th 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-may-8th-2024/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday May 8th 2024 by Mike Evans With the holiday season starting to get into full swing, it was inevitable that we would see an increase in crime across the region. The PSP in Faro released a statement in the past week highlighting the fact that made a total of nine
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 8th May 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-8th-may-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 8th May 2024 Good morning. The dismissal chief superintendent José Barros Correia as National Director of the PSP is being received with great surprise and concern by police unions. Appointed less than a year ago, Barros Correia's dismissal took the various PSP union structures by surprise. Seen as
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday May 1st 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-may-1st-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday May 1st 2024 by Mike Evans Good afternoon to you all and we start this report with news of a massive Faro police operation which has resulted in over 70 people being accused of computer fraud, money laundering and criminal association. With so much of our lives almost governed
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 1st May 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-1st-may-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 1st May 2024 Good morning everyone. We start the day with some good news, that the 75 year old Dutch national who suffers from dementia has been found alive have gone missing in Albufeira on Monday. What is also good is the way that his family based in
- [Portugal Safety and Security report Wednesday 24th April 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-24th-april-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security report Wednesday 24th April 2024 Good morning everyone. Firstly a reminder a reminder that Land cleaning (fuel management) applies to all those living in rural areas – in particular the 991 priority areas designated by the ICNF https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/despacho/2171-2024-853818225. The deadline for cleaning land is 30th April, just 6 days away. Fuel management
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 17th April 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-17th-april-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 17th April 2024 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all in the Algarve or beyond. We start this report by reiterating our advice we have been putting out on Facebook for the last couple of weeks about the dangers of getting too close to the Ocean
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 17th April 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-17th-april-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 17th April 2024 Good morning. With the hot weather at present many people have headed to the beaches and unfortunately there have been a significant number of accidents in the sea. More precisely last weekend, from April 12th to 14th, the National Maritime Authority (AMN), recorded, over these
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 17th April 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-17th-april-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 17th April 2024 Azores with yellow warnings due to rain until Wednesday The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) today issued yellow warnings until Wednesday the 17th April for the nine islands of the Azores, due to forecasts of sometimes heavy rain. According to IPMA, for the islands of
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 10th April 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-10th-april-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 10th April 2024 Good morning. Some fine weather ahead. Temperatures begin to rise this Wednesday “well above average for the time of year”, according to IPMA. From Thursday onwards, maximum temperatures ​​will vary between 25 and 28C, although possibly lower across the entire coastal strip and in the
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 10th April 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-10th-april-2024/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 10th April 2024 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and the weather is starting to get much warmer. From Thursday onwards, we can expect the temperatures to be “well above average for the time of year”, with maximums between 25 and 27 degrees, reaching 30 degrees in some
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 3rd April 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-3rd-april-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 3rd April 2024 Good morning. We start this with the publication of the crime figures for 2023. According to statistics from the Directorate-General for Justice Policy, crimes recorded by the Portuguese police increased by around 8% last year compared to 2022 and reached the highest levels ​​in 10
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 3rd April 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-april-2024/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 3rd April 2024 by Mike Evans Good day to you all. We at Safe Communities hope you all enjoyed a safe Easter. Whilst we did not see the usual warm sunshine across the country, many areas of the Algarve were fortunate enough to see some sunshine. This was mixed with
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 3rd April 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-april-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 3rd April 2024 The search for the missing diver in the sea off Terceira Island resumed on Monday. The search resumed on Monday afternoon for the diver who has been missing at sea, on the island of Terceira, since March 30th. According to a statement from the National Maritime Authority,
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 27th March 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-27th-march-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 27th March 2024 Three crew members from a sailing boat rescued off the Azores. The Portuguese Navy rescued three crew members from a Dutch-flagged sailboat, which was adrift 771 nautical miles south of the island of Santa Maria. According to a statement from the Portuguese Navy, through the Ponta Delgada
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 27th March 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-27th-march-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 27th March 2024 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all whether you are reading this from the Algarve or farther afield. We start this report by highlighting the latest road safety awareness scheme which coincides with the Easter period, run by the GNR and PSP. "Operation
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 27th March 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-27th-march-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 27th March 2024 Good morning. We have experienced a very changeable week since our last weekly report starting with a massive dust storm originating from the Saharan Desert which moved into Europe. The storm reached the Spanish Canary Islands and the Iberian Peninsula, bringing hazy, orange skies. In
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 20th March 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-20th-march-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 20th March 2024 Plane bound for Colombia lands at Ponta Delgada airport due to medical emergency. A plane from the airline Avianca, which was connecting Madrid (Spain) and Medellín (Colombia), landed in Ponta Delgada, island and São Miguel, due to a medical emergency that affected a passenger, company sources have
- [Portugal safety and security report Wednesday 20th March 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-20th-march-2024/) - Portugal safety and security report Wednesday 20th March 2024 Good morning. Yesterday the World Meteorlogical Organisation (WMO) released its Report and it makes sombre reading. The WMO warns that heat waves, floods, droughts, forest fires and the rapid intensification of tropical cyclones are sowing "misery and chaos", disrupting the daily lives of millions of
- [The Algarve Report Wednesday 20th March 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-report-wednesday-20th-march-2024/) - The Algarve Report Wednesday 20th March 2024 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all and we start this report with the latest in the water situation in the Algarve, or the lack of it! Despite the region enjoying a small amount of rain that fell in the first week of this
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 13th March 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-13th-march-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 13th March 2024 Good morning. Certainly it is nice to see some spring like weather after the storms and snow in some parts of the mainland during the last week. The highlight for the records will be that it was the first time that the IPMA has raised
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 13th March 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-13th-march-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 13th March 2024 Body of man found submerged near Porto dos Carneiros on the island of São Miguel The body of a man was found today in the water trapped in the rocks near Porto dos Carneiros, in the municipality of Lagoa, on the island of São Miguel, in the
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 13th March 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-13th-march-2024/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 13th March 2024 A very good day to you all. Well the results are in from the election and it seems that the country has decided a change of government is required to help move the country along to more prosperous times. Meanwhile, according to many commentators the Algarve voters
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 6th March 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-6th-march-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 6th March 2024 Good morning everyone. Well it looks like we are having a late winter, with plenty of snow in parts of the north and central regions. Yesterday and today are dryer days but in the next few days there will be adverse weather in many areas,
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 6th March 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-6th-march-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 6th March 2024 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all and as we start to see the weather improving and more holiday makers visible in the area we are still in the throes of a serious drought situation. We hear that local farmers are planning to
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 28th February 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-28th-february-2024/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 28th February 2024 We start this report as we have for a number of previous reports about the water situation in the Algarve. Whilst many would think that the rains we have experienced recently would be good for the region it is countered by the fact that in January the
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 28th February 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-28th-february-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 28th February 2024 Good morning. We start the day with a report of an accident that was certainly preventable and nearly led to a tragedy. This involved the rescue of nine students from the sea at Vila do Conde on Sunday. The alert was given to the Vila
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 28th February 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-28th-february-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 28th February 2024 Portuguese courses for foreigners with open applications The Regional Directorate for Communities has the application period for the organization of Portuguese Courses for Speakers of Other Languages ​​running until March 31st, the Government of the Azores announced recently. The courses are an initiative promoted by the Azorean
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 21st February 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-21st-february-2024/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 21st February 2024 Good day to you all, and we start this report with details of a number of initiatives that have been announced across the region with regards to Civil Protection. One of the main remits of Safe Communities is to pass on details of issues affecting citizens across
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 21st February 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-21st-february-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 21st February 2024 Good morning everyone. Well I hope you are enjoying the spring like weather with sunshine and cloudless skies in the south but also temperatures in the lower 20s in the north. Not unusual in the south but temperatures over 20C in the far north in
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 14th February 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-14th-february-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 14th February 2024 Azorean government monitors the situation of parishes affected by bad weather in Ponta Delgada The Regional Government of the Azores is monitoring the situation in the parishes of Ponta Delgada affected by the bad weather and defining “the beginning of several interventions”, with priority for Arrifes and
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 14th February 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-14th-february-2024/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 14th February 2024 by Mike Evans A very happy Valentine's Day to you all in the Algarve and beyond. With this week being Carnival week across the country it had to happen that this last weekend has been peppered with heavy rain which caused a number of the processions
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 14th February 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-14th-february-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 14th February 2024 Good morning, well after the disappointment of the cancellation of most of the children’s Carnival events on 9th February and the Sunday carnival parades on 11th, due to bad weather under the influence of Depression Karlotta, the parades finally took place on Carnival Tuesday 13th.
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 7th February 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-7th-february-2024/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 7th February 2024 - by Mike Evans Good day to you all and welcome to the first Algarve Report of 2024. If you wondered where we have been since last year, the writer was taking a visit to the UK over Christmas followed by a three week stay in Thailand.
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 7th February 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-7th-february-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 7th February 2024 Good morning, following a spell of spring time weather conditions, wet weather is set to return to the mainland from Thursday. Although there are variations in the forecasts using different metrological models, one thing is fairly sure that rain will affect all of the mainland
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 7th February 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-7th-february-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 7th February 2024 Reduction in Ryanair flights impacted the business of tourist companies. CCIPD survey of businesspeople reveals that 46% declare that turnover in January 2024 was lower than the same period last year. The reduction in the number of seats for Ryanair impacted the sales volume of Oriental Group
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 31st January 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-31st-january-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 31st January 2024 35 incidents recorded on four islands in the Azores. Bad weather in the Azores caused 35 incidents on four islands on Monday, the majority in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, in São Miguel, Civil Protection said, detailing that the situations included flooding in homes, roads and landslides.
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 24th January 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-24th-january-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 24th January 2024 Road where landslide occurred on Terceira island closed indefinitely The road where a landslide occurred on Sunday on the island of Terceira will remain closed until a solution is found to ensure the stability of the slope, the regional director of Public Works has said. “For now,
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 10th January 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-10th-january-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 10th January 2024 Good morning. A very changeable week as far as the weather is concerned. The start of the month was wet and relatively cool, followed by a few days of colder and dryer weather, then yesterday and today much warmer, and then from later today the
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 10th January 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-10th-january-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 10th January 2024 IPMA issues orange warning for Eastern and Central groups of the Azores due to the Hipolito depression The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) placed the Eastern and Central groups of the Azores under an orange warning and issued a yellow warning for the entire
- [Portugal Safety and Security report Wednesday 3rd January 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-3rd-january-2024/) - Portugal Safety and Security report Wednesday 3rd January 2024 Good morning and Happy New Year to you. Unfortunately it was far from being a time to celebrate in Japan with a major 7.6 Mag earthquake occurring on New Year’s Day that has so far cost the lives of at least 48 people, with many
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 3rd January 2024](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-january-2024/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 3rd January 2024 Old locomotive from the port of Ponta Delgada is renovated. One of the two ‘Brunel broad gauge’ steam locomotives that were used in the construction of the port of Ponta Delgada in the 19th century has been renovated by a local steel company. It has its structural
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Friday 29th December 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-friday-29th-december-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Friday 29th December 2023 Good morning everyone, I hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe Christmas. Now that is behind us we focus our attention on New Year’s eve – with some celebrating at home, others out at parties, vising family and friends, or travelling overseas to celebrate. Whatever
- [Azores Situation Report Friday 29th December 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-friday-29th-december-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Friday 29th December 2023 Resident immigrants increased by 65% ​​in the last decade. The Autonomous Region of the Azores has 5,123 resident immigrants at the end of 2022, compared to 3,341 in 2012. AIPA explains the increase with economic growth and points out that although integration is substantially better, there are
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 20th December 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-20th-december-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 20th December 2023 Good morning – Well only 5 days to Christmas and whereas it is unlikely it will be a white Christmas it may well be cold in some parts of the mainland. This week we have seen the lowest minimum temperatures so far at – minus
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 20th December 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-20th-december-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 20th December 2023 Fishing boat sinks in the Azores, but the crew were rescued. A fishing vessel sank on Monday night, about 12 miles south of the island of Faial, but the crew were rescued alive, said the port captain. The vessel was partially submerged and the four crew members
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 20th December 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-20th-december-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 20th December 2023 by Mike Evans A very warm welcome and as this is the last report before the Festive holidays can I on behalf of all of our volunteers wish you all a very Safe Christmas and a Secure New Year. Throughout the year we have tried to
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 13th December 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-13th-december-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 13th December 2023 by Mike Evans Good morning to you all as we reach the end of the year a rather sombre report has just reached our desk and shows that the number of road accidents has increased again year on year. According to a report published by Lusa
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 13th December 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-13th-december-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 13th December 2023 Good morning. I would like to highlight in this weekly feature some of the excellent work undertaken by police. These cases show examples of thorough and painstaking investigations followed by well-coordinated and planned operations, resulting in seizures and recovery of stolen property and the arrest
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 13th December 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-13th-december-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 13th December 2023 President of the Republic schedules regional elections for February 4th. The President of the Republic announced the dissolution of the Regional Legislative Assembly of the Azores and scheduled early regional elections for the 4th of February, a decision that received a favourable opinion from the Council of
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Thursday 7th December 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-thursday-7th-december-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Thursday 7th December 2023 Good morning everyone. The 3rd December marked the International Day of persons with disabilities. More than 1.3 billion people experience significant disability today, which represents 16% of the global population. Many persons with disabilities die earlier, are at increased risk of developing a range of
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 6th December 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-6th-december-2023/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 6th December 2023 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all. As we enter the last month of 2023 and the Christmas and New Year festivities it is an opportune time to remind everyone that celebrating the season comes with a lot of risks if you drink and
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 6th December 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-5th-november-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 6th December 2023 Azores are the best adventure destination in the world The Azores have gained yet another recognition on the world tourist scene. The 2023 World Travel Awards awarded the Azores the title of Best Adventure Destination in the World, solidifying the unique position of this archipelago as a true
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 29th November 2023 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-29th-november-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 29th November 2023 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all reading this from the Algarve and beyond. With the cold days becoming more regular we are all looking at ways to stay warm and for many the Wood Burner is a staple part of living here
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 29th November 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-29th-november-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 29th November 2023 São Miguel and Santa Maria Islands with yellow warning due to rain and thunderstorms. The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) placed the islands in the Eastern group of the Azores under yellow warning this Tuesday due to forecasts of rain and thunderstorms. The yellow
- [Portugal Situation and Security Report Wednesday 29th November 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-and-security-report-wednesday-29th-november-2023/) - Portugal Situation and Security Report Wednesday 29th November 2023 Good morning – Firstly I would like to cover the 17th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness. Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the GPI is the world’s
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 22nd November 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-22nd-november-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 22nd November 2023 Good morning everyone, Safe Communities has had a very busy week attending the A Terra Treme national Earthquake Awareness Exercise in Olhão; the presentation of the results of Algarve Operation Rural Fire Plan 2023 in Faro, and as well as holding the Safe Christmas and
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 22nd November 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-november-2023/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 22nd November 2023 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all. With the weather due to get cooler in the next few weeks, it is probably a good time to get rid of any old garden waste as the fire risk is very low. This year has been
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 22nd November 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-november-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 22nd November 2023 Travel allowance for pregnant women in the Azores extended to companions. Companions of pregnant women on islands without a hospital in the Azores will have access to a subsidy when traveling to another island for the birth, as of the entry into force of the next State
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 8th November 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-8th-november-2023/) - The Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 8th November 2023 Good day to you all. There have been two big stories this week which have hit the headlines. The first is the sudden resignation of the Prime Minister over a scandal which is still fully to come out into the open. There is every
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 8th November 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-8th-november-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 8th November 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and welcome to the latest Algarve Report bringing you information and news of all things connected to safety and security. We start this report with the news that an earthquake was felt by many people across the region
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 1st November 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-1st-november-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 1st November 2023. Good morning everyone - Well we have had plenty of rain in the latter half of October, and at long last some for the Algarve. The depressions and storms seem to be developing a frequent intervals at present and those that affected us in Portugal,
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 1st November 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-1st-november-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 1st November 2023 by Mike Evans A very good day to all who have taken the time to read this report. As we come to the end of 2023 we can look back on a number of things of which to be positive about. The main plus point in
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 25th October 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-25th-october-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 25th October 2023 Good morning, I would like to start by thanking KissFm radio, particular Owen Gee the host of Solid Gold Sunday, for giving me 7 minutes air time last Sunday to cover the approach of Depression Bernhard. The timing was important as it enabled us to
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 25th October 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-25th-october-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 25th October 2023 by Mike Evans A very good afternoon to you all and especially if you are reading this report for the first time. The object of the report is to give people information that they may not have been aware of which will involve the safety and
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 18th October 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-18th-october-2023/) - The Azores Situation Report Wednesday 18th October 2023 Captaincy and Navy try to identify object found on Vila Franca islet Navy divers, supported by the Port Authority of Ponta Delgada, are trying to identify an object that was discovered near the islet of Vila Franca do Campo, Azores, and which could be a mine,
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 18th October 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-18th-october-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 18th October 2023 Good morning. Well, if anyone doubted that autumn had arrived, the weather over the last two days from the passing of from Depression Babet, has made up for that. As is often the case, however, the majority of the rains fell mainly in the Centre
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 18th October 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-18th-october-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 18th October 2023 by Mike Evans With the first of the heavy rain hitting the Algarve region this week it is a good time to check that your properties are water tight. With many houses now having gutters, and over the summer the winds may have blown leaves into
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 11th October 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-11th-october-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 11th October 2023 Good morning – Well the hot weather and heatwave continues. However, it is not just the mainland but Madeira as well. The record temperature in October in Madeira has been broken twice within four days, as a result of the persistence of very high maximum
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 11th October 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-11th-october-2023/) - The Azores Situation Report Wednesday 11th October 2023 Delta launches first Portuguese coffee produced in the Azores. Delta launched the first Portuguese coffee entirely produced in the Azores, an archipelago that has “very favourable conditions” for “extreme quality” production, as revealed today by the group’s executive president. “The most special thing of all is
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 11th October 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-11th-october-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 11th October 2023 by Mike Evans With the weather across the Algarve in particular still providing us with warm sunshine, it is a good time to remember that there is still the chance of wildfires as we have had an unprecedented run of extremely hot weather since the early
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 4th October 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-4th-october-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 4th October 2023 Graciosa is an “example island for the use of renewables”. The president of the Regional Government of the Azores (PSD/CDS-PP/PPM) considered that Graciosa Island is an example in terms of the use of renewable energy, a situation that also places the archipelago as an “example of the
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 4th October 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-4th-october-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 4th October 2023 by Mike Evans Good Morning to you all. In a week where the Algarve has once again shown the world that it is a great place to holiday in, we also see that the situation regarding the supply of water to the region is again in
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 4th October 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-4th-october-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 4th October 2023 Good morning. Once again the focus is on the high temperatures currently being experienced. This has several implications: firstly contributing to the drought situation; secondly contributing to rural fires and thirdly affecting the health of people particularly those who are vulnerable. It is still too
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 27th September 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-27th-september-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 27th September 2023 Good morning, Portugal is current experiencing a very nice week weather wise, but for those travelling to the UK today, the weather maybe rather different! The first named storm of the autumn and winter season is expected to hit the United Kingdom and Ireland today. Named
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 27th September 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-27th-september-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 27th September 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all. With the end of Summer now on the horizon, for many residents this is the time that they take to enjoy the Algarve and beyond when the crowds are low. Whilst much of the infrastructure is still in
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 20th September 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-20th-september-2023/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 20th September 2023 Dental care for Porto Moniz residents The Regional Health Service (Serviço Regional de Saúde) informed that dental care appointments are available for Porto Moniz residents. Dr. Margarida Faria will be providing dental care to patients. The appointments will take place on Mondays at the Porto Moniz Health
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 20th September 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/46492/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 20th September 2023 by Mike Evans Welcome to another Algarve Report. In the past week Safe Communities Volunteers have been busy with plenty of news to promote on our Facebook pages and we also attended a coffee morning in Sao Bras de Alportel as guests of the Friends of the
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 20th September 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-20th-september-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 20th September 2023 Yesterday the Secretary General criticised global governance in dealing in particular with developing countries in difficulty”. Guterres took the opportunity to point directly to Derna, in Libya, as an example of the “sad portrait” of a world of inequalities and injustices, where thousands of people
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 20th September 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-20th-september-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 20th September 2023 CUF Hospital in Lagoa will carry out heart surgery from October onwards, such as coronary valve replacement and bypass placement. There are around 120 patients awaiting heart surgery in the archipelago, and interventions to replace coronary valves or bypass placement will begin at the end of October,
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 13th September 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-13th-september-2023/) - Maderia Situation Report Wednesday 13th September 2023 Forty-four Madeira Port Authority workers have certified training in the use of defibrillators A total of 44 APRAM (Madeira Port Authority) workers are now certified in the use of defibrillators, after 23 workers were certified this week. This means they are capable of providing first-aid and saving
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 13th September 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-13th-september-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 13th September 2023 by Mike Evans With the region experiencing a welcome dousing of rain in the past week it is an opportune time to raise the issue of water usage and the consumption from the area. The month of August was the fifth hottest in mainland Portugal since
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 13th September 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-13th-september-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 13th September 2023 False bomb threat at Terceira airport The Public Security Police (PSP) was called yesterday morning to a false bomb threat at Lajes Airport, on the island of Terceira. The alert was given by a Ryanair employee, after an argument with a passenger. However, it was a misunderstanding after
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 13th September 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-13th-september/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 13th September 2023 Good morning, we have received several reports of scams this week, one of which a lady in the Algarve receiving a call from an automated line “saying they were the GNR that her ID card had been used in illegal activity and there is a
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 6th September 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-6th-september-2023/) - The Situation Report Azores Wednesday 6th September 2023 by Chris Noble Four people helped due to the wave in Fajã do Ouvidor Four people had to be helped on Monday in Fajã do Ouvidor, in São Jorge, in the Azores, after allegedly being swept away by a wave, which caused serious injuries to one
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 6th September 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-6th-september-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 6th September 2023 Good morning, Whereas up to around 10 days all the news was on rural fires there has been a sudden change with the arrival of a “cold air drop”, which lived up to its name especially in Spain. Portugal was indeed fortunate – this time
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 6th September 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-6th-september-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 6th September 2023 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all in the region. As l write this report we are experiencing a lot of different weather and climatic occurrences. After the past couple of weeks of very hot temperatures, and the start of some well needed
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 30th August 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-30th-august-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 30th August 2023 Good morning everyone. Well after a hot and dry period for many parts of the country in recent weeks, which has facilitated an average of some 82 fires a day over the last week alone, there are indications that the weather may change for the
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 30th August 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-30th-august-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 30th August 2023 Navy assists drifting fishing vessel The Navy coordinated, on Monday, the monitoring of a fishing vessel that was adrift about 200 meters from the coast of Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel, in the Azores. According to the Navy, the local fishing vessel Maria Esperança,
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 30th August 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-30th-august-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report 30 August 2023 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all and especially those who may be reading this report for the first time. Safe Communities Portugal publish information every week on what has been happening across the country as well as in Madeira. We concentrate mainly on
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 23 August 2023 by Mike Evans](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-23-august-2023-by-mike-evans/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 23 August 2023 by Mike Evans A very warm welcome to you all as we sit in a very hot period of weather and hope everyone is mindful of the need to keep hydrated and to be especially vigil to the issue of wildfires. As I am writing
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 23rd August 2023.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-23rd-august-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 23rd August 2023. From floods in Chili, British Colombia, to wild fire in Greece, Tenerife and Canada to name but a few, it appears that we are seeing the impacts of extreme weather from many different countries at present. We have been covering some of these events
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 16th August 2023 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-16th-august-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 16th August 2023 From our correspondent in Azores Azores to control excess of protected birds that are plague for agriculture. The Government of the Azores hopes to have a plan to combat pests operational by the end of the month, warning that there is an “excess” population of protected
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 16th August 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-15th-august-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 16th August 2023 Good morning, something that has been troubling me over the last week is what led to the devastating rural fire in Maui, Hawaii, resulting in a death toll of 106 and at least 1300 missing. Not only could this turn out to be the
- [The Algarve Report Wednesday 16th August 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-report-wednesday-16th-august-2023/) - The Algarve Report Wednesday 16 August 2023 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all and with the region being awash with tourists from across Europe and beyond it is right that we start this report with the news that in the first 6 months of the year 60 people have
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 9th August 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-9th-august-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 7th August 2023 By David Thomas Good afternoon everyone, the last few days have been dominated by the rural fires ion the mainland in particular the Odemira fire which was active for five days and was brought under resolution earlier today. This and many of the other
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 9th August 2023 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-9th-august-2023/) - Situation Report Azores 9th August 2023 By our Azores correspondent Sewage flowing into the lagoon of Caldeira do Santo Cristo in São Jorge Sewage from homes is flowing into the lagoon of Caldeira do Santo Cristo, on the island of São Jorge, says the president of the Association of Clam Producers. Caldeira do
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 9th August 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-9th-august-2023/) - The Algarve Report 9 Aug 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all, this past week the big news is the number of fires which are ongoing or have been extinguished across the country but also in the Algarve region. As I write the big fire in Odemira on the west coast area
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 2nd August 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-2nd-august-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security report Wednesday 2nd August 2023 “Largest security operation ever planned and executed in Portugal”, (Secretary General Internal Security System) Good morning everyone - World Youth Day has finally started yesterday and the final day is on 6th August 2023 It is expected to attract between one million over 1.5 million people from
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 2nd August 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-august-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 2nd August 2023 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all for this the first report of August. The holiday season is in full swing across the Algarve and this month sees a variety of events happening in many towns throughout the Algarve. With the influx of
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd August 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-august-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd August 2023 Tender for privatization of Azores Airlines with two proposals The tender for the privatization of Azores Airlines received two proposals, submitted by the Atlantic Consortium and the consortium NewTour/MSAviation, which offered 6.50 euros for each share of the company responsible for connections with the outside of the
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 26th July 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-26th-july-2023/) - The Azores Situation Report Wednesday 26th July 2023 Shuttle' has already transported 18,626 people to Lagoa do Fogo A total of 18,626 people have taken the 'shuttle' trip to visit Lagoa do Fogo, on the island of São Miguel, in the Azores, since it started operating on June 15th, says the Regional Government. With
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 26th July 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-26th-july-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 26th July 2023 Good morning – The main news for all the wrong reasons, this week, has of course been the intense fires in Greece, Italy Algeria and Tunisia; Greece feeling the brunt of this on the islands of Corfu and Rhodes. This was not unexpected as we
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 26th July 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-26th-july-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wedneday 26th July 2023 by Mike Evans With the holiday Season in full swing across the Algarve and the beaches full of excited families from around the world, yesterday 25/7,was Drowning Prevention Day across the world. Drowning has caused over 2.5 million deaths in the last decade. The overwhelming majority
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 19th July 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-19th-july-2023/) - The Situation Report Azores Wednesday 19th July 2023 Human bones found on the coastline of São Miguel in the Azores The Maritime Police of Ponta Delgada, island of São Miguel, found “human bones” on the coastline of the parish of Relva, but whose origin is still unknown. In a statement, the National Maritime Authority
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 19th July 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-19th-july-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 19th July 2023. The bad news is that southern Europe is in the grip of a major heat wave, but the good news is that at least at present it will not extend to Portugal. Of course is little comfort to our friends and relatives, in countries that
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19th July 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-19th-july-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19th July 2023 by Mike Evans Good Day to you all. We begin this report by reminding people that the water situation in the Algarve is still critical according to the authorities. The lack of water in the reservoir that provides much of the drinking water for the Algarve
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 12th July 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-12th-july-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 12th July 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and we start this report by bringing you some news you may not have been aware of. At the weekend Safe Communities launched a new Facebook page called Safe Communities Portugal Protection Against Natural Disasters. In just 4
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 12th July 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-12th-july-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 12th July 2023 Good morning everyone, Well the good news is that our new Facebook group: Safe Communities Portugal Protection against Natural Disasters now has a membership approaching 500 – not bad considering it was only launched on Saturday. I am pleased with this because in some respects
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 12th July 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-12th-july-2023/) - The Azores Situation Report Wednesday 12th July 2023 Magnitude 3.3 earthquake on the Richter scale felt in Faial. An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.3 on the Richter scale was felt on Monday on the island of Faial, in the Azores, according to the Information and Seismo-volcaeic Surveillance Centre of the Azores (CIVISA). According
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 5th July 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-situation-report-wednesday-5th-july-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 5th July 2023 Good morning, We start with the good news which is that on Saturday we entered the maximum operational readiness period for rural fires namely the availability of 13,891 operatives (+974 compared to 2022); 2990 vehicles (+157 compared to 2022) and 67 aircraft (+7 compared to
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 5th July 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-5th-july-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 5th July 2023 by Mike Evans With the news this week that the Sea temperatures around the Portugal Coast have risen it is a timely reminder that as more of us are venturing into the sea we remain vigilant to the inherent dangers that are associated with the sea
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 28th June 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-28th-june-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 28th June 2023 Yesterday I was discussing with an environment engineer the issue of rural fire preparedness under the context of climate change adaptation, my view being that there were short term measures and those that would take far longer to implement, and achieve the desired outcome. As
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 28th June 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-28th-june-2023/) - The Azores Situation Report Wednesday 28th June 2023 SATA Air Açores plane struck by lightning. The Azorean airline revealed this Friday that a SATA Air Açores plane was struck by lightning, which is why the company will have to reorganize the operation. "As a result of lightning hitting a SATA Air Açores plane, for
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 28th June 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-28th-june-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 28th June 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all. We start this report by reiterating the advice we have been giving out on our facebook page with regards to the heatwave and how important it is to stay hydrated whether you are active outside or inside your
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 21st June 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-21st-june-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 21ST June 2023 Good morning - A new report on drought in the western Mediterranean reveals the extent of the water shortage hitting the region. The severe drought is reducing soil moisture and river flows, and stunting plants and crops during their crucial growing season. Although in the
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 21st June 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-21st-june-2023/) - The Azores Situation Report Wednesday 21st June 2023 PJ seized in 2023 in the Azores drugs equivalent to 90% of the total for 2022. The Judiciary Police seized in the Azores, in the first six months of the year, 78 kilos of drugs, mostly hashish, but also cocaine, heroin and synthetic substances, in an
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 21st June 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-21st-june-2023/) - The Algarve Report Wednesday 21 June 2023 by Mike Evans With the IPMA releasing a report showing the drought situation worsened in mainland Portugal in the month of May, with the entire mainland in drought, 35% of which in severe and extreme drought, The Algarve municipalities put forward plans to reduce the amount of
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 15th June 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-15th-june-2023/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 15th June 2023 By Daniel Fernandes Parts of the promenade at Praia Formosa-Socorridos closed until June 16th Parts of the promenade at Praia Formosa-Socorridos (Passeio Marítimo da Praia Formosa-Socorridos) are closed once again for repair work after the recent rain. Rock that are at risk of falling or that
- [Safe Communities Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 14th June 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/safe-communities-portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-14th-june-2023/) - Safe Communities Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 14th June 2023 Good morning: Our weekly report summaries a number of current topics. Firstly – The GNR, as of June 19, as part of the annual planning carried out by RoadPol, will conduct an intensive monitoring operation targeted those driving under the influence of
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 14th June 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-14th-june-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report 14 June 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all across the Algarve and beyond. Despite the few days of rain we have seen in the past week or so the drought situation is still a very real occurrence as we move into the summer months. This
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 14th June 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-14th-june-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 14th June 2023 By our correspondent in Axores Access to Lagoa do Fogo in the Azores is now done on a 'shuttle' basis. Access to Lagoa do Fogo, on the island of São Miguel, will be made, from Thursday, through a 'shuttle' transport service, announced today the regional secretary
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 7th June 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-7th-june-2023/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 7th June 2023 By Mike Evans Good Day to you all and in the Algarve this week we have seen a lot of warm weather with the forecast of rain over the next few days. The temperatures are due to remain above the average for the time of year
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 7th June 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-7th-june-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 7th June 2023 Good morning – We start with the drought conditions in the Algarve, far different to the very heavy rain experienced in the north of the mainland and Madeira over the last few days. Safe Communities is a member of the Local Council for Monitoring
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 31st May 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-31st-may-2023/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 31st May 2023 by Daniel Fernandes Luxembourgish tourist rescued A regional Civil Protection helicopter carrying a rescue-swimmer successfully rescued a Luxembourgish tourist at Vereda do Pesqueiro, in Ponta do Pargo. The authorities were alerted to the emergency yesterday at 15h58. Eight personnel from the Calheta Fire Service were immediately deployed to the area,
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 31st May 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/46002/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 31 May 2023 by Mike Evans With the country experiencing some heavy rains in the past week, the prospect of drought conditions in some areas are receding. However, the Algarve is still in a state of drought conditions and unless we see more rain there is a distinct possibility
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 31st May 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-31st-may-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security report Wednesday 31st May 2023. Good day to you all. The big talking point for many across the whole of the country has been the weather! Why are we all so fascinated by it? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that in Portugal we are all so
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 31st May 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-31st-may-2023/) - The Azores Situation Report Wednesday 31st May 2023 Azores with vast tourist potential of underwater heritage The Azores have 35 sites that are suitable for observing the archaeological heritage and about a thousand shipwrecks documented in documents, but the researchers admit that more reserves for observation may be created in the future. “There are
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 24th May 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-24th-may-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 24th May 2023 Good morning – Firstly thanks to thank our great team of volunteers at Safe Communities Portugal who attended the 8th international Wildland Fire Conference in Porto where an E-Poster of our work was displayed; holding a meeting with the foreign community in Braga, having a
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 24th May 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-24th-may-2023/) - The Azores Situation Report Wednesday 24th May 2023 by Chris Noble Maritime Police seize 810 kilos of fish in Vila do Porto Elements of the Local Command of the Maritime Police of Vila do Porto, on the island of Santa Maria, seized 810 kg of bigeye tuna, during an inspection carried out on the
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 24th May 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-24th-may-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 24th May 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all. Well since my last report, many areas of the Algarve have seen rain for the first time in a while which is very welcome from the agricultural and personal point of view. However, we must not forget that
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 17th May 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-17th-may-2023/) - The Azores Situation Report Wednesday 17th May 2023 by Chris Noble Four out of 10 pre-school children in the Azores are overweight or obese Four out of 10 pre-school children in the Azores are overweight or obese and at the various levels of education a reduction in motor proficiency has been detected, according to
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 17th May 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-17th-may-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 17th May 2023 by Mike Evans Good afternoon to you all. With the Fire season in just its second week, there were a total of 38 fires in the Algarve and Lower Alentejo which meant the number of personnel involved was almost 800 firefighters. In addition 341 vehicles were
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 10th May 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-10th-may-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 10th May 2023 Good morning – There has been much attention recently on the drought situation both in Portugal but in particular, in Spain, but also in France as well The French Pyrénées - Orientales department, which borders Spain’s Catalonia autonomous region, will be officially declared to be
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 10th May 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-10th-may-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 10th May 2023 Azores break record for passengers disembarking at airports in April Passengers disembarking at Azores airports in April recorded a new record that month, totalling 176,760, a higher figure than that recorded in 2019, prior to the covid-19 pandemic, according to data revealed by the Regional Statistics Service
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 10th May 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-10th-may-2023/) - The Algarve Report Wednesday 10th May 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and with the very hot weather here in the region continuing there is now a lot of concern about the amount of water the region around Alcoutim is consuming with one report showing that they are now using the
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 3rd May 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-may-2023/) - The Azores Situation Report Wednesday 3rd May 2023 Atlânticoline management wants to bet on the decarbonization of ships. The nominee chairman of the board of directors of Atlânticoline, Francisco Bettencourt, pointed to the decarbonization of maritime passenger transport in the Azores as the company's big bet in the future. “Decarbonization is the future, it
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 3rd May 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-3rd-may-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 3rd May 2023 Good morning - Yesterday the President of the IPMA, Miguel Miranda, forecast in the coming months the continuation of high temperatures, absence of precipitation and very high fire danger. He added that the objective is not to be alarmist, but realistic and to act preventively.
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 3rd May 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-may-3rd-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 3rd May 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and welcome to the latest Algarve Report. The 8th of May is designated as Road Safety Day and one of the topics to be discussed at a seminar in Albufeira is the rise of E-Scooters. The rise in
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday April 26th 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-april-26th-2023/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday April 26th 2023 Yacht towed due to engine issue A Spanish yacht was towed to the Port of Funchal after experiencing an engine issue. The yacht had been sailing around 100 metres from the shore near the Port of Funchal. A member of the public had contacted the authorities at
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 26th April 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-26th-april-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 26th April 2023. Good morning – Firstly I hope all those who were able to take a holiday yesterday, known as Carnation Day, had a relaxing time with some very good weather in many areas. It was pleasing to note that there were surprising few rural fires despite
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday April 26th 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-april-26th-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday April 26th 2023 Air Force rescues woman from sailing boat The Air Force announced that it had rescued, during the afternoon of Sunday, April 23rd, a 31-year-old woman, of French nationality, who was on board a sailboat in need of urgent health care. Video Here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53ZqqBRpuqk&t=9s An EH-101 Merlin helicopter,
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 26th April 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-26th-april-2023/) - The Algarve Report Wednesday 26th April 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and this week we have to start by commenting on the exceptionally warm weather we are experiencing for this time of the year. According to the “experts' we are enduring temperatures which are on average 5 degrees warmer than
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 19th April 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-19th-april-2023/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 19th April 2023 Case of Leprosy detected in Madeira Madeira’s Regional Directorate of Health announced a case of Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) was detected in the Region. The patient is female adult who has been living in Madeira since January 2022. She had been infected after traveling to Brazil. All required
- [Portugal Situation and Security Report Wednesday 19th April 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-and-security-report-wednesday-19th-april-2023/) - Portugal Situation and Security Report Wednesday 19th April 2023 The good news is that this years this year’s DECIR, the national operational plan concerning rural fires, will have 13,891 elements and 2,990 vehicles during the highest wildfire season which means the commitment period, between July 01 and September 30 (DECIR Level IV). This is
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19th April 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-19th-april-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19 April 2023 Good day to you all and with a very hot start to April in the Algarve and a bumper Easter holiday for the tourism industry you could be mistaken for thinking everything is Rosy! The lack of rain in the spring is impacting on the water
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 19th April 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-19th-april-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 19th April 2023 Air Force rescues missing young woman in a kayak race in the Azores. A 16-year-old girl was rescued by the Portuguese Air Force (FAP), in Angra do Heroísmo, in the Azores, after being reported missing, "during a kayak test", the organization revealed today in a press release.
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 12th April 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-12th-april-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday April 12th 2023 Region will put an end to the mandatory use of the mask in health services and homes. Following the decision of the Government of the Republic, the Regional Government will also determine the end of the mandatory use of the mask. Man rescued in Porto das Capelas.
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 12th April 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-12th-april-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 12th April 2023 Good morning - Yesterday we published March’s climate report, the drought report for the same month and weather forecasts for the month of April leading to 7th May. The climate report for March showed a dryer and warmer month compared with average. The drought report
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 12th April 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-12th-april-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 12th April 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and with the weather almost like summer and the temperatures rising on a daily basis it is an opportune time to highlight the issues surrounding beach and sea safety. Whilst for many of us the sea temperature is
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 5th April 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-5th-april-2023/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 5th April 2023 by Daniel Fernandes Closure of escarpment overlooking Estrada dos Anjos The Municipality of Ponta do Sol informed the escarpment overlooking Estrada dos Anjos has been closed since April 3rd and will remain closed until April 14th. The closure will happen daily from 08h30 to 17h00. This is
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 5th April 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-5th-april-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 5th April 2023 by Christopher Noble New head of the Armed Forces promises to “do everything” to supervise the sea in the Azores. The new head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (CEMGFA), Nunes da Fonseca, promised to “do everything” to supervise the sea in the Azores, while
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 5th April 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-5th-april-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 5th April 2023 Good morning – On Monday the Minister of Internal Administration (MAI) warned that 2023 will be “even more difficult” than 2022 in fighting forest fires, asking people and institutions to prepare. “What I can say is that for all the indicators we have today, the
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 5th April 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-5th-april-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 5th April 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you and with the weather warming up we have been posting a lot of information regarding keeping safe and secure throughout the Spring and into summer with regards to swimming in the Ocean, walking along the coastal cliffs as well
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 29th March 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-29th-march-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 29th March 2023 Violent and serious crime increases in the Azores in 2022 Annual Homeland Security Report reports 12 more violent and serious crimes last year. Azores were the only region to lower overall crime. Violent and serious crime increased in the Azores in 2022, close to 4% compared to 2021, while
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 29th March 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-29th-march-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 29th March 2023 Good morning – The headlines yesterday was the knife attack at the Islamic centre in Lisbon, by a man apparently an Afghan national which left two Portuguese women, Mariana Jadaugy, 24, and Farana Sadrudin, age 49 both who worked at the centre dead and a
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday March 29th 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-march-29th-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 29 March 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and if you were able to call and say hello to us at the Mediterranean Garden Fair in Silves at the weekend, thank you for stopping by. The show was a busy event for us and as well
- [Portugal Situation and Security Report Wednesday 22nd March 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-and-security-report-wednesday-22nd-march-2023/) - Portugal Situation and Security Report Wednesday 22nd March 2023 Although in many areas of the mainland it has been a fairly wet winter, with most reservoirs near full, with the exception of the Algarve, the weather ahead as far as the supply of water is not so optimistic. According to a report released on
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 22nd March 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-march-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 22nd March 2023 by Christopher Noble Car on runway forces SATA plane to interrupt take-off. The take-off of the SATA Air Açores flight that was flying between Terceira Island and Ponta Delgada on Tuesday at the end of the day, had to be aborted because a vehicle crossed the runway
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 22nd March 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-march-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 22 March 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and with the weather starting to warm up there are a lot of things which we should be aware of regarding personal safety as well as the safety of our pets. Make sure you are aware of the
- [Madeira situation report Wednesday 15th March 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-15th-march-2023/) - Madeira situation report Wednesday 15th March 2023 By Daniel Fernandes Closure of escarpment overlooking Estrada dos Anjos The Municipality of Ponta do Sol has been closed since March 13th and will remain closed until March 24th. The closure will happen daily from 08h30 to 17h00. This is due to scheduled work to
- [Azores situation report Wednesday 15th March 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-14th-march-2023/) - Azores situation report Wednesday 15th March 2023 New president of SATA says the company is in “significant recovery”. The new chairman of SATA's Board of Directors, Teresa Mafalda Gonçalves, assured, in a parliamentary hearing, in the Azores, that the company is in "recovery" and that it will show "significant growth" in the
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 15th March 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-15th-march-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 15th March 2023 Good morning – As anyone in business will know, understanding risk and mitigating risk is essential for the economic livelihood of the business. The same goes in understanding the risk of the occurrence and impact of natural disasters, such as rural fires and earthquakes
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 15th March 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-15th-march-2023/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 15th March 2023 By Mike Evans Good day to you all and as the weather warms up we must all start to think about the start of the fire season around the countryside and what we can all do to help alleviate the situation by making sure all the
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 8th March 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-8th-march-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 8th March 2023 Good morning - If you think that the number of on-line scams are increasing you are probably right. Certainly in the last two weeks we have seen a variety of phishing email as well as those sent through SMNS known as “smishing”. This have
- [Acores Situation Report Wednesday 8th March 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/45704/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday – 8th March 2023 Pre-trial detention for three suspects of robbery crimes in Ponta Delgada Three men were held in pre-trial detention for being suspected of committing three crimes of theft, which took place in the city of Ponta Delgada. According to a statement from the Regional Command of
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 1st March 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-1st-march-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 1st March 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all wherever you are along the Algarve or further afield. This week marks the one year anniversary of the War in Ukraine and the Algarve has been in the forefront of supporting those Ukrainians who were displaced when the
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 1st March 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-1st-march-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security report Wednesday 1st March 2023 Good morning – Today is International Civil Protection Day. Normally the annual event is held in Lisbon but this year, the national celebrations of the International Civil Protection Day will be decentralized and will take place in the Algarve. The respective Regional Emergency and Civil
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 22nd February 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-february-2023/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 22nd February 2023 Weather and dust update The concentration of dust that has come from North Africa will remain in the Region until tomorrow. The dust has been in the Region for a week. The cold weather will be back and snowfall is likely to happen. The foggy weather will
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday February 22nd 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-february-22nd-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 22nd February 2023 Good Morning – For those of you who visited the carnivals, either on Sunday or yesterday I hope you had an enjoyable time, with not too much dust around. On Monday the Directorate-General for Health issued a health warning concerning poor air quality. with an
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday February 22nd 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-february-22nd-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday February 22nd 2023 4.1 earthquake on the Richter scale felt off the island of Santa Maria in the Azores An earthquake of 4.1 on the Richter scale was felt on the island of Santa Maria, in Vila do Porto, São Pedro, Almagreira and Santo Espírito, revealed today the Civil Protection.
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 22nd February 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-february-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 22 February 2023 - by Mike Evans Good day to you all and in a week where we saw so many smiling faces at the return of Carnival across the Algarve we also saw the news in the past couple of days was the accident with a pleasure cruise
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 15th February 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-15th-february-2023/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 15th February 2023 by Daniel Fernandes Heavy seas warning A warning against heavy seas has been issued and will be in place until 12h00 on Friday (February 17th). Waves that could be 5 metres-high and could have a maximum height of 9 metres are expected to come from the North/North-West.
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 15th February 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-15th-february-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 15th February 2023 Azores break record for overnight stays in tourist accommodation in 2022 The Azores accounted for around 3.2 million overnight stays in tourist accommodation in 2022, an amount above that of 2019, in which a record value had been recorded, according to data from the Regional Statistics Service
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 15th February 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-15th-february-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 15th February 2023 Good morning - On Monday night a total of 144 operatives from Portugal under the coordination of the ANEPC departed for Chile to assist the authorities there battling an outbreak of at least 231 forest fires which have consumed 270,000 hectares of land, have killed
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 15th February 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-15th-february-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 15th February 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and we start this report with the results of the recent Excess Speed Campaign which took place across the country from the 31st January to the 6th February. Whilst this campaign was countrywide the Algarve was unfortunately one
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 8th February 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-8th-february-2023/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 8th February 2023 by Daniel Fernandes Regional Civil Protection Service willing to deploy personnel to Türkiye and Syria On Monday, the Regional Civil Protection Service (Serviço Regional de Protecção Civil) expressed its willingness to deploy some of its personnel to help in the EU Civil Protection Mechanism’s rescue and aid missions to
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 8th February 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-8th-february-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 8th February 2023 As we monitor the tragic events in Turkey and Syria, it should remind us that Portugal is also at risk of earthquakes having experienced those with even higher magnitudes in the past, which resulted in widespread devastation. This feature looks at what is fast
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 8th February 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-8th-february-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 8th February 2023 From our colleague in the Azores Government of the Azores will invest in the region's Coastal Station Created in 2003, the Coastal Station supports the fishing sector and recreational and commercial nautical activities, through weather information and warnings, closing and opening notices for authorized fishing periods or
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 8th February 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-8th-february-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 8th February 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all. This week the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was in Olhao and took time out to meet with a young Nepalese Worker who was attacked by a group of young people in the town. The President
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday February 1st 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-february-1st-2023/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday February 1st 2023 by Daniel Fernandes Home rental prices increased 0.6% in January The price for renting homes in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased 0.6% in January, comported to the previous month. Each square metre cost an average of €10.90. The increase in the rental price was higher in
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 1st February 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-1st-february-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 1st February 2023 From our colleague in the Azores Government of the Azores charters ship to supply Flores Island next week. The Secretary for Tourism, Mobility and Infrastructure of the Government of the Azores announced that the executive will charter the ship Ponta do Sol to supply the island of Flores
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report 1st February 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-1st-february-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report 1st February 2023 Yesterday the organization Transparency International published the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report for 2022. Portugal maintains the 2021 score of 62 and decreases one place from 32nd to 33rd position, out of 180 countries. Portugal remains below the average for the Western Europe and the European
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 1st February 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-1st-february-2023/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 1st February 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and we hope that the month of January has not been too cold for you here in the Algarve. Looking at the other parts of Portugal, we have seen some pretty severe weather conditions. The forecast for the Algarve
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 25th January 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-25th-january-2023/) - Madeira Situation Report 25th Wednesday January 2023 Funding for the future hospital Miguel Albuquerque (President of the Madeira Regional Government) announced that the Region has enough funds to cover the share it is required to pay for the building of the new hospital in the Region (Hospital Central e Universitário da Madeira - Madeira
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 25th January 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-25th-january-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 25th January 2023 There are defibrillators in three locations in Ponta Delgada Three automatic external defibrillators have been installed at the PSP Regional Command, Clube Naval and Campo São Francisco. Nine more will be made available in the municipality soon. The first three of a set of twelve automated external defibrillators
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 25th January 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-25th-january-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 25th January 2023 Good day to you all here in the Algarve. With the temperatures in single figures and maximum temperatures in the low teens this is the time when for many of us, Mould rears its ugly head and if it isn't acted on can cause a number
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 25th January 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-25th-january-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 25th January 2023 Good Morning – We often here the term that Portugal has over 300 days of sunshine a year. That maybe in case at one or two places in the Algarve, but for the majority of the Portuguese mainland it usually somewhat less than this. The
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 18th January 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-18th-january-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 18th January 2023 - From our colleague in the Azores São Miguel Health Unit with "open consultations" to alleviate emergencies The São Miguel Health Unit will provide "open consultations" to relieve hospital emergencies, announced the Azorean government, which promised to appoint an administration for the hospital in Ponta Delgada this
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 11th January 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-11th-january-2023/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 11th January 2023 - From our colleague in the Azores Azores break record for passengers disembarking at airports in 2022 The Azores registered a record number of passengers disembarking at airports in 2022, with more than 1.8 million disembarking, according to data revealed by the Regional Statistics Service (SREA). Between
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 11th January 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-11th-january-2023/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 11th January 2023 Good morning – With colder weather particularly in the north and centre of the country this is apt time to for a reminder of safety within the household in terms of fire prevention and carbon monoxide poisoning. It is an unfortunate fact that it is
- [The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 11 January 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-11-january-2023/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 11 January 2023 by Mike Evans We start this report with some good news from a health perspective in that The Algarve has welcomed 196 trainee doctors who have chosen the region’s public health services to complete their medical internships, the regional health authority ARS Algarve announced on Tuesday.
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 5th January 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-5th-january-2023/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 5th January 2023 Good morning and a Very Happy New Year to everyone. However in terms of road accidents it was certainly not a happy new year to the families and friends of 22 people who lost their lives through road accidents. During the Christmas and New Year period, there
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 4th January 2023](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-4th-january-2023/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 4th January 2023 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and a very happy New year from us all at Safe Communities Portugal. Welcome to the first Algarve Situation Report of 2023. Throughout the next 12 months we will endeavour to provide you with the latest news concerning safety and
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 21st December 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-21st-december-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 21st December 2022 by Mike Evans Good day to all our followers in the Algarve on this last report before the Christmas Holidays. For many the talking point has been the weather and the large amount of rain that has fallen in the past couple of weeks. The reservoirs
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 21st December 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-21st-december-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 21st December 2022 by Daniel Fernandes Traffic restrictions due to Athletics Race There will some traffic restrictions in Funchal on December 22nd, from 20h00 to 21h30, due to the athletics race (“X Grande Prémio Arca D’Ajuda”) that will be taking place. These restrictions will be in the following areas: -
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 21st December 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-21st-december-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 21st December 2022 Good morning – I thought I would devote this introduction to crime prevention, as although it is a season to be jolly with the approach to Christmas (just 4 days away), it is also a time when criminals have their own way of celebrating. So let’s make
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 21st December 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-21st-december-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 21st December 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 9th December until Thursday the 15th of December there were 87 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,539 tests performed. 53 people have recovered, no new deaths
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 14th December 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-15th-december-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 14th December 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 2nd December until Thursday the 8th of December there were 44 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,331 tests performed. 75 people have recovered, no new deaths have
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 14th December 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-14th-december-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 14th December 2022 Good morning – Not surprisingly the main focus of this week’s report is the weather and the flooding and damage caused in many parts of the mainland. The good news amongst all this is that there were few injuries and those that did occur were mainly minor.
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 14th December 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-14th-december-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 14th December 2022 by Mike Evans A very good day to you all with the news that the rains seem to have ceased for the moment and as we get closer to Christmas it seems that Santa has been giving the public workers at Albufeira Council an early present of an
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 7th November 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-7th-november-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 7th November 2022 Urban cleaning personnel to clear rain gutters As a result of weather warnings on Tuesday, the Municipality of Funchal cancelled all scheduled urban cleaning work, and sent all the relevant employees to clear rain gutters across Funchal. It is hoped this will help prevent flooding across the
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 7th December 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-7th-december-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 7th December 2022 Good morning – This introduction focuses on the issuing of the weather warnings by the IPMA, the notification to the population by the ANEPC of the forecast weather and likely effects, and of course the weather conditions and impact experienced in the Algarve particularly on Sunday 4th
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 7th December 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-7th-december-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 7th December 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 25th of November until Thursday 1st of December there were 63 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,318 tests performed. 97 people have recovered, no new deaths
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 30th November 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-30th-november-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 30th November 2022 by Daniel Fernandes Christmas and New Year Festivities in Madeira Madeira is famous for having its Christmas and New Year Festivities, including the largest fireworks show in the World (2006 Guinness Book of Records). The official website of the Madeira Tourism office has detailed information on what’s
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 30th November 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-30th-november-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 30th November 2022 Good morning – firstly I am pleased to report that over 60 people have registered for our community Lunch which we will be holding in Loule today. This also marls 10 years since we registered as Safe Communities Portugal, changing our name to Safe Communities Portugal in
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 30th November 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-30th-november-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 30th November 2022 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and welcome to another Algarve Report highlighting the events and incidents which have been happening on the safety and security front across the region over the past week or so. In the past week a large report from
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 30th November 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-30th-november-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 30th November 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 18th of November until Thursday 24th of November there were 74 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,557 tests performed. 99 people have recovered, and two deaths
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 23rd](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-23rd/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 23rd November 2022 By David Thomas Good morning - We welcome the news yesterday announced by the Minister of Internal Administration that with regards to the GNR, in addition to the effort to gradually improve the salary conditions of its soldiers, the reinforcement of personnel of the
- [Algarve Situation Report](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report/) - The Algarve Situation Report 23 November 2022 by Mike Evans Good day to you all, since the last report we have seen a dramatic change in the weather here in the Algarve with cooler days and rain. However, despite the rain a recent report from the IMPA shows that the Algarve continues to
- [Azores situation report Wednesday 9th November 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-9th-november-2022/) - Azores Situation Report – Wednesday 9th November 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 28th of October until Thursday 3rd of November there were 86 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,343 tests performed. 79 people have recovered, and
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 9th November 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-9th-november-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report 9th November 2022 By Mike Evans Good day to you all. Welcome to this Algarve report as the Christmas Season has started in many shopping centres around the region. We are blessed with the fact that our climate is still warm but don't forget that crime is still around
- [Portugal Safety and Security report Wednesday 9th November 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-9th-november-2022/) - Portugal Safety and Security report Wednesday 9th November 2022 Good morning – The 9th November is the date for this year’s Seismic risk awareness exercise which will take place at exactly 1109 hrs. This has been widely publicised for a very good reason, that is because know what action to take in an
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 2nd November 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-november-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 2nd November 2022 Free prostate cancer screening Hospital Particular da Madeira will carry out prostate cancer screening on every Monday of November (7th, 14th, 21st and 28th). It will be free of charge. This campaign is taking place in recognition of this month’s Prostate Cancer Prevention Month. According to Liga
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 2nd November 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-november-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 2nd November 2022 Good morning – Firstly thank to all of you who visited our stand at the Mediterranean Garden Fair at Estoi last weekend. We were certainly kept busy particularly so on both mornings. A broad variety of topics A number of topics were raised but the most common
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd November 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-november-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd November 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 21st of October until Thursday 27th of October there were 55 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,482 tests performed. 83 people have recovered, and no new
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 26th October 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-26th-october-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 26th October 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 14th of October until Thursday 20th of October there were 111 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,752 tests performed. 123 people have recovered, and one new
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 26th October 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-26th-october-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 26th October 2022 Good morning - It has been a very busy couple of weeks at Safe Communities Portugal starting with Antonia Vignolo (newly elected management board member) and myself attending the seminar in Loule to mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction. This was a full day seminar with
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 26th October 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-26th-october-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 26th October 2022 by Mike Evans Good day to you all and with the weather having taken a turn for the worse, or some would say the better with regards to the water situation in the Algarve, it is noted that although we had very much less rain than in previous
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 12th October 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-12th-october-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 12th October 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 1,693 confirmed cases of Covid-19 (an average of 56 cases per day), and 5 Covid-19 deaths in the Region in September. Overall, the Region has had a total of 140,988 Covid-19 cases, 393 deaths, 140,198 recoveries, and
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 12th October 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-12th-october-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 12th October 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 30th of September until Thursday 6th of October there were 165 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,744 tests performed. 245 people have recovered, and no
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 12th October 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-12th-october-2022/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 12th October 2022 By David Thomas Good morning – We start the day with some good news – that the GNR and PSP will have an increase in basic remuneration, between 10.9% and 12.7%, plus an increase in the supplement for service and risk in the security
- [The Algarve Report Wednesday 12 October 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-report-wednesday-12-october-2022/) - The Algarve Report Wednesday 12 October 2022 by Mike Evans Good day to you all as we are starting to see the change of the season with a little dowsing of rain overnight. Whether this is the start of a prolonged spell remains to be seen but the situation regarding water is still critical
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 5th October 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-october-5th-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 5th October 2022 Bin collection disruption Águas e Resíduos da Madeira (ARM) warned that bin collection services may be disrupted throughout this week. As such, it has advised the population not to leave rubbish and bin bags outside the bins. If the bins are full, the bin bags must be
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 5th October 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-october-5th-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 5th October 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 23rd of September until Thursday 29th of September there were 232 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,856 tests performed. 237 people have recovered, and no new
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 5th October 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-5th-october-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 5th October 2022 Good morning – Today is Republic Day (Dia da República) which is celebrated on 5th October and commemorates the end of the monarchy and the establishment of Portugal as a Republic in 1910. October 5th is in fact a date that has a "double" importance to Portugal.
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 5th October 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-5th-october-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 5th October 2022 by Mike Evans Good Morning, As we start to see the sprouts of Autumn weather here in the Algarve we are still seeing some rural fires around the country, and with many looking to burn rubbish that has accumulated over the summer it is very important
- [Situation Report Azores –  Wednesday 28th September 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-wednesday-28th-september-2022/) - Situation Report Azores – Wednesday 28th September 2022 - From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 16th of September until Thursday 22nd of September there were 239 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,979 tests performed. 221 people have recovered,
- [Madeira situation Report Wednesday 28th September 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-28th-september-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 28th September 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Civil Protection to purchase 12 new ambulances The Regional Civil Protection Service will purchase 12 ambulances (Tipo B - Ambulâncias de Socorro). The total investment will amount to €647,144 plus VAT. The entire cost will be paid for this year. https://funchalnoticias.net/2022/09/23/protecao-civil-adquire-12-novas-ambulancias-de-socorro-por-657-mil-euros/ Traffic disruptions
- [Algarve situation report Wednesday 28th September 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-27th-september-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 28th September 2022 by Mike Evans Good day to you, and whilst we all felt a little of Autumnal weather in the past week we now see that the forecast for October is to remain warm and sunny. Whilst this does not help us with the water
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 28th September 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-28th-september-2022/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 28th September 2022 Good morning - Some good news for UK citizens in Portugal that after a long wait there is more positive news concerning the new residency card for British national. Yesterday the Minister of Internal Administration said this Monday that he hopes that the approximately
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 21st September 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-21st-september-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 21 September 2022 By Mike Evans Good day to you all. The week has been dominated by the death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth and we have all been fascinated by the amazing scenes of the pomp and ceremony that her death has brought.Here in the Algarve we
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 21st September 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-21st-september-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 21st September 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Regional Civil Protection Service campaign on fire prevention A campaign to prevent fires in Madeira has been organised by the Regional Civil Protection Service (Serviço Regional de Proteção Civil). The campaign is called “A Madeira sem fogos depende de todos” (Madeira without fires
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report  Wednesday 21st September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-21st-september-2021/) - Portugal safety and security Report Wednesday 21st September 2022 If ever there was an apt reminder of the need for beach safety, this was certainly realised last weekend when a total of 17 swimmers were rescued from the sea at Mira beach in Coimbra. Sea conditions were poor at the time. So far
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 21st September 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-21st-september-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Azores Wednesday 21st September 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 9th of September until Thursday 15th of September there were 204 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,906 tests performed. 222 people have recovered, and
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 14th September 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-14th-september-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 14th September 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 2nd of September until Thursday 8th of September there were 237 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,926 tests performed. 292 people have recovered, and no new
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 14th September 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-14th-september-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 14th September 2022 Good morning – As forecast there has been a dramatic change in weather with the focus being on tropical storms. This is the tropical storm season so these are expected and we will have to wait and see how many there will be and how many reach
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 14th September 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-14th-september-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 14 September 2022 by Mike Evans Good Day to you all. We start the report with the fact that we have experienced something we haven't seen for a long while! Rain, across the Algarve there are reports of some heavy rain whilst others have seen only slight showers.One thing
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 7th September 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-7th-september-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 7th September 2022 by Daniel Fernandes Road closure A stretch of Estrada Regional 231 between Rua do Damasqueiro and Rua da Marinheira will be closed to traffic on September 9th, from 10h00 to 12h00, due to the ethnographic parade that will be taking place as part of the Grape Harvest
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 7th September 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-7th-september-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 7th September 2022 Good morning – what a difference the weather makes! Due the rain showers and high humidity over the last few days there has been a vast decrease in the number of rural fires, to a point whereby yesterday at 0745 hrs there only 80 operatives deployed for
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 7th September 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-7th-september-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 7th September 2022 by Mike Evans Good morning, as we start to enter a cooler period we are pleased to report that the number of rural fires in the region are very small compared to previous months. Also some good news for the residents of the Vale De Venda,Near
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 7th September 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-7th-september-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 7th September 2022 - From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 26th August until Thursday 1st September there were 296 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,975 tests performed. 436 people have recovered, and no new deaths
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 31st August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-31st-august-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 31st August 2022 Situation of Alert continues until the end of September The Madeira Regional Government has decided to keep the Situation of Alert from September 1st until September 30th. The only difference will be that there will be no need to book appointments in order to visit care homes
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 31st August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-31st-august-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 31st August 2022 Good morning - The highlight of the week, (certainly dominating the media yesterday) was the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, presenting her resignation to the Prime Minister because she “understands that she is no longer able to remain in office”, according to a note sent by the
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 31st August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-31st-august-2022/) - Situation Report Azores – 31st August 2022 - From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 19th August until Thursday 25th August there were 433 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 2,109 tests performed. 433 people have recovered, and no new deaths
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 31st August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-31st-august-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 31st August 2022 by Mike Evans Welcome to the last report for the month of August. With the summer nearing its end and the temperature's starting to drop a little we must all keep our guards up against the chance of a rural fire. In addition we are still seeing
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 24th August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-24th-august-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 24th August 2022 Water supply disruption There will be a water supply disruption at today and tomorrow, from 14h00 to 17h00, in the parish of Câmara de Lobos, more specifically in Caldeira, Rancho and Ribeira da Alforra. This is due to scheduled work to reduce water leaks on the water
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 24th August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-24th-august-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 24th August 2022 Good morning – Again the last week has been dominated by rural fires, over 80 % being in the north of the country. We have mentioned many times previously the main metrological factors that facilitate the starting of fires and their spread, but fires would not exist
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 24th August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-24th-august-2022/) - Situation Report Azores – 24th August 2022 - From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 12th August until Thursday 18th August there were 411 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,923 tests performed. 416 people have recovered, and no new deaths
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 24th August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-24th-august-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 24 August 2022 Civil Protection reinforces fire-fighting device in the region The Civil Protection of the Algarve announced this Sunday a reinforcement of the observation device and means of fighting fires in rural areas, within the scope of the alert situation declared by the Government for the coming days.
- [Portugal Situation Report Thursday 18th August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-thursday-18th-august-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Thursday 18th August 2022 Good morning, Firstly apologies for the one day delay in publishing our weekly report. Tuesday was a very busy day with three of us travelling to Lisbon to hold meetings, firstly with the Turismo de Portugal and afterwards visiting the IPMA. Both meetings were very productive. Our
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 17th August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-17th-august-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 17 August 2022 by Mike Evans Good day to you all. As the whole country battles wildfires and high temperatures coupled with high winds, the Algarve whilst not experiencing the huge fires that are raging in the North continues to be at High risk according to the IPMA. As
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 17th August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-17th-august-2022/) - Situation Report Azores – 17th August 2022 - From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 5th August until Thursday 11th August there were 457 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 2,041 tests performed. 447people have recovered, and no new deaths have
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday August 17th 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-august-17th-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday August 17th 2022 68 accidents in hiking trails and levadas It was announced that so far, there have been 68 accidents at hiking trails and levadas (small irrigation canals that serve to redirect water from one area to another) across Madeira. This has led to the intervention of the regional
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 10th August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-10th-august-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 10th August 2022 Good afternoon - We are now 5 days into our new website covering the north of Portugal and already our membership has grown to over 400. We thank all of you have joined and for inviting others as well. Associação Safe Communities Portugal, was formed 10 years
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 10th August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-10th-august-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 10th August 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 vaccination update By August 5th, more than 2,000 people (mostly aged 80 or older) had been inoculated with the 4th dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. The 4th dose of the Covid-19 dose is currently being administered in health centres to those aged 18
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 10th August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-10th-august-2022/) - Azores Situation Report – Wednesday 10th August 2022 - From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 29th July until Thursday 4th August there were 451 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 1,982 tests performed. 572 people have recovered, and no new
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 10th August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-10-august-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 10 August 2022 by Mike Evans Good morning and we start this report with an update on the latest news that shows Tourist occupancy levels in the Algarve have successfully returned to pre-Covid-19 levels, demonstrating a full recovery in the market.The occupancy per quarter of tourist resorts in the
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 3 August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-algarve-situation-report-wednesday-3-august-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 3 August 2022 Good morning and we start this report with the news that the weather in the Algarve continues to be very warm and intense. Whilst the region is used to warm and sunny summers the intensity of the heat currently is something many people who have lived here
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 3rd August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-august-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 3rd August 2022 Face masks no longer mandatory in Madeira’s buses It is no longer mandatory for passengers to wear face masks while traveling on buses in Madeira. However, its use is strongly recommended. https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/180206/Mascara_deixa_de_ser_obrigatoria_nos_autocarros_a_partir_de_amanha_na_Madeira__ Search for missing person at Pináculo Viewpoint A search was underway for an individual who
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 3rd August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-august-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 3rd August 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 22nd July until Thursday 28th July there were 510 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 2,095 tests performed. 594 people have recovered, and no new deaths have
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 3rd of August 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-of-august-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 3rd August 2022 Good morning, July has been a bad month as far as rural fires are concerned, the brunt of the fires being experienced in the north of the mainland as well as the centre, with fewer in the south. The correlation between these ignitions and the metrological situation
- [Portugal Situation and Safety Report Wednesday 27th July 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-and-safety-report-wednesday-27th-july-2022/) - Portugal Situation and Safety Report Wednesday 27th July 2022 Good morning – As you can see it has been an extremely busy week, and although past the heatwave we have still experienced several major fires. Most of these have been in the north of the mainland, except for a major fire that
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 27th July 2022  ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-27th-july-2022/) - Azores Situation Report 27th July 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 15th July until Thursday 21st July there were 601 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 2,213 tests performed. 847 people have recovered, and no new
- [Madeira Safety and Security Report Wednesday 27th July 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-27th-july-2022/) - Madeira Safety and Security Report Wednesday 27th July 2022 By Daniel Fernandes The South Coast (Costa Sul) and the Mountain Regions (Regiões Montanhosas) of Madeira are currently on a yellow warning (aviso amarelo) due to hot weather. The yellow warning will be in place until 18h00 local time. The following advice was issued
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 27th July 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-27th-july-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report 27 July 2022 by Mike Evans Good morning and we start this report with the good news that the big fire which started on Monday at 13.23 near Sao Marcos da Serra was finally extinguished after a long battle by up to 600 bombeiros and 204 land vehicles and
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 20th July 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-20th-july-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 20th July 2022 By Mike Evans Good morning and welcome to this week's Algarve situation report. Obviously the major talking point in the past week has been the big fire at Gambelas, near Faro which then spread to the Quinta do Lago complex. The last time the region saw
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 20th July 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-20th-july-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 20th July By daniel Fernandes Third Monkeypox case in Madeira On July 12th, the Regional Health Directorate (Direção Regional da Saúde) confirmed the third case of Monkepox infection in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The third patient is an adult male. He is being monitored by the Madeira
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 20th July 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-20th-july-2022/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 20th July 2022 Good morning - It did not require a crystal ball to determine that we would have major fires in the country during the last two weeks. All the signs were there, all the data was there, all the conditions were there, but was
- [Azores Situation Report – 20th July 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-20th-july-2022/) - Situation Report Azores – 20th July 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 8th July until Thursday 14th July there were 829 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 2,795 tests performed. 1,439 people have recovered, and no new deaths
- [](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/44134/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 13th July 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 vaccination update Covid-19 vaccination is underway in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. Its aim is to continue the inoculation of children aged 5-11, and to administer booster shots to those aged 12 or older. As of July 9th, more than 534,118
- [Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 13th July 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-safety-and-security-report-wednesday-13th-july-2022/) - Portugal Safety and Security Report Wednesday 13th July 2022 Good morning - over the last few days we have seen a major escalation in the risk of fires and the number of fires occurring. At the time of writing the fires have mainly been in the centre of the country and the north.
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 13th July 2022  ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-13th-july-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 13th July 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 1st July until Thursday 7th July there were 1,338 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 3,277 tests performed. 2,051 people have recovered, and no new deaths
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 12th July 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-12th-july-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 12th July 2022 Good morning and welcome to another Algarve situation report. Obviously the weather and the continued danger of fires is forefront to this report and with temperatures already reaching the high 30’s in the past week coupled with some very high winds it is imperative we all
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 6th July 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-6th-july-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 6th July 2022 Good morning – We start the day by focusing on behaviour of some passengers which have hit the headlines over the last two days! Firstly an EasyJet flight was intercepted by a Spanish fighter plane after a bomb threat was allegedly made by a British teenager on
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 6th July 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-6th-july-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 6th July 2022 by Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update On July 4th, it was announced that there had been just 1 new Covid-19 case (1 non-teaching member of staff) in the Region’s schools in the previous days. https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/177767/ Covid-19_Registado_apenas_um_caso_positivo_de_covid-19 Doca do Cavacas Swimming Complex reopened for swimming Doca do Cavacas
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 6th July 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-6th-july-2022/) - Situation Report Azores – 6th July 2022 - From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 24th June until Thursday 30th of June there were 2049 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 4,007 tests performed. 2,571 people have recovered, and no new
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday July 6th 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-july-7th-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday July 6th 2022 by Mike Evans Welcome to another situation report from the sunny Algarve. We start off this report by reiterating the need to be vigilant against rural fires especially during this period where we have seen very hot days with a lot of wind and very low humidity.
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 29th June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-29th-june-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 29th June 2022 by Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update There was an average of 74 hospitalised Covid-19 patients per day, and an average of 2 patients in the Covid-19 intensive care unit per day. There were 14 deaths from June 20th to June 26th. There had been a total of
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 29th June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-29th-june-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 29th June 2022 Good morning – On Monday I attended the “Safe Summer” presentation event at Regional Tourism Algarve, which was also attended by the Minister of Internal Administration, the National Director of the PSP, a representative of the General Commanding the GNR and the President of the ANEPC as
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 29th June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-29th-june-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 29th June 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 17th June until Thursday 23rd of June there were 2906 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 5,012 tests performed. 3,585 people have recovered, and no new
- [Algarve Situation Report Tuesday 28th June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-tuesday-28th-june-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report Tuesday 28th June 2022 Good Morning and we start this report with some good news for expectant mothers. The Maternity block at Hospital de Portimão resumed normal operations on Monday, after being closed over the weekend, the president of the Centro Hospitalar do Algarve told Lusa . “The birthing block
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 22nd June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-june-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 22nd June 2022 Brief Covid-19 update On June 19th, there were 95 patients hospitalised in the general Covid-19 unit (22 non-vaccinated, 1 vaccinated with the first shot, 72 fully vaccinated), and 1 hospitalised patient in the Covid-19 intensive care unit (fully vaccinated). As for the age of the hospitalised patients
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 22nd June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-june-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 22nd June 2022 Murder Suspect is held in Prison pending his trial The Portimão Court decided to apply the coercive measure of preventive detention to a man indicted for committing a crime of murder, in Lagos, following a drug-related argument. The decision was taken by the Portimão Criminal Investigation Court
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 22nd June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-june-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 22nd June 2022 Good morning - Five years ago this week was Portugal’s largest fire at Pedrogão Grande which resulted in the deaths of 65 people and around 204 injured with tremendous devastation to the area. The situation was repeated just four months later with extensive fires in the centre
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 15th June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-15th-june-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 15th June 2022 by Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update On June 13th, there were 93 patients hospitalised in the general Covid-19 unit (27 non-vaccinated, 2 vaccinated with the first shot, 57 fully vaccinated, 7 vaccinated with a booster shot), and 2 hospitalised patients in the Covid-19 intensive care unit. (1
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 15th June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-15th-june-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 15thh June 2022 Good morning - The first item this morning is a reminder of our dangerous wells campaign. Our first post reached many people, and we thank all of you who shared this important message. A shocking statistic is that in the last 5 years some 66 people have
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 15th June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-15th-june-2022/) - Situation Report Azores Wednesday 15th June 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 3rd June until Thursday 9th of June there were 3885 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 6,179 tests performed. 4,076 people have recovered, and two deaths have been
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 15th June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-15th-june-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 15th June 2022 Lagos invests four million euros in the transport network The Lagos City Council announced this week the award, for four million euros, of the acquisition of passenger transport services that will allow the “A ONDA” transport network to operate for the next three years. According to a
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 8th June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-8th-june-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 8th June 2022 Good morning – we start the day with a shocking statistic and that is that so far this year 13 women have been killed as a result of domestic violence by a spouse, two in the last few days. This compares with 16 for the whole of
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 8th June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-8th-june-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report 8 June 2022 DECO/Algarve launches campaign to combat food waste. The Portuguese Consumer Protection Association (DECO) in the Algarve launched this Tuesday a campaign whose objective is to raise awareness of the importance of combating food waste and changing consumer behaviour. Sandra Rodrigues, from DECO's Algarve delegation, explained that the campaign,
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 1st June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-june-1-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 1st June 2022 Good morning – Firstly I will start with a reminder and that is concerning our forthcoming seminar: Domestic violence – A Cross Cultural Focus”. The aim of the seminar is to create greater awareness in recognising the signs and handling of domestic violence cases across different cultures.
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 1st June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-1st-june-2022/) - Maderia Situation Report Wednesday 1st June 2022 by Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update On May 30th, there were 45 patients hospitalised in the general Covid-19 unit (8 non-vaccinated, 3 vaccinated with the first shot, 13 fully vaccinated, 21 vaccinated with a booster shot), and no hospitalised patients in the Covid-19 intensive care unit. As
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 1st June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-1st-june-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 1 JUNE 2022 Algarve with 6548 cases of covid-19 and 10 deaths between 17 and 23 May Portugal recorded, between 17 and 23 May, 188,970 infections with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus , 230 deaths associated with covid-19 and an increase in admissions to infirmary and intensive care, while in the
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 1st June 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-1st-june-2022/) - Situation Report Azores Wednesday 1st June 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 20th of May until Thursday 26th of May there were 4889 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 9,279 tests performed. 4,516 people have recovered, and no deaths
- [Algarve Situation Report Thursday 26th May 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-thursday-26th-may-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Thursday 26th May 2022 Municipality of Loulé has a modern advanced Civil Protection unit The Municipality of Loulé inaugurated the Advanced Civil Protection Unit, in Vale Maria Dias, in the heart of Serra do Caldeirão, assuming an important role in preventing, first intervention and fighting forest fires. As mentioned by the
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 25th May 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-25th-may-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 25th May 2022. Good morning - The annual Portugal Internal Security Report (RASI) for 2021 was published yesterday. Good news is that that crime, both general and violent and serious, recorded levels below the pre-pandemic period, in 2019. Overall crime increased by 0.9% in 2021 compared to 2020, while violent
- [2021 Crime Statistics published - Moderate decrease in violent/serious crime and marginal increase in overall crime](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/2021-crime-statistics-published-moderate-decrease-in-violent-serious-crime-and-marginal-increase-in-overall-crime/) - RASI INTERNAL SECURITY REPORT 2021 The document highlights that crime, both general and violent and serious, recorded levels ​​below the pre-pandemic period, in 2019. Overall crime increased by 0.9% in 2021 compared to 2020, while violent and serious crime decreased by 6.9%, according to the Annual Internal Security Report (RASI) approved today. The
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 25 May 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-25-may-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 25 May 2022 by Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update On May 23rd, there were 19 patients hospitalised in the general Covid-19 unit (3 non-vaccinated, 9 fully vaccinated, 7 vaccinated with a booster shot), and no hospitalised patients in the Covid-19 intensive care unit. As for the age of the hospitalised
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 25th May 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-25th-may-2022/) - Situation Report Azores Wednesday 25th May 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 13th of May until Thursday 19th of May there were 991 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 9,718 tests performed. 3,826 people have recovered, and one death
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 18th May 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-18th-may-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 18th May 2022 by Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update On May 16th, there were 25 patients hospitalised in the general Covid-19 unit (6 non-vaccinated, 1 vaccinated with the first dose, 5 fully vaccinated, 13 vaccinated with a booster shot), and no hospitalised patient in the Covid-19 intensive care unit. As
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 18th May 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-18th-may-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 18th May 2022 Good morning - Last week I was on holiday, or perhaps I should say a working holiday, in the Azores, which was most enjoyable and a welcome break. If you have not been there before, I highly recommend a visit. I say “working” as part of the
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 18th May 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-18th-may-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 18th May 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 6th of May until Thursday 12th of May there were 3,842 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 8,777 tests performed. 3,208 people have recovered, and one death has been recorded
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 18th May 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-18th-may-2022/) - ALGARVE SITUATION REPORT 18 MAY 2022 Good morning we start by bringing you the latest situation regarding Covid 19 in the region. In the latest situation report by the DGS for the period between the 3rd and 9th May, there were 3,519 new cases and 9 deaths in the Algarve. The 14 day incidence
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 11th May 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-11th-may-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 11th May 2022 by Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update On April 25th, there were 24 patients hospitalised in the general Covid-19 unit (6 non-vaccinated, 1 vaccinated with the first dose, 7 fully vaccinated, 10 vaccinated with a booster shot), and 1 hospitalised patient in the Covid-19 intensive care unit (a
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 11th May 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-11th-may-2022/) - ALGARVE SITUATION REPORT WEDNESDAY 11 MAY 2022 Hotel occupancy in the Algarve in April increased compared to 2021 Hotel occupancy in the Algarve in April increased compared to 2021, but still remained below the value recorded in 2019, the reference year for the sector as the impact of the pandemic has not yet been
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 4th May 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-4th-may-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 4th May 2022 by Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update On April 25th, there were 32 patients hospitalised in the general Covid-19 unit (5 non-vaccinated, 10 fully vaccinated, 17 vaccinated with a booster shot), and no hospitalised patients in the Covid-19 intensive care unit. As for the age of the hospitalised
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 4th May 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-4th-may-2022/) - PORTUGAL SITUATION REPORT WEDNESDAY 4TH MAY 2022 Yesterday evening I took part as an observer in a Civil Protection Exercise LIVEX 2021 (the year planning started). The exercise involved the collaboration of Faro Airport, the National Maritime Authority and the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority and was held between 1600 and 20.00 hrs.
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 4th May 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-4th-may-2022/) - The Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 4th May 2022 by Mike Evans The Ria Formosa Natural Park celebrates its 44th anniversary on Saturday, May 7th, with a diversified program and an Open Day for all ages in Olhão and Faro, announced the Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests (ICNF). The Marine Environmental Education
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 4th May 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-4th-may-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 4th May 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 22nd April until Thursday 28th April there were 2,507 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 7,062 tests performed. 2585 people have recovered, and one two deaths have
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 27th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-27th-april-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 27th April 2022 by Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update On April 25th, there were 35 patients hospitalised in the general Covid-19 unit (8 non-vaccinated, 10 fully vaccinated, 17 vaccinated with a booster shot), and no hospitalised patients in the Covid-19 intensive care unit. As for the age of the hospitalised patients
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 27th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-27th-april-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 27th April 2022 Good morning – I start this morning with a thank you to my colleague Fernanda Gonçalves for her well researched coverage commemorating Freedom Day published on our Facebook page. The three posts provided three different aspects to the 25th April. One of these was of Celeste Caeiro,
- [Situation Report Algarve Wednesday 27th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-algarve-wednesday-27th-april-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 27th April 2022 Northern Irishman who stabbed friend to death in Albufeira A 30-year-old Northern Irishman, suspected of having killed a friend, this Monday, April 25, in an apartment in a tourist resort in Albufeira, has been arrested. The crime took place in the early hours of Monday. According to
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 27th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-27th-april-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 27th April 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 15th April until Thursday 21st April there were 2,411 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 7,336 tests performed. 2044 people have recovered, and one death has been
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 20th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-20th-april-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 20th April 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 8th April until Friday 14th April there have been 2,225 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 7,421 tests performed. 2513 people have recovered, and four deaths have
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 20th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-20th-april-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 20th April 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update On April 17th, there were 63 patients hospitalised in the general Covid-19 unit (8 non-vaccinated, 2 vaccinated with one vaccine dose, 18 fully vaccinated, 35 vaccinated with a booster shot), 3 hospitalised patients in the Covid-19 intensive care unit (1 non-vaccinated,
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 20th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-20th-april-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 20th April 2022 Introduction With increasing numbers of tourists here at present and some changing weather conditions, our focus this week is on civil protection and public safety. The first is a reminder of rip currents. Tragically a number of people drown each year due to these, either because swimmers
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 20th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-20th-april-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 20th April 2022 Civil Protection of the Algarve prepares presidents of parish councils for emergency situations The Algarve Regional Command of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC), started this Monday, the usual process of training the presidents of parish councils, at a stage when the region is preparing
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 19th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-19th-april-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 19 April 2022 by Mike Evans "Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path." - Winston Churchill Here is the latest update of the Covid 19 situation around the world compiled by data from
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 13th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-13th-april-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 13th April 2022 Brief Covid-19 update On April 11th, there were 71 patients hospitalised in the general Covid-19 unit (15 non-vaccinated, 24 fully vaccinated, 32 vaccinated with a booster shot), 3 hospitalised patients in the Covid-19 intensive care unit (1 fully vaccinated, 2 vaccinated with a booster shot). As for
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 13th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-13th-april-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 13th April 2022 Introduction Let us start with some good news – That is according to IPMA forecasts, by the Easter weekend temperatures in some parts of the mainland may reach 28C. This will be welcomed by many tourists that will be in Portugal over Easter and excellent news for
- [Azores Situation Report  Wednesday 13th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-13th-april-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 13th April 2022 - From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 1st April until Friday 7th April there have been 2,633 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 8,553 tests performed. 2814 people have recovered, and two deaths
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 13th April 2022 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-13th-april-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 13th April 2022 Algarve welcomes refugees from Ukraine 48 days after the start of the war, all the Algarve municipalities received Ukrainian refugees, according to data from the Foreigners and Borders Service. In total, the SEF has already granted, in the region, 4279 requests for protection to refugees who arrived in the
- [Overseas Situation Report Saturday 9th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-saturday-9th-april-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Saturday 9th April 2022 by Mike Evans “Beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories” Abraham Lincoln With the war in Ukraine entering its second month for many there would be a feeling that the Covid 19 pandemic was a thing of the
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 6th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-6th-april-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 6th April 2022 Brief Covid-19 update On April 4th, there were 76 patients in hospital (19 non-vaccinated, 25 fully vaccinated, 32 vaccinated with a booster shot), 3 of whom were in intensive care ( 2 fully vaccinated, 1 vaccinated with a booster shot). As for the age of the hospitalised
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 6th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-6th-april-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 6th April 2022 Introduction Good morning - With the withdrawal of Russian forces from the outskirts of Kyiv, the true horror of the war is beginning to emerge. Mass graves have been found and there's evidence of civilians having been shot dead after their feet and hands were bound. Images
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 6th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-6th-april-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 6th April 2022 Algarve firefighters worried about the impact of fuel increases The firefighters of the Algarve met last Wednesday, March 30, and said they were concerned about the impact that the increase in fuel costs could have on the operations of corporations. In a note sent to the press,
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 6th April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-6th-april-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 6th April 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid-19 In the seven days from Friday 25th of March until Friday 1st April there have been 2,603 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 8,411 tests performed. Another death was recorded on the island
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 1 April 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-1-april-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 1 April 2022 by Mike Evans “We Continue to Be Vigilant” Marek Belka As we start the beginning of another month, and the current status regarding the Covid situation in Portugal continues until the end of the month at least, we are looking at the rise of the Omnicron Variant
- [Madeira Situation Report 30th March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-30th-march-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report 30th March 2022 Brief Covid-19 update As of March 29th, there had been 68 Covid-19 cases in the Region’s educational establishments in the previous 24 hours (46 students, 16 teaching staff and 6 non-teaching staff). On March 28th, there were 99 patients in hospital (24 non-vaccinated, 37 fully vaccinated, 4 vaccinated
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 30th March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-30th-march-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 30th March 2022 Introduction Good morning - On the 27th March the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, accepted the proposal for the appointment of Secretaries of State presented by the Prime Minister-designate, António Costa. Included in these were the Secretaries of State under the Minister of Internal Administration
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 30th March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-30th-march-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 30th March 2022 Municipality of Faro wants to reduce noise caused by night establishments The Municipality of Faro approved this Monday, at a chamber meeting, the new regulation of the opening hours of commercial establishments and the provision of services in the municipality and the new municipal noise regulation. The
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 25th March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-25th-march-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 25th March 2022 by Mike Evans “No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow” English Proverb With the world concentrating on the War that is happening in Ukraine it has been a while since we last posted an Overseas report. For this report we are reporting on
- [Azores situation report Wednesday 23rd March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-23rd-march-2022/) - Azores situation report Wednesday 23rd March 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Breaking news: Following the current earthquake-volcanic crisis that has been recorded since March 19th, on the island of São Jorge, and taking into account the latest information made available by the Center for Seismo volcanic Information and Surveillance of the Azores
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 23rd March 2022 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-23rd-march-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 23rd March 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update As of March 22nd, there had been 59 Covid-19 cases in the Region’s educational establishments in the previous 24 hours (29 students, 17 teaching staff and 13 non-teaching staff). On March 21st, there were 87 patients in hospital (16 non-vaccinated, 30
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 23rd March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-23rd-march-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 23rd March 2022 All eyes at present are turned to the situation concerning Sao Jorge Island in the Azores where since 19th March there have been over 1800 low magnitude earthquakes of which around 100 have been felt. At 7.24 pm (Azores time) yesterday the Regional Civil Protection and Fire
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 23rd March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-23rd-march-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 23rd March 2022 The Vila do Bispo City Council launches today, World Water Day, a campaign that calls for water saving in the municipality. Using a photograph that shows the low level of water in the Bravura Dam, the municipality alerts the population to the possibility that, if the weather
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 16th March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-9th-march-2022-2/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 16th March 2022 From our colleague in the Azores The Regional Health Authority in the Azores will only release Covid-19 epidemiological and vaccination data on Fridays and not daily. Government of the Azores says it will revoke the use of mask in the coming weeks “If this record of a
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 16th March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-16th-march-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 16th March 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update On March 15th, there were 68 patients in hospital (15 non-vaccinated, 22 fully vaccinated, 26 vaccinated with a booster shot), 1 of whom in intensive care (non-vaccinated). As for the age of the hospitalised patients who are in the general Covid-19
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 16th March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-16th-march-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 16th March 2022 Introduction Good morning - Since our last weekly the report the situation in Ukraine has escalated, in terms of intensity of the invasion, which is clearly targeted at civilians in addition, to military targets. The number of casualties has increased considerably on both sides and at the time
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 16th March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-16th-march-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 16th March 2022 Algarve Football Association joins FPF to support the integration of Ukrainian citizens In the context of the conflict in Ukraine, the Portuguese Football Federation launched a support plan for Ukrainian war refugees who continue to arrive in Portugal, appealing and helping to welcome them in order to
- [The Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 11th March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-wednesday-11th-march-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 11th March 2022 by Mike Evans “You must be the change you want to see in the world” - Mahatma Ghandi With the situation in Ukraine taking the world's attention, the pandemic is still amongst us, and this report is looking at the latest travel situation across the
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 9th March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-8th-march-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 9th March 2022 Introduction It is very saddening to have reached a point of being closer to normality as far as Covid-19 is concerned, only now to have a war in Ukraine! We have had to deal with a considerable amount of bad news over the last two years and it
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 9th March 2022 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-9th-march-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 9th March 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update By March 7th, there were 54 patients in hospital (13 non-vaccinated, 1 vaccinated with one vaccine dose, 22 fully vaccinated, 17 vaccinated with a booster shot), 1 of whom in intensive care (1 non-vaccinated). As for the age of the hospitalised
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 9th March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-9th-march-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 9th March 2022 Ukraine: Bus from Loulé to pick up 52 refugees It was just after 6 am on Monday, when a bus left the Loulé Bus Terminal bound for Warsaw, Poland, to support the refugee population from the war in Ukraine and collect a group of 52 people who
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 9th March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-9th-march-2022/) - Azores Situation Report - Wednesday 9th March 2022 From our colleague in the Azores During the last week up until the 8th of March there were 2,962 new cases of Covid-19 reported. During the same period, there were 3,951 recoveries. Sadly, there were also 7 deaths. Hospitalisations: As of today, there are 22
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 2 March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-2-march-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 2 March 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update On February 23rd, the number of Covid-19 deaths reached 200 in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. By March 2nd, there were 85 patients in hospital (19 non-vaccinated, 3 vaccinated with one vaccine dose, 36 fully vaccinated, 37 vaccinated with a booster shot),
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 2nd March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-march-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 2nd March 2022 Introduction Good morning – Yesterday was International Civil Protection Day - In Portugal and around the world, the celebration of the date has the purpose of raising the various countries to the importance of civil protection, paying tribute to all civil protection agents and promoting reflection and
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-march-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd March 2022 From our colleague in the Azores During the last week up until the 1st of March there have been 3,615 new cases of Covid-19 reported. During the same period, there were 7,232 recoveries. Sadly, there were also 3 deaths. Hospitalisations: As of yesterday, there were 33 patients hospitalised, 21
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 2nd March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-march-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 2nd March 2022 First Ukrainian Refugees Travel to Algarve in coming days The first Ukrainian refugees should arrive in the Algarve in the coming days on a bus that will leave for Poland “within a day or two», with the aim of «collecting refugees who really want to come here
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 1 March 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-1-march-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 1 March 2022 by Mike Evans “We have an unprecedented opportunity to change the narrative in our country away from divisiveness towards shared hope” Dr. Susan Hillis, Senior Research Officer, Oxford University As the world's attention is now focused on the attack on Ukraine by Russian forces you could be
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 23 February 2022 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-23-february-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 23 February 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update Since the start of February, updates on the Covid-19 situation will be published monthly. However, hospitalisation information, such as the number of hospital admissions, admissions to Covid-19 Units and Covid-19 Intensive Care Units, will be issued daily by the Madeira Health
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 23rd February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-23rd-february-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 23rd February 2022 Introduction Good morning - We start with the unseasonably warm weather and lack of rain. Yesterday morning the minimum air temperature in some parts of the Algarve was 16C - that is higher than the MAXIMUM air temperature in the region for this time of the year.
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 23rd February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-23rd-february-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 23rd February 2022 Algarve is the region where unemployment grew the most in January The Algarve was, in January, the region of the country that registered the biggest increase in unemployment, compared to the previous month (+4.2%), according to data released by the Institute of Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP).
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 22 February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-22-february-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 22 February 2022 by Mike Evans “Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance” Abigail Adams Across the world in the past week there has been a 21% decline in Covid 19 cases reported and an 11% drop in deaths. This has prompted many countries to look at reducing
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 18 February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-18-february-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 18 February 2022 by Mike Evans "Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less." Marie Curie In the week when we saw the number of cases worldwide drop by over 20%
- [The Azores Situation Report Wednesday 16th February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-azores-situation-report-wednesday-16th-february-2022/) - Azores Situation report Wednesday 16th February 2022 We are pleased to share at the request of the British Embassy in Lisbon the attached communication informing that SEF has started today to notify British nationals who are resident in Madeira and the Azores under the Withdrawal Agreement, who are registered on the Brexit portal, to
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 16th February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-16th-february-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 16th February 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Moderate earthquake in Madeira (today) A magnitude 5.2 earthquake was felt in Madeira early in the morning. It took place at 04h32. Its epicentre was 35 Km south of Funchal and its depth was 7 Km. It was felt more strongly in the Municipality
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 16th February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-16th-february-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 16th February 2022 Introduction The attack on the Funky Dogo bar in Vilamoura on Sunday evening, destroying the bar and damaging some neighbouring property, was a reprehensible attack. Customers had been told by the perpetrators, who were wearing hoods, to leave the bar before it was doused in petrol and
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 16th February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-16th-february-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 16th February 2022 CHUA opens new Electroencephalography Laboratory The Cento Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve CHUA inaugurated today, Monday, February 14th, the new facilities of the Electroencephalography Laboratory (EEG) of the Neurophysiology Unit, as well as a new high-tech EEG equipment. This new equipment helps in the diagnosis of various neurological diseases,
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 15 February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-15-february-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 15 February 2022 by Mike Evans “There’s no place like home” Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz Since the pandemic first started, the world has had to rely on shipping to get goods and services delivered to all parts of the globe. These ships loaded with cargo are a vital
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 11 February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-11-february-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 11 February 2022 by Mike Evans “No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow” Maya Angelou This week saw a number of new milestones in the long fight against Covid 19. On Wednesday the number of reported cases
- [The Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 9 February 2022  ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-madeira-situation-report-wednesday-9-february-2022/) - The Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 9 February 2022 Brief Covid-19 update Since the start of February, updates on the Covid-19 situation will be published monthly. However, hospitalisation information, such as the number of hospital admissions, admissions to Covid-19 Units and Covid-19 Intensive Care Units, will be issued daily by the Madeira Health Service. On
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 9th February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-9th-february-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 9th February 2022 Introduction Good morning - Yesterday was Safer Internet Day, the same day that Vodafone announced that it had been subject to a major Cyberattack, which caused major disruption to customers throughout the country. The CEO of Vodafone “Mário Vaz, described it as a "terrorist and criminal act
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 9th February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-9th-january-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 9th February 2022 Covid-19: Demand for the Algarve rises with end of test on arrival The end of the obligation to present a negative test for covid-19 on arrival in Portugal is “very positive” and is causing a “significant” increase in demand in the region, the president of the main regional hotel
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 9th February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-9th-february-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 9th February 2022 From our colleague in the Azores 9th February 2022 1,376 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, with 914 on the island of São Miguel, 305 on the island of Terceira, 39 on the island of Faial, 39 on the island of São Jorge, 29 on the island
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 8 February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-8-february-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 8 February 2022 by Mike Evans “Patience is also a form of action” - Auguste Rodin As Portugal eased the requirements for vaccinated travellers to enter Portugal this report is looking at what travel restrictions are in place and where some are being eased as the pandemic gets less
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 4 February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-4-february-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 4 February 2022 by Mike Evans If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress. - Barack Obama As this report is written at the end of the first month of 2022, I have dedicated this particular report to the latest situation
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 2nd January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-january-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 2nd January 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Brief Covid-19 update On Tuesday (February 1st), there were 766 new Covid-19 cases (18 imported cases and 748 cases of local transmission), 1,189 recoveries and 2 deaths in the Region. There are currently 546 suspected cases, 7,060 active cases (193 imported cases & 6,867
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 2nd February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-february-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 2nd February 2022 Introduction Good morning - Since the beginning of the year there have been over 700 rural fires of which more than 450 occurred from 28th to 30th January. Over 85% of these recent fires were in the far north. On Friday two fires broke out in hard-to-reach
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-february-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd February 2022 From our colleague in the Azores 26th January 2022 1,393 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, with 802 on the island of São Miguel, 426 on the island of Terceira, 67 on the island of Faial, 39 on the island of Pico, 31 on the island of
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 2nd February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-february-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 2nd February 2022 Covid-19 Algarve is the mainland region with the fewest new cases of Covid-19, hospitalizations fall The Algarve is the region of mainland Portugal with the lowest number of new cases of Covid-19 (+1,738), with hospitalizations falling nationally, both in the ward and in Intensive Care Units. The data
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 1 February 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-1-february-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 1 February 2022 by Mike Evans “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” - Confucius Whilst for many the pandemic has brought about changes to their lifestyles which will be difficult to go back to, there are many things which are
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 28 January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-28-january-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 28 January 2022 by Mike Evans “I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” - Jimmy Dean Welcome to this Friday’s Overseas Report which details information and verified facts which will be of interest to our followers regarding
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 26th January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-26th-january-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 26th January 2022 Introduction Good morning – the legislative elections are certain occupying most of the news at present with around over half of all news articles published by Lusa on 24th/25th January, being devoted to this one topic. Although this puts Covid-19 into second place, it is not good
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 26th January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-26th-january-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 26th January 2022 Loulé Council halts project to install a new “waste management unit” in the municipality The Municipality of Loulé reported that it had approved, for the third time, preventive measures (with the consequent suspension of the Loulé PDM in force) in order to stop the progress of projects that
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 26th January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-26th-january-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 26th January 2022 From our colleague in the Azores 19th January 2022 1,082 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, with 655 on the island of São Miguel, 213 on the island of Terceira, 99 on the island of Pico, 73 on the island of Faial, 15 on the island
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 25 January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-25-january-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 25 January 2022 by Mike Evans “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” Abraham Lincoln In this report we are looking at what the WHO is saying about the pandemic, and we are also looking at the latest figures around the world which show some
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 21 January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-21-january-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 21 January 2022 by Mike Evans “Adaptability is the simple secret of survival.” – Jessica Hagedorn In Spain the government is trying to make a case for Covid 19 to be reduced from a pandemic to an endemic situation across the world. According to the World health Organisation this is
- [Madeira Situation Report Thursday 20th January 2022 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-19th-january-2022/) -  Madeira Situation Report Thursday 20th January 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 13,740 new Covid-19 cases, 8,167 recoveries and 5 deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. Once again, the vast majority of new Covid-19 cases were locally transmitted On Wednesday, there
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 19th January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-19th-january-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 19th January 2022 Introduction Good morning – I start today, not with Covid-19, but with the devastation caused to the tiny islands of Tonga resulting from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption on 15th January 2022. Our sympathy goes to all those affected who have suffered a great deal, transforming some
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 19th January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-19th-january-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 19th January 2022 From our colleague in the Azores Covid data from the previous 7 days. 12th January 2022 557 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, with 292 on the island of São Miguel, 121 on the island of Terceira, 75 on the island of Pico, 32 on the
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19th January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-19th-january-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19th January 2022 "Electrão Schools" in the district of Faro have already collected more than 1 ton of electrical equipment Eight educational establishments in the district of Faro that joined the "Escola Electrão" campaign have already collected 1383 kilos of used electrical equipment this school year, between September and December
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 18 January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-18-january-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 18 January 2022 by Mike Evans “Patience is not the ability to wait but how you act while you are waiting” Joyce Meyer With the latest variant still moving across the world, in this report we look at the situation in Australia and closer to home, France. In
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 14 January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-14-friday-january-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 14 January 2022 by Mike Evans “It ain't over 'til it's over” - Yogi Berra As the Covid Pandemic enters its third year, this report is looking at the issue surrounding the phrase long Covid and its effects on people many months later. We also look at the latest
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 12th January 2022 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-12th-january-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 12th January 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 10,699 new Covid-19 cases, 9,059 recoveries and 6 deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. Once again, the vast majority of new Covid-19 cases were locally transmitted. On Wednesday, there
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 12th January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-12th-january-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 12th January 2022 Introduction Good morning – Over the last 10 days we have seen large daily increases in new Covid-19 cases as well as an increase in hospitalisations – the latter however is still 60% lower for the same time last year. As far as the numbers in ICU
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 12th January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-12th-january-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 12th January 2022 From our colleague in the Azores 5th January 523 new positive cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed, with 234 on the island of Terceira, 231 on the island of São Miguel, 33 on the island of Faial, 16 on the island of Flores, six on the island of Pico
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 12th January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-12th-january-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 12th January 2022 Do you think you have Covid-19? Whatever you do, don't run to the ER If you think you have Covid-19 or if you have had a positive self-test, do not, under any circumstances, go to the emergency rooms of hospitals in the Algarve, appeals Ana Varges Gomes, the chairman
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 11 January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/41241/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 11 January 2022 by Mike Evans “Comment is free but facts are sacred” - C.P. Scott For this report we are looking at the latest information released by the World Health Organisation which details the state of the virus across the world and is a factual account of how
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 7 January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-7-january-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 7 January 2022 by Mike Evans “A pandemic will lead to permanent economic, social and cultural changes. The key is to create good from a bad situation.” - Wayne Gerard Trotman, author With new cases surging across the world with the Omicron variant this report is looking
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 5th January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-5th-january-2022/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 5th January 2022 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 6,815 new Covid-19 cases, 1,856 recoveries and 4 deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. The number of new and active cases more than tripled. The number of new Covid-19
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 5th January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-5th-january-2022/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 5th January 2022 Introduction Good morning – First a Happy and Safe New Year to you and our first weekly report of the New Year. Public health specialists and politicians will meet again at 10.00 hrs this Wednesday to assess the evolution of the covid-19 pandemic, at a time when Portugal
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 5th January 2022  ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-5th-january-2022/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 5th January 2022 From our colleague in the Azores 29th December 2021 249 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, 164 in São Miguel, 62 in Terceira, 16 in Faial, six in Santa Maria and one in Pico, resulting from 1,765 tests performed. In São Miguel, 84 new positive cases were registered in
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 5th January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-5th-january-2022/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 5th January 2022 House prices for rent in the Algarve rose 7.6% in 2021 Renting a house in the Algarve now costs 9.8 euros per square meter. Prices only dropped in Albufeira (-2.2 percent) in 2021. House prices for rent in the Algarve rose 7.6 percent in 2021, comparing December
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 4 January 2022](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-4-january-2022/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 4 January 2022 by Mike Evans “And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” Rainer Maria Rilke A very happy new year to all our followers both on our Facebook page and on our website. We hope, despite the ongoing pandemic, that you
- [Madeira Situation Report  Wednesday 29th December 2021 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-29th-december-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report – Wednesday 29th December 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 1,953 new Covid-19 cases, 1,052 recoveries and 9 deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. On Wednesday, there were 252 new Covid-19 cases (15 imported cases & 237 cases
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 29th December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-29th-december-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 29th December 2021 Introduction Good morning: Over the last few days Covid-19 figures have very much been in focus with over 17,000 cases recorded yesterday, the highest so far since the start of the pandemic. There is little doubt that these high numbers are being driven by the Omicron variant, which
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 29th December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-29th-december-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 29th December 2021 From our colleague in the Azores 22nd December 67 new positive cases of covid-19 were diagnosed, 42 in São Miguel, 16 in Terceira, five in Santa Maria and four in Graciosa, resulting from 1,281 tests performed. In São Miguel, 26 new positive cases were registered in the municipality
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 29th December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-29th-december-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 29th December 2021 New Year's Eve: Câmara de Albufeira keeps fireworks to the sound of Kiss Fm and the transmission of "Carpe Nox" on RTP1 Due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, the traditional New Year's party in Albufeira, at Praia dos Pescadores, was cancelled, however, the Municipality will
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 24 December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-24-december-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 24 December 2021 by Mike Evans "Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts." —Arnold Bennett If I may start this report by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This will be the last Overseas Report until the new year and whilst
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 22nd December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-december-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 22nd December 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 1,174 new Covid-19 cases, 663 recoveries and 3 deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. Although there was a fall in the number of recoveries, the number of new cases and
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 22nd December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-december-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 22nd December 2021 Introduction Good morning- Yesterday evening the Prime Minister António Costa announced the main measures that will be in place to help contain the further spread of Covid-19, with the main focus being the Christmas and New Year periods. He explained that the strategies adopted about a month ago
- [Algarve Situation report Wednesday 22nd December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-december-2021/) - Algarve Situation report Wednesday 22nd December 2021 Algarve reinforces the regional strategy to combat COVID-19 for the coming months. The Secretary of State Coordinator of the Calamity situation for the Algarve Region, Jorge Botelho, meets this week by sector with each intervention zone (Barlavento, Central and Sotavento), involving mayors, authorities and health services for
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 22nd December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-december-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 22nd December 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Omicron The Regional Health Authority informs that two positive cases of infection by SARS-CoV-2 with SGTP (S Gene Target Failure) profile were identified in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, with molecular profiles compatible with strain B.1.1.529 (Omicron) and that the
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 21 December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-21-december-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 21 December 2021 by Mike Evans “Don’t give up! It’s not over. The universe is balanced. Every set-back bears with it the seeds of a come-back” - Steve Maraboli With the holidays drawing even closer this report is looking at the latest situation in many parts of the world
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 17 December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-17-december-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 17 December 2021 by Mike Evans “Stay safe, stay healthy and above all, stay positive!” - Anonymous With the Christmas holidays getting ever closer this report is bringing you the latest news on travel around Europe and even further afield. We start with the latest news from France where
- [Madeira Sitiation Report Wednesday 15th December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-sitiation-report-wednesday-15th-december-2021/) - Madeira Sitiation Report Wednesday 15th December 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 1,343 new Covid-19 cases, 1,167 recoveries and 15 deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published two weeks ago. Once again, there was a vast increase in the number of new cases, most of which
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 15th December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-15th-december-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 15th December 2021 Good morning - This morning I would cover the topic of risk, the factors that influence risk and how to reduce the risk of contracting Covid-19, avoiding self-isolation, or worse, during the Christmas period. In the lead up to Christmas we are undoubtedly planning for the occasion,
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 15th December 2021 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-15th-december-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 15th December 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 8th of December there have been 161 new cases of Covid-19 registered, 9 fewer than last week, and 151 recoveries, 28 more than last week. Admissions: As of today, there
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 15th December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-15th-december-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 15th December 2021 COVID-19: Algarve Regional Health Authority Advises against events, parties and dinners that promote the gathering of people This regional recommendation is in line with the “common sense” that has already been requested by Graça Freitas, general director of Health The Algarve Regional Health Authority advises against, “with immediate
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday December 14 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-december-14-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 14 December 2021 by Mike Evans “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer” - Albert Camus In this report we are looking at what has happened over the past week in Germany with regards to the emergence of the new Omicron Strain
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 8th December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-8th-december-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 8th December 2021 Introduction Good morning - A reminder to everyone that there are a number of weather warnings in place for today. Of particular note are the orange level rough sea warnings with peak waves that could reach a maximum of 12 meters according to the IPMA. The National
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 8th December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-8th-december-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 8th December 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 1st of December there have been 170 new cases of Covid-19 registered, 31 more than last week, and 133 recoveries, 96 fewer than last week. Admissions: As of yesterday,
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 8th December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-8th-december-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 8th December 2021 Algarve reactivates vaccination centers to administer booster doses against Covid-19 The Algarve is preparing to reactivate the vaccination centers that have since been deactivated, to administer booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and, eventually, to vaccinate children. The revelation was made this Monday by Paulo Morgado, president
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 7 December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-7-december-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 7 December 2021 by Mike Evans “Freedom and duty always go hand in hand and if the free do not accept the duty of social responsibility, they will not long remain free.” - Anonymous The news in the past week regarding Covid 19 has been full of reports on
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 3 December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-3-december-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 3 December 2021 by Mike Evans "The scientists in South Africa created a great public good in detecting what was happening in their country and in sharing it in the way they did and it underlines to me how important it is for us to fulfill our obligations to other parts of
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 1st December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-1st-december-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wdednesday 1st December 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 598 new Covid-19 cases, 354 recoveries and 12 deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. Once again, there were more new cases than in the previous week, and the vast majority of new
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday December 1 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-30th-november-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday December 1 2021 Introduction The Situation of Calamity comes into effect today. As usual in advance of this were various government statements, the official announcement by the Prime Minister, the communique of the Council of Ministers and the various laws introduced over the last three days. With all of this,
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 1st December 2021 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-1st-december-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 1st December 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 24th of November there have been 139 new cases of Covid-19 registered, 58 fewer than last week, and 229 recoveries, 122 more than last week. Admissions: As of today, there
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 1st December 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-1st-december-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 1st December 2021 Castro Marim: Around 50 women participated in a Self Defence workshop Empowering participants with the tools necessary to defend their physical integrity, in order to prevent threatening situations, was the focus of the initiative. Last Saturday, Castro Marim hosted a Self Defence workshop for women, which brought
- [The Overseas Report 30 November 2021 by Mike Evans](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-report-30-november-2021-by-mike-evans/) - The Overseas Report 30 November 2021 by Mike Evans https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/ For this overseas report we are doing things differently. As the Christmas holidays get closer and many people travel to see family and friends, we thought it would be useful to detail some of the countries where people travelling from Portugal can expect to have
- [THE OVERSEAS REPORT 26 NOVEMBER 2021 by Mike Evans](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-report-26-november-2021-by-mike-evans/) - THE OVERSEAS REPORT 26 NOVEMBER 2021 by Mike Evans https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/22/photos-of-anti-covid-protests-in-europe.html?recirc=taboolainternal In this report we look at the latest issues surrounding the pandemic across the world. In a week where the number of new cases of infection rose across the world by 11% and only Asia showing a drop of 2% compared to the previous
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 24th November 2921](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-24th-november-2921/) - Madeira Situation report Wednesday 24th November 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 454 new Covid-19 cases, 307 recoveries and 10 deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. Once again, there were more new cases than in the previous week, and
- [Azores Situation Reports 17th and 24th November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-reports-17th-and-24th-november-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 24th November 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 17th of November there have been 197 new cases of Covid-19 registered, 28 more than last week, and 107 recoveries, 6 more than last week. Current situation: 
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 24th November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-24th-november-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 24th November 2021 Introduction Good morning - We are now seeing an emerging increase in the number of hospitalisations due to Covid-19 as well as those in ICU, compared to the last few weeks where the figures were marginal increases in hospitalisations and a stabilisation in the numbers in
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 24th November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-24th-november-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 24th November 2021 Number of people supported by Refood Faro quadrupled compared to 2019 The number of people benefiting from food support through the Refood volunteer movement has quadrupled in Faro compared to 2019, a number which is expected to continue to rise due to the end of the
- [The Overseas Report 24 November 2021 by Mike Evans](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-report-24-november-2021-by-mike-evans/) - The Overseas Report 24 November 2021 by Mike Evans https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#main_table https://www.who.int/ With the WHO signalling their concern at the increase in Covid 19 cases throughout Europe there is one place where the pandemic seems to be under control after what everyone assumed would be an area which was to be most hit by the
- [The Overseas Report 19 November 2021 by Mike Evans](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-report-19-november-2021-by-mike-evans/) - The Overseas Report 19 November 2021 by Mike Evans As the COP26 conference finished in Scotland last week amid calls for countries to do more to combat climate change the pandemic has thrown up another issue which is having an effect on almost everyone's daily lives. The Subject is Rubbish, Garbage or Trash depending where
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 17th November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-17th-november-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 17th November 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 341 new Covid-19 cases, 284 recoveries and 5 deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. Once again, there was a big increase in the number of new cases, most of which
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 17th November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-17th-november-2021/) - . Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 17th November 2021 Introduction Good morning - At the weekend, in these first weeks of November, when many people are already shopping for Christmas, it is easy to forget that there is a highly contagious virus that continues to infect hundreds of people every day in Portugal and thousands in
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 17th November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-17th-november-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 17th November 2021 Tourism in the Algarve must already have a “normal” 2022, but there are concerns: lack of labour and TAP flights, covid-19 and the extinction of the SEF In 2021, the Algarve should reach 60% of the income it had in 2019 and the air operation at
- [The Overseas Report 16 November 2021 by Mike Evans](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-report-16-november-2021-by-mike-evans/) - The Overseas Report 16 November 2021 by Mike Evans https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/weekly-trends/#countries https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/12/partial-lockdown-in-netherlands-amid-record-covid-cases https://www.dw.com/en/covid-in-germany-incidence-rate-passes-300-for-first-time/a-59818681 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02398-9/fulltext The past week has seen a rise in infections across many parts of the world. Leading this rise is Europe where we are seeing large increases in new infections across many countries with some bringing back lock down restrictions in
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 10th November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-10th-november-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 10th November 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 274 new Covid-19 cases, 129 recoveries and 1 death from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. Once again, there has been a big increase in the number of new cases.
- [Azores Situation Report 10th November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-10th-november-2021/) - Azores Situation Report 10th November 2021 - From our colleague in the Azores From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 3rd of November there have been 108 new cases of Covid-19 registered, more than last week, and 126 recoveries, more than last week.
- [Overseas Situation Report 11th November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-11th-november-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report 11th November 2021 by Mike Evans As the USA finally opens its borders to foreign visitors for the first time in 20 months this report is looking at how the virus is still rampant in many places despite the vaccinations. Yesterday the USA finally opened their borders for Europeans and
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 5 November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-6-november-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 5 November 2021 by Mike Evans “All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don't. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity.” ― Robert Kennedy In this report we are looking at
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 3rd November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-november-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 3rd November 2021 Introduction Good morning - We start with some good news and that is that is the announcement that until the end of October, Portugal had the lowest number of rural fires and the second lowest level in burnt area, since 2011. The Minister of Internal Administration said yesterday
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 3rd November 2021 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-november-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 3rd November 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 99 new Covid-19 cases, 59 recoveries and 1 death from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. On Wednesday, there were 20 new Covid-19 cases (5 imported cases - 4 from Germany
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 3rd November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-november-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 3rd November 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 27th of September there have been 91 new cases of Covid-19 registered, 16 fewer than last week, and 61 recoveries, 28 more than last week. Current situation: The archipelago
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 3rd November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-november-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 3rd November 2021 Despite the low season, Faro airport has seen long queues due to the high number of flights The president of the Algarve Tourism Board asked this Monday for a reinforcement of agents to avoid bottlenecks in border control, showing concern with the transition of competences of the
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 2 November 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-2-november-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 2 November 2021 by Mike Evans “While we are all floating on the same sea, it’s clear that some are in super yachts, while others are clinging to the drifting debris.” - UN Secretary General António Guterres Yesterday the official reported death toll from the Covid 19 pandemic passed the 5
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 29 October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-29-october-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 29 October 2021 by Mike Evans “The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.” - Jawaharlal Nehru In this report we are looking at the latest table from the Bloomberg Covid Resilience chart as well as what is happening in Singapore and Russia
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 27th October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-27th-october-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 27th October 2021 Introduction Good morning - With the focus in the media firmly on the budget in Portugal and the political divisions concerning this, let us start with some good news. It was announced yesterday that Vice Admiral Gouveia e Melo was the winner of the National Bioethics Award,
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 27th October 2021 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-27th-october-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 27th October 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 99 new Covid-19 cases, 59 recoveries and 1 death from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. On Wednesday, there were 17 new Covid-19 cases (3 imported cases - 2 from Spain
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 27th October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-27th-october-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 27th October 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 20th September there have been 107 new cases of Covid-19 registered, 10 fewer than last week, and 93 recoveries, 1 less than last week. Current situation: The archipelago currently
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 27th October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-27th-october-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 27TH October 2021 Algarve Tourism Promotes a Destination for Travellers Who Prefer to Visit The Region Off Season Turismo do Algarve is promoting the destination to travellers who appreciate a more sustainable tourism, who are less sensitive to price and who prefer to visit the region outside the high season. Among
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 26 October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-26-october-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 26 October 2021 by Mike Evans "We can no longer rely on these big superpowers to come in and save us.” - Emile Hendricks, 22 years old, Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines As of this past weekend the world total of recorded cases of Covid 19 reached 244.5 million and is
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 22 October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-22-october-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 22 October 2021 by Mike Evans “No one's life should be rooted in fear. We are born for wonder, for joy, for hope, for love, to marvel at the mystery of existence, to be ravished by the beauty of the world, to seek truth and meaning, to acquire wisdom, and
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 20th October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-20th-october-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 20th October 2021 by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 56 new Covid-19 cases, 58 recoveries and 1 death from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. On Wednesday, there were 10 new Covid-19 cases (1 imported case from the Lisbon and
- [](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/40454/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 20th October 2021 by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 56 new Covid-19 cases, 58 recoveries and 1 death from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. On Wednesday, there were 10 new Covid-19 cases (1 imported case from the Lisbon and
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 20th October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-20th-october-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 20th October 2021 Introduction Good morning – Infarmed, the Portuguese Medicines Authority, warned yesterday of the existence of two illegal websites for the sale of medicines aimed at the public in Portugal, highlighting the risks to health as it was not possible to ensure their safety, quality and authenticity. We
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 20th October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-20th-october-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 20th October 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 13th September there have been 117 new cases of Covid-19 registered, 19 more than the previous week, and 94 recoveries, 10 more than last week. As of the
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 20th October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-20th-october-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 20th October 2021 Covid-19: Simultaneous Flu and New Coronavirus Vaccination Stared on Monday The simultaneous administration of vaccines against influenza and covid-19 started on Monday in mainland Portugal, with the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) planning to vaccinate around two million people in this modality. Health director-general Graça Freitas assured, on Friday,
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 19 October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-19-october-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 19 October 2021 by Mike Evans “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” - Colin Powell As Portugal's Covid rates fall further back to their early numbers this report is looking at some of the countries where the opposite
- [Madeira Situation Report Friday 15th October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-friday-15th-october-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Friday 15th October 2021 Covid-19 New rules apply from today until November 30th There are up the ten changes coming to effect in the Region at midnight tonight after the resolution approved yesterday by the Government Council confirmed the changes to rules already announced Tuesday. In general, the order is to
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 15 October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-15-october-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 15 October 2021 by Mike Evans "Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying." - W. Clement Stone In the past week there has been a big increase in new infections across many countries in Europe. This is in contrast to the rest of the
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 13th October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-13th-october-2021/) - Azores Situation Report – 13th October 2021 - From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 6th September there have been 92 new cases of Covid-19 registered, less than last week, and 84 recoveries. Hospitalizations As of today, there are nine patients hospitalized,
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 13th October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-13th-october-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 13th October 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 58 new Covid-19 cases, 102 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. On Wednesday, there were 10 new Covid-19 cases (1 imported case from Lithuania & 9 cases
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 13th October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-13th-october-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 13th October 2021 Introduction Good morning - It was announced last week the travellers from the UK to Portugal, who have a NHS Covid-19 pass will be able to enter Portugal without a negative test result, in other words the same as for those with an EU Digital Covid Certificate. This
- [Algarve Situation report Wednesday 13th October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-13th-october-2021/) - Algarve Situation report Wednesday 13th October 2021 World experts debate future of leisure and post-covid tourism in Vilamoura The 2021 edition of the conference 'The Resort and Residential Hospitality Forum' (R&R) dedicated to investment in resorts will take place between 25 and 27 October at the Tivoli Marina Vilamoura Resort, bringing together international specialists
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 12 October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-12-october-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 12 October 2021 - By Mike Evans "Wine makes every meal an occasion every table more elegant and everyday more civilized" Author Unknown As the world starts to recover from the Global Pandemic this report tells of one aspect of Portuguese culture that tourists have been sampling since well before the pandemic and how the government and producers are
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 8 October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-8-october-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 8 October 2021 by Mike Evans “When it comes to social media, there are just times I turn off the world, you know. There are just sometimes you have to give yourself space to be quiet, which means you’ve got to set those phones down.” - Michelle Obama In
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 6th October 2021 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-6th-october-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 6th October 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 87 new Covid-19 cases, 72 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. On Wednesday, there were 14 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 8
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 6th October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-6th-october-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 6th October 2021 Introduction Good morning - The highlight for many on Monday was the failure of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. Downdetector described it as “one of the largest ever tracked on Downdetector® in terms of the total number of reports (over 14 million as of 3:30 p.m. PDT) and
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 6th October 2021  ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-6th-october-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 6th October 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 29th September there have been 106 new cases of Covid-19 registered, more than last week, and 76 recoveries. Current situation: The Azores currently have 146 active positive cases,
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 6th October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-6th-october-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 6th October 2021 Order wants more nurses in the Algarve but hospitals are already looking for professionals in Spain The president of the Ordem dos Enfermeiros today called for the hiring of more professionals for the Hospital and University Center of the Algarve (CHUA), but the administration says there is no
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 5 October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-5-october-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 5 October 2021 by Mike Evans “Nowadays, we are confronted by a huge gap between rich and poor. This is not only morally wrong, but practically a mistake. It leads to the rich living in anxiety and the poor living in frustration, which has the potential to lead to more
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 1 October 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-report-friday-1-october-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 1 October 2021 by Mike Evans “No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you’re still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.” - Tony Robbins In this report we take a look at the Bloomberg Covid Resilience Ranking system and see what are the best
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 29th September 2021  ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-29th-september-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 29th September 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 62 new Covid-19 cases, 128 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. The number of new Covid-19 cases halved in the last 7 days. On Wednesday,
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 29th September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-29th-september-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 29th September 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 22nd September there have been 78 new cases of Covid-19 registered, two more than last week and 57 recoveries. Current situation: The archipelago currently has 122 active positive cases:
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 29th September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-29th-september-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 29th September 2021 Paediatricians ask for more professionals to avoid emergency closure in Faro The Paediatrics emergency service at the Hospital de Faro may be at risk of closing due to the lack of professionals, which is making it difficult to fill out the scales. The alert was made in a
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 29th September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-29th-september-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 29th September 2021 Introduction Good morning - The headlines yesterday was certainly the news that the mission of Vice Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo has come to an end and, this Tuesday, with almost 85% of the population vaccinated. A fantastic achievement in just 6 months since he took over as
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 28 September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-28-september-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 28 September 2021 by Mike Evans “I think protecting your family and giving to them is so important. It’s the most important achievement.” - Natalia Vodianova As we reach the end of another month with the pandemic this report is looking at the Caribbean. In the past week this
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 24 September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-24-september-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 24 September 2021 by Mike Evans “Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a long time. But it ain’t going away.” - Author unknown Throughout the pandemic there has been a lot written about the accuracy of figures given by countries, institutions and individuals from
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 22nd September 2021 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-september-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 22nd September 2021 By Daniel Fernandas Covid-19 update There were 62 new Covid-19 cases, 128 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. The number of new Covid-19 cases halved in the last 7 days. On Wednesday, there
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 22nd September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-september-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 22nd September 2021 Introduction Covid-19 has taken a bit of a back seat over the last few days, for good reasons; that is the continued decrease in new cases, in deaths, hospitalisations, those in ICU and active cases. As such there is generally less news concerning this topic. Looking forward with
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 22 September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-22-september-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 22 September 2021 International team of scientists seeks unprecedented information on tsunamis in Paul do Martinhal “Do you see that more yellowish sand there, just above the level where the water is now? It is the deposit of the tsunami of 1755”. César Andrade, professor and researcher at the Faculty of Sciences
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 22nd September 2021  ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-22nd-september-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 22nd September 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 15thSeptember of August there have been 76 new cases of Covid-19 registered and 85 recoveries. Current situation: Currently, there are 104 active positive cases in the archipelago, with
- [Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 21 September 2021 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-tuesday-21-september-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 21 September 2021 by Mike Evans “As we are beginning to restart our world after being hit by a horrific global health crisis, our actions hold the key to a fast recovery for the entire humankind…” - Abhijit Naskar There have been a lot of recent changes to travel restrictions
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 17 September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-17-september-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 17 September 2021 by Mike Evans “Persistence makes all the difference between success and failure. If you keep at it, every obstacle must give in.” - Dr. Moses Simuyemba In this report we are looking at the trends of Covid 19 infections around the world, in a week where
- [Portugal Situation Report Thursday 16th September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-thursday-16th-september-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Thursday 16th September 2021 Introduction Good morning - I start with an apology that we were not able to produce our weekly situation report as usual yesterday due to our General Meeting, which occupied most of our time. So here it is today. The very good news is that Portugal has
- [Algarve Situation Report Thursday 16th September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-thursday-16th-september-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Thursday 16th September 2021 Bad weather: Luís Gomes criticizes delays in IPMA information Luís Gomes says that the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPM) provides data more than an hour late, making it impossible to take timely decisions in favour of the population. Luís Gomes, former mayor of Vila
- [Azores Situation Report Thursday 16th September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-thursday-16th-september-2021/) - Azores Situation Report 16th September 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 8th September of August there have been 62 new cases of Covid-19 registered and 68 recoveries. The region now has an Rt rate of .66. All the islands are at
- [Madeira Situation Report Thursday 16th September 2021  ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-thursday-16th-september-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Thursday 16th September 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 124 new Covid-19 cases, 139 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. On Wednesday, there were 11 new Covid-19 cases (5 imported cases - 3 from
- [The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 14 September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-tuesday-14-september-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 14 September 2021 by Mike Evans “You can judge a man’s true character by the way he treats his fellow animals” - Paul McCartney In our Overseas reports we try to bring you some unusual stories, some good, some not so good regarding the pandemic from across the world.
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 10 September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-10-september-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 10 September 2021 by Mike Evans “The two areas that are changing... are information technology and medical technology. Those are the things that will make the world a very different place 20 years from now than it is today.” - Bill Gates With the news that Portugal has
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 8 September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-8-september-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 8th September 2021 Introduction Good morning - Yesterday was a very unusual day, almost unique in terms of rural fires, certainly for September, in that at 20.00 hrs there were NO fires, either Active, In resolution or concluded. This is so unusual in Portugal during the Critical Fire Period, I contacted
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 8 September 2021 ](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-8-september-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 8th September 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 134 new Covid-19 cases, 190 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. There was another fall in the number of new and active case On Wednesday, there
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 8 September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-8-september-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 8th September 2021 Accommodation in the Algarve reached 76% in August with the help of the Portuguese The Association of Hotels and Touristic Enterprises of the Algarve - AHETA, made known the variations in the occupation of accommodation in the Algarve in August. In terms of average occupancy, there was an
- [Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 7 September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-tuesday-7-september-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Tuesday 7 September 2021 by Mike Evans “The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.” - Bertrand Russell With the signs around the world that we may start to see the end of the pandemic or people will learn to live with it better, this report is looking at
- [Overseas Situation Report Friday 3rd September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-3rd-september-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Friday 3rd September 2021 By Mike Evans In this report as the EU trumpets the fact that 70% of its citizens are now vaccinated we look at how the world is dealing with the vaccines. There is still a large gap between the “haves and the Have Nots' ' regarding
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 1st September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-1st-september-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 1st September 2021 by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 167 new Covid-19 cases, 309 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published a week ago. There was a big fall in the number of active cases and a big
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 1st September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-1st-september-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 1st September 2021 Introduction Good morning - We start today with the news that rural fires have already caused nearly 26 thousand hectares of burnt area in 2021, according to provisional data available on the website of the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF), which show an increase
- [Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 1st September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-wednesday-1st-september-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 1st September 2021 By Mike Evans With the pandemic into its second year and after the world has seen over 4 million people lose their lives, today's Overseas report is concentrated on one particular very sad story from Indonesia. Since the start of the pandemic it was the
- [Algarve Situation Report  Wednesday 1st September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-1st-september-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 1st September 2021 Around 67,500 spectators will be able to watch MotoGP in Portimão in November - Will be able to watch the MotoGP Grand Prix live at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (AIA), in Portimão, between the 5th and 7th of November, it was announced today. In
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 1st September 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-1st-september-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 1st September 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 25thth of August there have been 107 new cases of Covid-19 registered and 284 recoveries. Death Sadly, a 76-year-old woman, resident in Ponta Delgada, who was admitted
- [Overseas Situation Report Monday 30th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-monday-30th-august-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Monday 30th August 2021 By Mike Evans As we come to the end of another month this report is looking at the situation over the past week around the world in respect to new infections. To see this we look at the Worldometer.Info website and for context we have looked
- [Overseas Situation Report Friday 27th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-27th-august-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Friday 27th August 2021 By Mike Evans While many countries around the world are seeing a drop in new Covid 19 cases, the delta variant has for many places around the world meant that they are facing a new and more intense outbreak of the virus. In this report we
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 25th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-25th-august-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 25th August 2021 Introduction Over the last few weeks we have been seeing an increase in rural fires as was expected, given the very high temperatures, the low humidity and of course high and often variable wind directions. The fact that they have not been worse is due primarily to
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 25th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-25th-august-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 25th August 2021 By Daniel Fernandes There were 163 new Covid-19 cases, 163 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Saturday, there were 52 new Covid-19 cases (11 imported cases - 7 from the UK, 1 from the Dutch
- [Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 25th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-wednesday-25th-august-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 25th August 2021 by Mike Evans In this report we look at Australia and How the country went from being a Covid Free Paradise to a “mess” according to Michael Toole, a professor at the Burnet Institute, a medical research center, said Michael Toole, a professor at the Burnet
- [Algarve Situation report Wednesday 25th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-25th-august-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 25th August 2021 Number of unemployed in Algarve decreases The number of unemployed registered in July, in the Algarve, decreased 21.5% compared to the same month in 2020, according to data released this Monday, 23 August, by the Employment and Professional Training Institute (IEFP). According to these figures,
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 25th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-25th-august-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday – 25th August 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 18th of August there have been 195 new cases of Covid-19 registered and 267 recoveries. According to the Regional Health Authority on the 19th of August there
- [Overseas Report Monday 23rd August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-report-monday-23rd-august-2021/) - Overseas Report Monday 23rd August 2021 by Mike Evans In this report we are looking at how some parts of the world are coping with the increase in cases of the new Delta Variant and also at the situation regarding vaccines across the world. We start with Canada, With Ontario seeing more than
- [Madeira Situation Report Sunday 22nd August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-sunday-22nd-august-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Sunday 22nd August 2021 by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 165 new Covid-19 cases, 100 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Wednesday, there were 61 new Covid-19 cases (8 imported cases - 3 from the UK, 1 from Spain, 1
- [Overseas Situation Report Friday 20th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-20th-august-2021/) - The Overseas Report Friday 20th August 2021 By Mike Evans Over the course of the pandemic there have been many conflicting reports that the Main stream media across the world have become mouth pieces for governments as they try to tackle the covid virus with some success and some failure. We can go
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 18th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-18th-august-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 18th August 2021 By David Thomas, President Safe Communities Portugal Good morning – This morning we are only producing general reports for Madeira, Azores and Algarve due the fire at Castro Marim over the last two days. This Portugal report will therefore focus on important points concerning prevention, self-protection
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 18th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-18th-august-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 18th August 2021 By Daniel Fernandes There were 246 new Covid-19 cases, 187 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Wednesday, there were 30 new Covid-19 cases (3 imported cases - 1 from Florida, 1 from the UK and 1 from the
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 18th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-18th-august-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 18th August 2021 Pioneer serological study started in homes in Algarve and Alentejo 5200 people, including 2400 employees and 2800 users, from 62 nursing homes in the Algarve and Alentejo started this Tuesday, the 17th, to undergo the serological test, which will determine the «prevalence of positive antibodies,
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 18th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-18th-august-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 18th August 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Covid -19 Since the last Situation Report a week ago on the 11th of August there have been 260 new cases of Covid-19 registered and 354 recoveries. Another death has been registered in São Miguel, an 87-year-old woman
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 13 August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-13-august-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 13 August 2021 by Mike Evans “Gender equality in Latin America is not only a human right, it is good economic practice.” - Rosario Perez, President & CEO, Pro Mujer The pandemic has caused a complete change in many peoples’ working practice from being furloughed for a year to
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 11th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-11th-august-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 11th August 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 126 new Covid-19 cases, 113 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Saturday, there were 42 new Covid-19 cases (9 imported cases - 6 from the UK, 2 from Spain and 1
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 11th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-11th-august-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 11th August 2021 Introduction Good morning - Since last Wednesday we are beginning to see an improving situation concerning key data in respect of Covid-19 in Portugal. In particular the decrease in transmission rates below 1.0 and the reduction in incidence rates which are most welcoming indicators. From our weekly
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 11th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-11th-august-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 11th August 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Terceira Open House The population of Terceira has been invited to a vaccination ‘Open House’. No appointments are required, the initiative is open to residents that are 30 and over. "There has been a satisfactory adhesion so far," José Barbeito, chairman
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 11th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-11th-august-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 11th August 2021 Turismo do Algarve launches campaign to attract "last minute" tourists Turismo do Algarve does not give up on the summer and launches a new promotional video to attract last minute tourists. Turismo do Algarve remains committed to attracting international tourists this summer and, accordingly, has just launched a new
- [The Overseas Situation Report Monday 9 August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-monday-9-august-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Monday 9 August 2021 by Mike Evans “You Can’t Stop The Waves, But You Can Learn To Surf” - Jon Kabat-Zinn With the number of new cases set to rise and bring the total number of cases to 20 million across the world there is worry in Europe about the
- [Madeira Situation Report Saturday 7th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-saturday-7th-august-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Saturday 7th August 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 84 new Covid-19 cases, 75 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published on August 4th. On Wednesday, there were 27 new Covid-19 cases (8 imported cases - 2 from Switzerland,
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 7th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-7th-august-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 7th August 2021 Introduction Good morning – Firstly our SCP team would like to thank the government as for the first time we can recall in a year, there was no Council of Minister’s meeting last Thursday concerning Covid-19 and therefore no re-scheduling of dinner for us, through publishing charts, translations,
- [Azores Situation Report Saturday 7th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-azores-saturday-7th-august-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Azores – Saturday 7th August 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Open House Hundreds of young people flocked to the Ponta Delgada Vaccination Centre, Azores, to take advantage of the first day of the “Open House”, an inoculation against Covid-19 without an appointment for adults on the island of São Miguel.
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 7th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-7th-august-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 7Th August 2021 Maritime Police interrupt event with about 300 people on Cabeço beach in Castro Marim The Maritime Police of Vila Real de Santo António interrupted yesterday afternoon an unauthorized musical event, with about 300 people, in an establishment on Cabeço beach, in the municipality of Castro Marim. In
- [The Overseas Situation Report Friday 6 August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/the-overseas-situation-report-friday-6-august-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 6 August 2021 by Mike Evans “Tough times are normal to come in your journey of life. If we think about it with a calm head, there is a higher possibility we’ll deal with it better.” ― Sarvesh Jain To conclude another week of Overseas reports I will finish my
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 4th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-4th-august-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 4th August 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 170 new Covid-19 cases, 191 recoveries and 1 death from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was published on July 28th. On Wednesday, there were 23 new Covid-19 cases (6 imported cases - 1 from Hungary,
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 4th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-4th-august-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 4th August 2021 Good morning – Although it is early days, it appears that we may have now reached a turning point in the Covid-19 pandemic here in Portugal. All the key indicators such as RT and a reduction in incidence rates show that we are now at last on
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 4th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-4th-august-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 4th August 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Over 18 vaccinations The Health Unit of São Miguel will carry out, tomorrow, August 4th, at the Vaccination Centre of Portas do Mar, in Ponta Delgada, an 'open house' for residents of São Miguel, aged 18 years old or over. The
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 4th August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-algarve-wednesday-4th-august-2021/) - Algarve situation Report Wednesday 4th August 2021 "Algae accumulation in the Algarve is "natural" and does not affect water quality" - APA Faro, 03 Aug 2021 (Lusa) – The large accumulations of algae in the sands and surf zones on some beaches in the Algarve are a “natural” and cyclical phenomenon that does not
- [Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 4 August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-wednesday-4-august-2021/) - The Overseas Report 4 August 2021 by Mike Evans “Always remember, people have survived all sorts of challenges & struggles in every era. Let’s take the inspiration knowing 'this too shall pass.' Life is much more than it is right now.’’ - Rajesh Goya The last Overseas report focused on the two Americas and
- [Azores Situation Report Saturday 31 July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-saturday-31st-july-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Saturday 31 July 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Population Decreases The Azores have registered a drop in the resident population of 4.1% since 2011, according to preliminary data from the 2021 Censuses, with the municipality of Madalena, on the island of Pico, being the only one to register
- [Overseas Situation Report Monday 2 August 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-monday-2-august-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Monday 2 August 2021 by Mike Evans "The world we are experiencing today is a result of our collective consciousness, and if we want a new world, each of us must start taking responsibility for helping create it." - Rosemary Fillmore If anyone thought we were seeing the beginning of the end of the pandemic, the past week has shown that we cannot
- [Overseas Situation Report Friday 30 July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-30-july-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 30 July 2021 by Mike Evans “Creating better humans will always be more important than creating smarter machines.” - Gary Kasparov We have all heard of how the pandemic has had an effect on businesses around the world. Some against the odds have prospered and some like Amazon
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 28 July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-28-july-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 28th July 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 192 new Covid-19 cases, 143 recoveries and 1 death from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report, which was on July 21st. On Wednesday, there were 29 new Covid-19 cases (15 imported cases - 6 from France, 4 from
- [Overseas Situation Report Friday 23 July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-23-july-2021/) - The Overseas Situation Report Friday 23 July 2021 by Mike Evans “Hope is the thing that is left to us, in a bad time. I shall get up Sunday morning and wind the clock, as a contribution to order and steadfastness” - E.B. White In this report we are taking a look at the latest
- [Overseas Situation Report Monday 26 July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-monday-26-july-2021/) - The Overseas Report Monday 26 July 2021 by Mike Evans “Some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm” - Willa Cather The Covid 19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on everyone's lives. None more so that those who are devoutly religious and who in the past would get their solace from
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 28 July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-28-july-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 28th July 2021 Covid-19: Pharmacies in the Algarve able to meet the demand for rapid tests Newsroom, July 26, 2021 (Lusa) – Pharmacies in the Algarve have been able to respond to the increased demand for rapid tests to detect covid-19 due to rules on access to tourist accommodation
- [Acores Situation Report Wednesday 28 July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/39102/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 28th July 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Herd Immunity The target to achieve herd immunity in the Azores has been extended until the end of August, but the regional coordinator of vaccination against Covid-19 said that there is now “a very high degree of predictability”.
- [Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 28 July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-wednesday-28-july-2021/) - The Overseas Report Wednesday 28 July 2021 by Mike Evans “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” - Nelson Mandela The Covid pandemic has been responsible for so many things but in a report from the organisation- Save the Children, the latest thing
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 28 July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-28-july-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 28th July 2021 Introduction Good morning – Well yesterday was dominated by the Infarmed meeting attended by the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister together with various experts. This was the first since 28th May 2021. There is some optimism reflected by the fact that the increase
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 21st July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-21st-july-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 21st July 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Missing Youth The PSP of Ponta Delgada, together with the Ponta Delgada Firefighters Volunteers, were carrying out an operation to search for a missing young man from the parish of Relva. The young man has been missing for about a
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 21st July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-21st-july-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 21st July 2021 By our special correspondent, Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 90 new Covid-19 cases, 59 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Saturday, there were 26 new Covid-19 cases (13 imported cases - 9 from the UK, 1
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 21st July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/38991/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 21st July 2021 This week we have seen a continued rise in Covid-19 cases across the Algarve. The General Directorate of Health (DGS ) today pointed out the existence of 29,967 cases of coronaviruses in the Algarve, 199 more than yesterday, and the region totals 378 (+1) deaths since the
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 21st July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-21st-july-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 21st July 2021 David is taking a well earned mini-break, so thanks to Mike Evans for putting this together for us. Good morning - this week has seen a lot of activity surrounding fires throughout the country. We should never underestimate the work that these volunteer fire fighters take
- [Overseas Situation Report Monday 19th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-monday-19th-july-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Monday 19th July 2021 By Mike Evans “Five Ups of life: Buckle up, Start up, Keep it up, Don’t give up, Cheer up.” ― Vikrmn In this report we bring you all the latest news about the pandemic and where the virus is prevalent. In no particular order of listing, these
- [Madeira Situation Report Saturday 17th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-saturday-17th-july-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Saturday 17th July 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 77 new Covid-19 cases, 27 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Friday, there was a big increase in the number of cases (41 new cases). On Wednesday, there were 23
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 17th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-17th-july-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 17Th July 2021 Introduction Good morning - We start today by extending our condolences to the families and friends of those who died in the floods in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands as well as other countries. This is a tragedy beyond all proportions, in terms of deaths, injuries
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 17th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-17th-july-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 17th July 2021 SYNLAB strengthens covid-19 testing capacity in the Algarve with the opening of 10 units The SYNLAB company has opened ten new units in various regions of the Algarve, to carry out covid-19 PCR and antigen tests, without the need for previous appointments, in the car
- [Azores Situation Report - Saturday 17th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-saturday-17th-july-2021/) -  Azores Situation Report- Saturday 17th July 2021 From our colleague in the Azores TUI As part of the ongoing process of recovery of the Tourism sector in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, and particularly in terms of air access, an essential pillar for this purpose, TUI Holanda, through its air
- [Overseas Situation Report Friday 16th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-16th-july-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Friday 16th July 2021 By Mike Evans “Life has its ups and downs. When you are up, enjoy the scenery. When you are down, touch the soul of your being and feel the beauty.” - Debasish Mridha This latest overseas report is focusing on the Area of Central America, the
- [Overseas Situation Report Wednesday July 14th 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-wednesday-july-14th-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 14th July 2021 By Mike Evans “Your attitude, more than anything, will influence your effectiveness.” - Pat Gelsinger The last report looked at how some countries in Europe, and ostensibly the Schengen area, were changing their rules to cover the new variant, known as the Delta variant. We
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 14th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-14th-july-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 14th July 2021 By our colleague in the Azores Group Immunity. Pedro Monjardino, reiterated the intention put forward, on Thursday, by the regional secretary for Health and Sports, saying that the objective of group immunity in the region "will be reached between July 31st and August 15th" (with a
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday July 14th 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-july-14th-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 14th July 2021 Covid-19: 60% of people in the Algarve have already received a dose of the vaccine, 40% have a complete process. 60% of the population of the Algarve has already received at least one dose of a vaccine against Covid-19, while 40% has finished the process, according
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 14th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-14th-july-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 14th July 2021 Introduction Good morning, in the last few days there have been many figures regarding Covid-19 but probably the most important to put in perspective are the following. Portugal recorded, on Monday, 476 active outbreaks on the continent, of which 18 are in nursing homes and two
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 14th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-14th-july-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 14th July 2021 By our special correspondent, Daniel Fernandes There were 56 new Covid-19 cases, 39 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Saturday, there were 14 new Covid-19 cases (from 3 passengers who had arrived from the UK, 2 passengers
- [Overseas Situation Report Monday 12th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-monday-12th-july-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Monday 11th July 2021 By Mike Evans “You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again." - Pat Riley As the virus moves in ever increasing ferocity around the world, and from country to country,
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 10th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-10th-july-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 10th July 2021 Good morning - Safe Communities Portugal was set up originally to provide residents of Portugal and visitors with information regarding living safe and secure in this wonderful country. As time has gone on we have expanded our remit to give help and understanding to the rules and
- [Madeira Situation Report Saturday 10th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-saturday-10th-july-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Saturday 10th July 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 43 new Covid-19 cases, 19 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Wednesday, there were 7 new Covid-19 cases (from 2 passengers who had arrived from Spain, 1 passenger who had
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 10th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-10th-july-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 10th July 2021 Covid-19: Algarve Hotels Association says test or certificate is "overkill" and asks for revocation The main hotel association in the Algarve yesterday considered “an exaggeration” the obligation to present a covid-19 certificate or test to access the hotel business and asked the Government to “immediately
- [Azores Situation Report Saturday 10th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-saturday-10th-july-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Saturday 10th July 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Public Events Public cultural and sporting events can take place in every municipality in the Azores from today and, at weddings and christenings, tests for SARS-CoV-2 will be required, announced the Secretary of Health. "Public, cultural or sporting events
- [Overseas Situation Report Friday 9th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-9th-july-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Friday 9th July 2021 By Mike Evans “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but building on the new.” - Socrates On Wednesday of this week, the world reached another chilling milestone in the Covid-19 pandemic - the official death toll
- [Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 7th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-wednesday-7th-july-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 7th July 2021 By Mike Evans “Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” – John F. Kennedy In this report we look at the impact the pandemic has had on the lives and education of the young across the world. We focus
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 7th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-7th-july-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 7th July 2021 By our Special Correspondent, Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 37 new Covid-19 cases, 34 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Saturday, there were 6 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 4 recoveries. Once
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 7th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-7th-july-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 7th July 2021 João Fernandes says that despite being good news, the German decision does not have immediate effect. The removal of Portugal from the German list that prevented the entry of travellers into the country without quarantine is "good news", but tour operators will take time to recover
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 7th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-7th-july-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 7th July 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Àgua de Pau Mass Testing. Last Monday was the first day of massive testing in the parish of Água de Pau, in São Miguel, the turnout was good, despite the light rain that was falling, with several people responding to
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 7th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-7th-july-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 7th July 2021 Introduction Good morning - With the increasing number of new cases, and the Minister of Health forecasting this could double to around 4,000 a day and over 800 in hospital in around 15 days, it is essential to take all steps to avoid situations which could
- [Overseas Situation Report Monday 5th July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-monday-5th-july-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Monday 5th July 2021 By Mike Evans “Life will not always be bitter, sometimes it will be sour, sweet and even tasteless. You just have to allow yourself savour every moment with the accompanying taste.” - Unknown The world has come to hear of the “Delta” variant in the past
- [Azores Situation Report Saturday 3rd July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-saturday-3rd-july-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Saturday 3rd July 2021 From our Colleague in the Azores Agua de Pau, Lagoa. The regional secretary for Health and Sports announced, this Thursday, that given the worsening of the pandemic situation that has been verified in recent days in the village of Água de Pau, a mass testing of
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 3rd July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-3rd-july-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 3rd July 2021 Introduction Good morning I wish to start with some good news resulting from a meeting Safe Communities Portugal had a few days ago with Vice Admiral Gouveia e Melo Head of the Government Covid19 Vaccination Task Force. As you may recall, we had taken up around 3
- [Madeira Situation Report Saturday 3rd June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-saturday-3rd-june-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Saturday 3rd June 2021 by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 26 new Covid-19 cases, 17 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Wednesday, there were 13 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from the UK, 1 passenger who
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 3rd July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-3rd-july-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 3rd July 2021 Hospitals in the Algarve with an increase in admissions among the youngest Hospitals in the Algarve have 49 patients admitted to COVID-19 wards, 12 of which are in intensive care, with a trend towards an increase in admissions among the youngest. Speaking to Lusa, the chairman
- [Overseas Situation Report Friday 2nd July 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-2nd-july-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Friday 2nd July 2021 By Mike Evans “Is it always to be a winners-losers world, or can we keep everyone in the game?” – Robert Fulghum In today's Overseas Report, we are looking at what has happened across the world. The World Health Organisation compiles enormous amounts of data from
- [Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 30th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-wednesday-30th-june-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 30th June 2021 By Mike Evans “Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” ― Roy T. Bennett The impact of the pandemic has been felt across the globe and one area of commerce that has been hit hardest is the hospitality
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 30th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-30th-june-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 30th June 2021 Good morning – Certainly the highlight of the week has been the publication of the Government Order around 17:00 hrs on Sunday evening, concerning new travel rules for those entering Portugal from various countries including UK, effective midnight Sunday night. It was clear from the content
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 30th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-30th-june-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 30th June 2021 Covid-19: Algarve with 32 active outbreaks and schools with the highest number of cases. Faro, June 29, 2021 (Lusa) – Until Sunday, the Algarve recorded 32 active outbreaks of Covid-19, most of which originated in work, school and parties, and in schools where more cases were
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 30th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-30th-june-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 30th June 2021 By our Special Correspondent, Daniel Fernandes. Covid-19 update There were 30 new Covid-19 cases, 27 recoveries and 1 deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. This was the first death from Covid-19 in over a month. On Saturday, there were 7 new
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 30th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-30th-june-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 30th June 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Missing workers The body found yesterday in the parish of Ribeira Quente, on the island of São Miguel, belongs to one of the women who disappeared on Friday, following a flood that dragged the car which they were driving, into
- [Overseas Situation Report Monday 28th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-monday-28th-june-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Monday 28th June 2021 By Mike Evans “Opinion is usually something which people have when they lack comprehensive information.” - Idries Shah With the launch last week of the so called “ Green Digital Certificate” in Portugal, an initiative which was originally hailed as a great example of EU collaboration,
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 26th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-26th-june-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 26th June 2021 Introduction Good morning - Yesterday was a very busy day in terms of dealing with a larger number and more diverse range of various decree laws, resolutions and orders that were published by Government. First was the Resolution of the Council of Ministers concerning the extension
- [Madeira Situation Report Saturday 26th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/38297/) - Madeira Situation Report Saturday 26th June 2021 By Daniel Fernandes There were 23 new Covid-19 cases, 25 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Wednesday, there were 11 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from Slovakia, 3 passengers who had arrived from
- [Azores Situation report Saturday 26th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-saturday-26th-june-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Saturday 26th June 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Missing workers The very bad weather felt this morning, in São Miguel, caused the death of two employees of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Povoação. The vehicle in which they were on duty to provide home support care was found between
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 26th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-26th-june-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 26th June 2021 Covid-19: Algarve is the region of the country with the highest transmissibility index - INSA The Algarve region has the highest transmission index (Rt) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the country, with 1.3, while in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo it dropped to 1.11, according to
- [Overseas Situation Report Friday 25th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-25th-june-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Friday 25th June 2021 By Mike Evans With numbers of new infections rising dramatically in Portugal over the past week or two, this report is looking at what is happening worldwide with regards to increases in infections. Of the 202 countries that Worldometer.info lists as having the virus, 95 have
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 23rd June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-23rd-june-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 23rd June 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Armed Forces Medical Team . The Armed Forces health team has concluded its support for the vaccination process against Covid-19 in the Azorean islands without a hospital, having inoculated more than 6,700 people since June 6th. The military team did not
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 23rd June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-23rd-june-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 23rd June 2021 Algarve administered 28,590 Covid-19 vaccines in one week. The Algarve administered, in a week, 28,590 vaccines against Covid-19, according to data from the bulletin of this Tuesday, June 22, of the General Directorate of Health (DGS). Compared to last week, 7% more of the Algarve received
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday June 23rd 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-june-23rd-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 23rd June 2021 By our Special Correspondent, Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 21 new Covid-19 cases, 22 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Saturday, there were 5 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from the Lisbon
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 23rd June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-23rd-june-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 23rd June 2021 Introduction Good morning – Yesterday, we made the decision to ask people 55 years and over who had not yet received a vaccination what reasons for refusal were given following application. We are in discussion with government at a senior level and we want to ensure
- [Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 23rd June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-wednesday-23rd-june-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 23rd June 2021 By Mike Evans "Aspire to inspire before we expire." - Lisa Lieberman-Wang As the death toll from Covid-19 edges closer and closer to the 4 million mark, it is currently at 3,886 million deaths worldwide, this report looks at how children are affected when they lose a
- [Overseas Situation Report Monday 21st June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-monday-21st-june-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Monday 21st June 2021 By Mike Evans "If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a room with a mosquito." - Lisa Lieberman-Wang With the launch this week of the Digital Covid Vaccination Certificate in Portugal, it is perhaps an opportune time to look
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 19th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-19th-june-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 19th June 2021 Introduction Good morning – This will be a shorter newsletter than usual simply because of the huge volume of work and enquiries we have encountered over the last 3 days. I will come to that later. We start however with the excellent news that Noah the child age
- [Madeira Situation Report Saturday 19th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-saturday-19th-june-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Saturday 19th June 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 26 new Covid-19 cases, 20 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Wednesday, there were 8 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from Venezuela, 2 passengers who had
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 19th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-19th-june-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 19th June 2021 Third of all cases in the Algarve are foreigners A third of covid-19 cases in the Algarve are foreigners, mostly tourists, said today the regional Health delegate, asking that the formula for calculating the incidence rate be revised. Since June 1st, there have been a total
- [Azores Situation Report Saturday 19th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-saturday-19th-june-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Saturday 19th June 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Digital vaccination certificates Passengers arriving in the Azores with full vaccination against Covid-19, 14 days after the full vaccination, will no longer be required to take a screening test. This will happen as soon as the digital certificate is implemented
- [Overseas Situation Report Friday 18th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-18th-june-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Friday 18th June 2021 By Mike Evans “If you’re going to be thinking, you may as well think big.” - Donald Trump As we come to the end of a week where we saw the start of the introduction of a Vaccine Passport to facilitate travel around the world, this
- [Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 16th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-wednesday-16th-june-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 16th June 2021 By Mike Evans “Opportunity does not knock; it presents itself when you beat down the door.” - Kyle Chandler In this report we look at the situation in general across the world and highlight some countries where the situation is changing. We start in Africa. Anyone
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 16th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-16th-june-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 16th June 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Task Force. The President of the Government of the Azores said the possibility that the 'task force', which is mass vaccinating the population of the islands without a hospital, would also guarantee a reinforcement of the vaccination against Covid-19 in
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 16th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-16th-june-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 16th June 2021 Faro won't have gathering of motorcycles for the second year in a row. The famous gathering in Faro, which this year celebrated 40 years of existence, will not take place, as happened last year, due to Covid-19. Speaking to Algarve Prime, José Amaro, President of the Moto
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 16th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-16th-june-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 16th June 2021 by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 21 new Covid-19 cases, 33 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Saturday, there were 4 new Covid-19 cases (from 2 passengers who had arrived from the UK, 1 passenger who
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday June 16th 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-june-16th-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 16th June 2021 Introduction Good morning – Yesterday, we received the news that the scheduling of vaccinations is now available for those 40 years and over, with indications that 30 and over may also be included from Sunday 20th June. This seems a very short period between these groups
- [Overseas Situation Report Monday 14th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-monday-14th-june-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Monday 14th June 2021 By Mike Evans “Luck is what you have left over after you give 100 percent.” – Langston Coleman In this report we are looking at what the world can expect in a post-pandemic situation. We start with a look at countries that, from the very beginning of
- [Portugal Situation report Saturday 12th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-12th-june-2021/) - Portugal Situation report Saturday 12th June 2021 Introduction Good morning - The new measures taken by the Government under the new phase of de-confinement came into force on Thursday, having been brought forward from the scheduled day, which was Monday 14th June, according to a resolution published in Diário da República. Signed by the Minister
- [Madeira Situation Report Saturday 12th June  2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-saturday-12th-june-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Saturday 12th June 2021 Covid-19 update There were 14 new Covid-19 cases, 37 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Wednesday, there were 4 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from Russia, 1 passenger who had arrived from Sri
- [Azores Situation Report Saturday 12th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-saturday-12th-june-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Saturday 12th June 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Vaccination The Azores will lift the restrictive measures to combat Covid-19 as each island reaches 70% of its population vaccinated, with a return to normality throughout the archipelago by August 15th. “We believe that by the end of July, if
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 12th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-12th-june-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 12th June 2021 Aljezur, Albufeira and Loulé are the three Algarve municipalities with more than 120 cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 inhabitants, according to an update made this Friday, June 11, by the General Directorate of Health (DGS). The municipality with the most delicate situation at the moment, albeit
- [Overseas Situation Report Friday 11th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-11th-june-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Friday 11th June 2021 By Mike Evans “Life is a condition filled with ups and downs. There will be always 'if', in a life”. — Santosh Kalwar Today's report is focusing on what is happening around the world with both infections and vaccinations. India on Friday reported 91,702 new Covid-19 infections over
- [Overseas Situation Report Friday 11th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-11th-june-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Friday 11th June 2021 By Mike Evans Today's report is focusing on what is happening around the world with both infections and vaccinations. India on Friday reported 91,702 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, and 3,403 daily deaths from the coronavirus. The South Asian country's total COVID-19
- [Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 9th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-wednesday-9th-june-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 9th June 2021 By Mike Evans “As the masks come off, what I look forward to most are all your smiling faces.” ― Charles F Glassman Unless you have been living the life of a hermit without electricity these past few days, you could not help but be bombarded with
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 9th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-9th-june-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 9th June 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 14 new Covid-19 cases, 57 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Saturday, there were 3 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 16 recoveries. The number of patients
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 9th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-9th-june-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 9th June 2021 Good morning - So we woke up on Tuesday to the announcement that Spain had overnight decided to make anyone crossing the border to show a negative PCR test. Without consultation with the Portuguese Government it seemed. Within hours, we saw a very contrite Minister for
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 9th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-9th-june-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 9th June 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Daily Totals Saturday 5th June 23 new positive cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in the Azores, all in São Miguel, in a context of community transmission, resulting from 1,977 tests carried out in reference laboratories in the Region and one
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 9th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-9th-june-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 9th June 2021 Awareness raising action for the situation of refugees arrives at Mar Shopping. The action is promoted by the IKEA Foundation which, in collaboration with several partners, has the mission to support and help people in vulnerable communities to have better living conditions. In a statement, the
- [Madeira Situation Report Saturday 5th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-saturday-5th-june-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Saturday 5th June 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 37 new Covid-19 cases, 73 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Wednesday, there were 8 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from France, 1 passenger who had
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 5th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-5th-june-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 5th June 2021 Introduction Good morning - Clearly the most important decision over the last few days was the announcement by UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps that Portugal had been moved from the Green list to the Amber list with effect from flights arriving in England after 0400 hrs Tuesday 8th
- [Overseas Situation Report Saturday 5th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-saturday-5th-june-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Saturday 5th June 2021 By Mike Evans In this report with a look at what the future might hold in a world where Covid still exists. Experts say COVID-19 will likely continue to fade in the United States, but the disease probably will not disappear. They expect COVID-19 could be similar
- [Azores Situation Report Saturday 5th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-saturday-5th-june-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Saturday 5th June 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Portugal, including the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores, will leave the British Government's "green list" of international travel on Tuesday at 04:00, announced the British Ministry of Transport. According to the ministry, Portugal goes to the "yellow list" to
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 5th June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-5th-june-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 5th June 2021 Covid-19 The Algarve has 276 active cases of Covid.19, informed the District Commission for Civil Protection of Faro based on data from ARS Algarve. Until yesterday, 22,094 infected were registered, 11 more in the last 24 hours and 21,462 recovered (cumulative). There are 261 patients recovering at
- [Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 2nd June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-june-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 2nd June 2021 By Mike Evans “Try walking forward while looking over your shoulder and see how far you get. The same goes for life. Look forward!” - Martin Henderson We start this report with the news that Peru has admitted to understating the number of deaths as
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 2nd June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-june-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 2nd June 2021 COVID-19: Unilabs and HPA Saúde Group inaugurate laboratory in Faro. Unilabs Portugal and the HPA Saúde Group, with the collaboration of the Faro City Council, inaugurated, on Monday, May 31, a new Molecular Biology Laboratory. The new structure, integrated in the «Summer Safe Algarve» operation, will
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 2nd June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-june-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 2nd June 2021 Introduction Good morning - As you have hopefully noticed, we have been placing some emphasis over the last few days on public safety, especially as regards to the prevention of rural fires. This becomes increasingly important as we head into the summer months, when the risk
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 2nd June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-june-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report 2nd June 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 37 new Covid-19 cases, 73 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Saturday, there were 12 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from France and 11 cases of local
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd June 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-june-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 2nd June 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Azores Fare. Passengers, resident in the Azores can travel back and forth between the islands of the archipelago, starting today, for the maximum price of 60 euros. Reservations related to the so-called ‘Azores Fare’ can be made through the
- [Overseas Situation Report Monday 31st May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-monday-31st-may-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Monday 31st May 2021 By Mike Evans As we start another week of the State of Calamity in Portugal, this report is looking at what other countries around the world have done or are doing to combat the pandemic. Some may surprise you and some may make you smile but
- [Portugal situation Report Saturday 29th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-29th-may-2021/) - Portugal situation Report Saturday 29th May 2021 Introduction Good morning - I am sure you will like me have seen an awful lot of items on social media and in the press about covid 19 and we at Safe Communities are doing our best to provide you all with the most up to date information
- [Madeira Situation Report Saturday 29th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-saturday-29th-may-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Saturday 29th May 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 33 new Covid-19 cases, 89 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Wednesday, there were 16 new Covid-19 cases (from 2 passengers who had arrived from Northern Portugal, 1 passenger who had
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 29th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-29th-may-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 29th May 2021 The Algarve has 233 active cases in Covid.19, informed the District Civil Protection Commission of Faro based on data from ARS Algarve. Up to yesterday, 21,952 were infected, 33 more in the last 24 hours and 21,363 recovered (cumulative). There are 223 patients recovering at home and
- [Azores Situation Report Saturday 29th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-saturday-29th-may-2021/) - Azores Situation Report – Saturday 29th May 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Changes to Restrictive Measures Half of the municipalities on the island of São Miguel are at high risk of transmitting the new coronavirus, but the Government of the Azores has decided not to apply the most restrictive measures across the
- [Overseas Situation Report Friday 28th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-28th-may-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Friday 28th May 2021 By Mike Evans “You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” – Sam Levenson In less than the five months of 2021, the number of coronavirus cases reported worldwide has surpassed the number reported in 2020. In
- [Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 26th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-26th-may-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 26th May 2021 By Mike Evans “Think like a proton. Always positive.” – Unknown With almost 168 million recorded cases of Covid-19 across the world and with nearly three and a half millions of lives lost, scientists are doing all they can to understand the virus better and hopefully allow technology
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 26th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-26th-may-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 26th May 2021 By our correspondent, Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 83 new Covid-19 cases, 68 recoveries and 1 death from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. This was the first death from Covid-19 in 59 days. On Friday, there were 25 new Covid-19
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 26th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-26th-may-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 26th May 2021 By our Azores Correspondent Inaugural Flight. The Regional Government of the Azores, the Association of Tourism and the carrier Lufthansa considered this Sunday that the beginning of the company's connections to São Miguel signals the recovery of the tourist sector in the region, affected by the
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 26th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-26th-may-2021/) - Algarve Situation report Wednesday 26th May 2021 Covid-19: President of AHETA says tourism demand is far from satisfactory. British tourist bookings for hotels in the Algarve have increased "above expectations", but the numbers are far from "satisfactory" for the region, the President of the sector's largest regional association told Lusa today. "There is
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday May 26th 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-may-26th-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 26th May 2021 Introduction I hope you are becoming familiar with our new site which, after 7 months of development, was launched last week. We have received very positive feedback and it seems that one of the objectives to improve ease of access and navigation has been met. We
- [Overseas Situation Report Monday 24th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-monday-24th-may-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Monday 24th 2021 By Mike Evans “When I hear somebody sigh, “Life is hard”, I am always tempted to ask, “Compared to what?"” – Sydney Harris Today's Overseas Report is concentrating on the latest information and news from the World Health Organisation (WHO). They are to host the annual World Health
- [Azores Situation Report Saturday 22nd May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-saturday-22nd-may-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Saturday 22nd May 2021 From our colleague in the Azores 19th May 21 new positive cases of covid-19 were registered in the Azores, with 19 on the island of São Miguel, one on the island of Terceira and one on the island of São Jorge, following 2,383 tests carried out
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 22nd May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-22nd-may-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 22nd May 2021 Introduction Good morning - We start today not with Covid-19 but with rural fires. Yesterday there were three fires in the Algarve/Beja district border which had the potential, given the weather conditions, to spread quickly but were only prevented from doing so by what is known
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 22nd May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-22nd-may-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 22nd May 2021 Covid.19: Algarve decreases active cases and hospitalizations compared to last week The Algarve has 296 active cases in Covid.19, informed the District Civil Protection Commission of Faro based on data from ARS Algarve. Up to yesterday, 21,827 were infected, 22 more in the last 24 hours
- [Madeira Situation Report Saturday 22nd May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-saturday-22nd-may-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Saturday 22nd May 2021 By our correspondent Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update (as of May 20th) There were 37 new Covid-19 cases, 28 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Wednesday, there were 15 new Covid-19 cases (from 3 passengers who had arrived from
- [Overseas Situation Report Friday 21st May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-21st-may-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Friday 21st May 2021 By Mike Evans “The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs, one step at a time.” – Joe Girard Following on from my report on Wednesday, I continue to look at what is happening around Europe and what countries are
- [Overseas Situation Report 14th, 17th and 19th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-14th-17th-and-19th-may-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 19th May 2021 by Mike Evans “You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?” – Steven Wright With all the publicity surrounding the opening of the country for tourists to come here, there are a lot of people looking to travel away from Portugal this summer to visit friends or
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 19th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-19th-may-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 19th May 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Voucher Scheme The Government of the Azores has approved a resolution that resumes the “Voucher Destino Açores Seguro” initiative, with the attribution of a financial incentive to promote the conduct of screening tests to SARS-CoV-2 prior to shipment to the
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 19th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-19th-may-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 19th May 2021 By our special correspondent Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 73 new Covid-19 cases, 65 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Saturday, there were 39 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region and 38 cases of local
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-19th-may-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19th May 2021 AHP receives confirmation from the “Task Force” on strengthening vaccination in the Algarve. Following the proposal submitted to the “Task Force” responsible for the Vaccination Plan against Covid-19 with the request for priority vaccination of the population of the Algarve, the Association of Hotelaria de Portugal (AHP),
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 19th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-19th-may-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 19th May 2021 Introduction Yesterday and Monday were two very busy days for us at Safe Communities with the publication of the list of testing centres for visitors to Portugal from the UK and also the new Beach Law. Regarding the latter, the decree law 35-A/2021 sets out the rules concerning
- [Azores Situation Report Saturday 15th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-saturday-15th-may-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Saturday 15th May 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Road Safety Leaflet A road safety awareness campaign called “Welcome to the Azores” has been produced by the Azores Road Prevention Association (PRA) and its distribution is scheduled for June this year, in all the islands of the Azores, with
- [Madeira Situation Report Saturday 15th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-saturday-15th-may-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Saturday 15th May 2021 by our Special Correspondent Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 73 new Covid-19 cases, 68 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Wednesday, there were 18 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from Poland, 1 passenger who had arrived from the Lisbon and Tagus
- [Algarve Situation Report, Saturday 15th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-15th-may-2021-2/) - Algarve Situation Report, Saturday 15th May 2021 5,500 British passengers disembark in Faro on Monday Turismo do Algarve will be at Faro Airport, next Monday, May 17, to receive all passengers from the United Kingdom, in a welcoming action that will be attended by the president of this entity, João Fernandes. According to the
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 15th May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/36278/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 15th May 2021 Introduction Yesterday the highlight was that the Portuguese government announced it will lift its ban on non-essential travel from the UK on 17 May. A negative PCR test is required for entry to any part of Portugal. Fully vaccinated travellers to Madeira may also present complete NHS vaccine
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 8th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-8th-may-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 8th May 2021 Introduction Good morning – The news over the last day or so is very positive: with continued reduction in transmission and incidence rates; the continuing reduction in hospital and ICU cases; vaccinations reaching 100,000 per day ahead of schedule; the reduction in the number of municipalities that are
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 8th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-8th-may-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 8th May 2021 Decrease in weekly new cases in the Algarve From last Friday until 11:59 pm yesterday, May 6, “only” 92 new cases of Covid-19 in the Algarve were diagnosed and there was a decrease in the number of active cases and people hospitalized and in intensive care. In
- [Azores Situation Report Saturday 8th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-saturday-8th-may-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Saturday 8th May 2021 From our colleague in the Azores Vaccination Coordinator The Azores will have a coordinator for the vaccination process in the region, said the regional secretary of Health, Clélio Meneses, explaining that the decision is due to the intensification of the process. “An external person has already been
- [Madeira Situation Report Saturday 8th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-saturday-8th-may-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Saturday 8th May 2021 By our correspondent Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 48 new Covid-19 cases, 65 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Wednesday, there were 20 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 11 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 13, 3 of whom
- [](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/35909/) - Overseas Situation Report Monday 10th May 2021 “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison To start this week’s Overseas reports, on Saturday May 8 an event called “VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World,” took place online. This was a global broadcast and
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 11th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/36153/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 11th May 2021 Good morning – We start with the good news from yesterday and that is that the vaccination process is advancing faster than anticipated. Self-scheduling for people over 60 started ahead of time and on the first day more than 40 thousand registrations were made. Yesterday was one
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 11th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-11th-may-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 12th May 2021 Tourism – President of AHETA believes in a good summer but cannot make up for the losses of 2020. The British government’s announcement on the green list of countries, where it is allowed to travel without restrictions, including Portugal, has led to a “rain” of reservations at
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 11th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-11th-may-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 11th May 2021 By our correspondent Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 51 new Covid-19 cases, 74 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Saturday, there were 12 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from Romania, 2 passengers who had arrived from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 11th January 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-11th-january-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 11th May 2021 By our correspondent in the Azores Covid-19 The Regional Health Authority has said that in the last four days the number of new positive cases of Covid-19 resulting from 5,623 tests is 86. These tests were carried out in reference laboratories in the Region, in private laboratories
- [Algarve Situation Report, Saturday 15th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-15th-may-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report, Saturday 15th May 2021 5,500 British passengers disembark in Faro on Monday Turismo do Algarve will be at Faro Airport, next Monday, May 17, to receive all passengers from the United Kingdom, in a welcoming action that will be attended by the president of this entity, João Fernandes. According to the Associação
- [Azores Situation Report Wednesday 5th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/azores-situation-report-wednesday-5th-may-2021/) - Azores Situation Report Wednesday 5th May 2021 The outermost regions (ORs) of the European Union The outermost regions (ORs) of the European Union (EU) have proposed to the Commission the “acceleration” of vaccination against Covid-19 in their territories, after the appeal made by its President, the Azorean José Manuel Bolieiro. “In this joint declaration,
- [Overseas Situation Report Friday 7th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-friday-7th-may-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Friday 7th May 2021 “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says “I’m possible!” – Audrey Hepburn As this is the end of the week, this report is focussing on the report from the WHO and it looks at how the situation In India is and what is happening in the Americas currently
- [Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 5th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-wednesday-5th-may-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report 5th May 2021 by our Special Correspondent, Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update. There were 64 new Covid-19 cases, 58 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. There have been no deaths from Covid-19 for over 0 days. On Saturday, there were 17 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 5th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-5th-may-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 5th May 2021 Good morning – In the last few says there has been much focus on Odemira municipality, located in Beja District, which is Portugal’s largest municipality in terms of land area. This follows the decision of the Council of Ministers last Thursday to impose a health cordon in
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 5th May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-5th-may-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 5th May 2021 Covid-19: Portimão Vaccination Centre today exceeds five thousand inoculated vaccines. In a statement, the municipality states that, since it started operating on April 26, the Portimão Vaccination Centre has administered 4,924 vaccines against Covid-19. According to the same source, the goal is to cover the entire
- [Overseas Situation Report Monday 3rd May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/overseas-situation-report-monday-3rd-may-2021/) - “Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday”.– Dale Carnegie For many people across the world the scenes of sandy beaches , palm trees and pastel shades of buildings conjure up the typical exotic holiday. The Caribbean ticks all these boxes but for a region that depends so much on tourism the pandemic
- [Situation Report Overseas 28th April 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-overseas-april-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report Wednesday 28th April 2021 “The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.” – Will Rogers The last four Overseas Reports have shown how many countries across the world have been affected by the Corona Virus and how many are still feeling the impact. For this report I am concentrating on our
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 1st May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-1st-may-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 1st May 2021 Aljezur maintains highest incidence in the Algarve, Portimão below Lagos and VRSA Aljezur, with 465 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants, in 14 days, remains, for the second consecutive week, the Algarve municipality with the highest incidence of Covid-19, according to data released this Friday, April 30,
- [Azores Situation Report Saturday 1st May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/35698/) - Situation Report Azores – 1st May 2021 From our colleague in the Azores 1st Phase of Vaccinations The first phase of the vaccination plan against Covid-19 in the Azores is “practically completed”, with only bedridden patients and others that it has not yet been possible to contact, said the regional director of Health. “This week,
- [Madeira Situation Report Saturday 1st May 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-1st-may-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report 1st May 2021 By Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were 63 new Covid-19 cases, 58 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. There have been no deaths from Covid-19 for over 0 days. On Wednesday, there were 21 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 19 recoveries. The number of patients in
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 17th April 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-17th-april-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 28th April 2021 IntroductionGood morning – Yesterday was dominated by the Infarmed meeting when once again medical health experts from various institutions made presentations to the President of the Republic and Prime Minister and other government officials on the evolution on the pandemic with forecasts and other data.At the end of the meeting,
- [Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday April 14th 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-april-14th-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday April 28th Covid-19: Aljezur asks the Government to review contagion accounting criteria.The Mayor of Aljezur, asked the Government to revise the formula for accounting for contagions by Covid-19 and to take into account the particularity of each municipality.After an extended meeting of the civil protection commission this afternoon, José Gonçalves told Lusa
- [Madeira Situation Report April 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-april-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Wednesday April 28th from Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 updateThere were 85 new Covid-19 cases, 88 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. There have been no deaths from Covid-19 for over 0 days.On Saturday, there were 34 new Covid-19 cases (from 3 passengers who had arrived from Poland, 1 passenger who had arrived from Germany and
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 3rd February 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-february-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 3rd February 2021IntroductionWe start the day with a sad note and that is the death of Captain Sir Tom Moore, who died yesterday aged 100 years with coronavirus. Sir Tom, who raised almost £33m for the NHS, was taken to Bedford Hospital after requiring help with his breathing on Sunday.His daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 6th February 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-6th-february-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 6th February 2021IntroductionGood morning – We start today with some positive Covid-19 statistics reported yesterday namely: since Thursday there were nearly five more recoveries than new cases; deaths, although higher than Thursday, were second lowest since 21st January; hospitalisations decreased again but not as much as the previous day and the number
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 10th February 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-10th-february-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 10th February 2021IntroductionWe thank those who responded to the Facebook post by my colleague Mike Evans on Saturday, concerning the work of Safe Communities Portugal. It reached around 18,000 people. We thought this was timely given the very large increase in people following our page, from around 17,000 a year ago to
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 13th February 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-13th-february-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 13th February 2021IntroductionWhen the new extension of the State of Emergency was announced by the Prime Minister on Thursday evening, it came as little surprise that the confinement would continue, perhaps through March.It is clear that these existing measures, the latest border restrictions and the closure of schools has reduced the movement
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 17th February 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-17th-february-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 17th February 2021IntroductionGood morning – We start with the good news concerning the continuing improvement in in all the key Covid-19 statistics.The risk map published on Monday shows consistent signs of improvement. The number of new infections has fallen in 291 of the 308 municipalities and 119 counties are now at extremely
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 20th February 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-20th-february-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 20th February 2021IntroductionGood morning – Again we start with the very good news concerning the Covid-19 figures; in particular that the number of daily deaths at 67, is the lowest since the first of January and that those in hospital from Covid-19 are nearly half that than since the beginning of this
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 24th February February 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-24th-february-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 24th February 2021IntroductionGood morning – All eyes this week are on the meeting of the Council of Ministers to determine whether there will be any changes to the State of Emergency that will almost certainly be extended.As mentioned, the President of the Republic yesterday and today is hearing the views of the
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 27th February 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-27th-february-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 27th February 2021IntroductionOn March 2nd, one year ago, the first case of Covid-19 in Portugal was diagnosed. A study by Instituto Doctor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) published yesterday shows that the virus had been circulating in the country since February 2020. It is important to understand how the new coronavirus entered Portugal and
- [Madeira Situation Report August 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-august-2020/) - Madeira Situation Report 29th August by Daniel FernandesCovid-19 updateThere were 16 new cases in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. There were 6 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, of which 2 were imported from South Africa and from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region while 3 were a resultof a local transmission chain in
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19th August 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-19th-august-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19th August 2020Almancil – GNR Breaks up an illegal party with more than 200 people attendingThe Faro Territorial Command, through the Territorial Detachment of Loulé, on August 16, stopped an illegal party with more than 200 people, in the locality of Almancil.In the course of several complaints informing the realization of
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19th August 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-19th-august-2020-2/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 19th August 2020Covid 19 SituationThe Directorate-General for Health (DGS) today pointed out the existence of 1007 cases of covid-19 in the Algarve, 11 more than yesterday, and totalling 17 deaths since the beginning of the pandemicMarcelo: Portugal on the UK’s safe list makes a “brutal difference” for the AlgarveIt is “great
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 26th August 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-26th-august-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 26th August 2020There are five new cases of Covid-19 in the Algarve, the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) has just revealed in its epidemiological bulletin this Tuesday, August 25th.In accumulated terms since the beginning of the pandemic, there are now 1039 total cases in the Algarve region.In Alentejo, where there were no
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 31st March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-31st-march-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 31st March 2021IntroductionGood morning – Let’s start with three pieces of good news.The first of these were that yesterday Portugal recorded the lowest number of deaths from Covid-19 (two cases) since 6th September 2020. Two deaths too many of course. Figures continue to fall with the numbers in hospital the lowest since 23rd September
- [Portugal Situation report Wednesday 3rd March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-march-2021/) - Portugal Situation report Wednesday 3rd March 2021IntroductionGood morning, yesterday was one year since the first two cases of Covid-19 were recorded in Portugal. Inevitably there was much reflection on the events over the last year with the President of the Republic leading, by thanking the population by the way they organized and committed themselves in responding
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 6th March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-6th-march-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 6th March 2021IntroductionGood morning – Firstly, a reminder that the ban on movement between municipalities is now in place from 8 pm last night until 5 am on Monday 8th March in mainland Portugal, with some exceptions provided for, within the scope of fighting the pandemic. These exceptions are the same as previously.Regarding
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 10th March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-10th-march-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 10th March 2021IntroductionGood morning – Yesterday was certainly highlighted with the inauguration of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa upon his second term as President of the Republic. Following a short ceremony he delivered a speech at the Assembly of the Republic highlighting those in the community who need support most during these difficult
- [Portugal Situation Report, Saturday 13th March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-13th-march-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report, Saturday 13th March 2021IntroductionOn Thursday there were some important developments with the announcement by the Prime Minster, following the meeting of the Council of Ministers; namely the outline of the long awaited de-confinement plan, which, as expected, will be undertaken in several phases starting 15th March 2021.Also the Council of Ministers gave details of
- [Algarve Situation Report, Saturday 20th March 2021.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-20th-march-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report, Saturday 20th March 2021.Covid-19: MotoGP and Formula 1 without an audience is “overzealous” – hoteliersAlbufeira, Faro, 19th March 2021 (Lusa) – The possibility that Portugal’s MotoGP and Formula 1 grand prizes may not have an audience is “an excess of zeal”, considered today the president of the main Algarve hotel association, defending its
- [Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 24th March 2021.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-24th-march-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 24th March 2021.Covid-19 Incidence rate in the Algarve.The Directorate-General for Health reported this Monday, the incidence rate of new cases registered in the Portuguese counties, in the period of 3rd to 16th of March.The classification is carried out according to the categories used by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and
- [Algarve Situation Report, Saturday 27th March 2021.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-27th-march-2021/) - AlgarveAlgarve Situation Report, Saturday 27th March 2021.Algarve has 73 more active cases of Covid-19 than a week ago.The Algarve has 73 more active cases of Covid-19 than a week ago, now totalling 386, according to data released this Friday, March 26th, by the District Civil Protection Commission.Over the past week, the Regional Health Authority recorded 233
- [Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 31st March 2021.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-31st-march-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 31st March 2021.ARS wants to vaccinate 70% of the population of the Algarve by the end of August.70% of Algarvians vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of August. This is the objective set by the Regional Health Administration (ARS) of the Algarve, which, when vaccination is at “cruising speed”, wants to vaccinate
- [Situation Report Madeira 9th to 10th May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-9th-to-10th-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 9th to 10th May– From our colleague reporting on MadeiraCovid-19 updateThere were no new cases for a third consecutive day. The number of cases remains at 90, with 37 active cases. A patient from Santa Cruz has recovered, bringing the overall number of recoveries to 53. So far, there have 1,446 suspectedcases of which
- [Situation Report  Madeira 10th to 11th May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-10th-to-11th-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 10th to 11th May– From our colleague reporting on Madeira Covid-19 update There were no new cases for a fourth consecutive day. The number of cases remains at 90, with 37 active cases and 53 recoveries. https://funchalnoticias.net/2020/05/10/madeira-sem-casos-positivos-de-covid-19-pelo-4-o-dia-consecutivo/ Reopening guidelines The Regional Madeira announced guidance for the reopening ofcertain businesses. The main slogan is “to restart, protect and
- [Situation Report Madeira 11th to 12th May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-11th-to-12th-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 11th to 12th May – From our colleague reporting on MadeiraMaderia Covid-19 updateThere were no new Covid-19 cases for a fifth consecutive day. The number of cases remains at 90, with 37 active cases and 53 recoveries.https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/92371/Madeira_sem_novos_casos_positivos_por_covid-19Funchal Municipality to deliver face shields to Funchal shopsThe Funchal Municipality (Câmara Municipal) will start delivering
- [Situation Report  Madeira 12th to 13th May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-12th-to-13th-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 12th to 13th May– From our colleague reporting on Madeira Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases in Madeira for a sixth consecutive day and the overall number of cases stands at 90. In more good news, a resident from Funchal Municipality and another from Câmara de Lobos Municipalityrecovered. There are now 55 recoveries and 35 active
- [Situation Report  Madeira 12th to 13th May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-12th-to-13th-may-2/) - Situation Report Madeira 12th to 13th May– From our colleague reporting on Madeira Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases in Madeira for a seventh consecutive day and the overall number of cases stands at 90. There are now 55 recoveries and 35 active cases. So far, there have been 1,517 suspected cases, 1,427 of which turned out
- [Situation Report Madeira 13th – 14th May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-13th-14th-may/) - ituation Report Madeira 13th – 14th May – From our colleague reporting on Madeira There were no new Covid-19 cases in Madeira for the eighth consecutive day and the overall number of cases stands at 90. Two Funchal residents and two from Câmara de Lobos Municipality have recovered. There are now 59 recoveries and 31 active
- [Situation Report Madeira 14th – 15th May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-14th-15th-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 14th – 15th May – From our colleague reporting on Madeira There were no new cases for the ninth consecutive day. The overall number of cases stands at 90. There are now 59 recoveries and 31 active cases. There are 5 Municipalities with recovered patients, 3 that never had any cases and 3
- [Situation Report Madeira 17th – 18th May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-17th-18th-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 17th – 18th May – From our colleague reporting on Madeira There were no new Covid-19 cases in Madeira for the eleventh consecutive day and the number of cases remains at 90, with 59 recoveries and 31 active cases. There were no suspected cases yesterday. So far, there have been 1,529 suspected cases,
- [Situation Report Madeira 19th – 20th May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-19th-20th-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 19th – 20th May – From our colleague reporting on Madeira Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases in Madeira for the 13th consecutive day. The number of cases remains at 90, with 59 recoveries and 31 active cases. There were no suspected cases yesterday. So far, there have been 1,540 suspected
- [Situation Report Madeira 20th – 21st May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-20th-21st-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 20th – 21st May –From our colleague reporting on Madeira Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases in Madeira for the 14th consecutiveday. The number of cases remains at 90. There were 5 recoveries, bringing its overall number to 64 recoveries. There are now 26 active cases. There are 269 people under
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 16th January 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-16th-january-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 16th January 2021Covid-19In the Algarve there are more than 328 confirmed cases since Tuesday bringing the total of 11,710 since the start of the pandemic. There are 10 more deaths, the highest daily total, bringing the total to 111.New Covid-19 strain detected in Tavira and FaroThe new strain of Covid-19, originating
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 23rd September 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-23rd-september-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 23rd September 2020Covid-19: Louletano has resumed training but there are still eight infected footballersLouletano’s football team remains with eight players infected with Covid-19, who are due to undergo further diagnostic tests today, to see if they can resume training with the rest of the team, said the president.“We already have some
- [Algarve Situation report Saturday 3th of october](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-3th-of-october/) - Algarve Situation report Saturday 3th of octoberOutbreak amongst Roma CommunityThere are 60 positive cases in Roma communities, “dispersed throughout the region”, revealed Ana Cristina Guerreiro, regional health delegate on Thursday. At a press conference, held at the Civil Protection headquarters in the Algarve , in Loulé, the delegate said that this is, “perhaps, the situation
- [Algarve situation report Saturday 10th October 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-10th-october-2020/) - Algarve situation report Saturday 10th October 2020Covid- 19 ARS statisticsThe Algarve Health Authority reported yesterday 36 more cases of infection, totalling 1,923 cases and a total of 22 deaths to date.No. of active cases (current) 763No. of active surveillance contacts 1 532No. of confirmed cases (cumulative) 1 939No. of deaths (cumulative) 22No. of new cases
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 14th October 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-14th-october-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 14th October 2020There are 24 new cases of Covid-19 in the AlgarveThe Algarve has 24 more cases of Covid-19, according to data from the epidemiological bulletin of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) of this Tuesday, October 13th, which has just been released.The number of cases accumulated since the beginning of the
- [Algarve situation report October 24 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-october-24-2020/) - Algarve situation report October 24 2020ARS Faro District Covid-19 Situation reportThe District Civil Protection Commission of Faro today sent the usual assessment of the epidemiological situation in the region.In a statement sent and based on the data provided by the Regional Health Delegate, there are 831 active cases of covid.19 in the Algarve. So far,
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 28th October 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-28th-october-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 28th October 2020Covid-19: More than 70% of Algarve hotels are expected to close during the winter – AHETAMore than 70% of hotels and tourist developments in the Algarve are likely to suspend activity during the low season due to the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the president of the sector’s
- [Algarve Situation Report 31st October](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-31st-october/) - Algarve Situation Report 31st OctoberCovid-19 SituationThe number of new cases in the Algarve reported by ARS yesterday 56. There are noe 879 active cases of whom 34 are in hospital a 3 in ICU.The number of deaths now stands at 34. There are 2723 cases confirmed to date with 1810 recovering giving a recovery rate of
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday November 4th 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-november-4th-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday November 4th 2020Ualg researchers study the impact of quarantine on the mental health of the Portuguese during the Covid-19Women and young people were twice as likely to be depressed and anxious during imposed confinement to stop the Covid-19 pandemic in Portugal, preliminary data from a study revealed yesterday, by Ualg –
- [Algarve Situation Report November 7 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-november-7-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report November 7 2020Covid-19 SituationCovid.19: Algarve has 98 more cases totalling 1,165 activeThe District Civil Protection Commission of Faro, reported earlier today, based on data provided by the Regional Health Delegate that there are 1,165 active cases of covid.19 in the Algarve.So far, 3,300 people have been infected, 98 more in the last
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 18th November 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-18th-november-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 18th November 2020GNR Closes down three illegal parties in the AlgarveGNR was forced to end an illegal wedding and birthday parties in Albufeira and Faro this weekend. The events had about 300 people.According to GNR, in Albufeira 150 people were dressed for a wedding and 60 others in a restaurant, who
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 28th November](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-28th-november/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 28th NovemberCovid-19 statistics from ARSThe regional Health Authority released the following statistics and charts today 27th NovemberToday, the Algarve registers three more deaths by Covid-19, which occurred in Albufeira, Faro and Portimão, indicates the data from the Regional Health Authority, to which the South Information had access.In the case of Portimão, our newspaper
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 2nd December 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-2nd-december-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 2nd December 2020Covid-19 StatisticsAn 80-year-old man, resident in Portimão, is the most recent fatal victim of Covid-19 in the Algarve and one of the two deaths reported today by the General Health Directorate. It will not be counted as being caused by the new coronavirus.“One of the deaths recorded by DGS
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 4th December 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-4th-december-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 4th December 2020Deaths in the Algarve from Covid-19A 92-year-old man, user of the Lar da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lagos, and a 70-year-old woman, resident in Faro, are the deaths by Covid-19 recorded this Friday, December 4th, in the Algarve.Source of the Regional Health Authority told the South Information that
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 9th December 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-9th-december-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 9th December 2020Moncarapacho and Fuseta to receive 500 Christmas BasketsThe Union of Parishes of Moncarapacho and Fuseta, as has been customary every year during this festive season, will start distributing Christmas baskets to 500 needy families in the parish, starting tomorrow, Wednesday, 9 December.In this year of 2020, this solidarity action was
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 16th December 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-16th-december-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 16th December 2020Marcelo: “I’ve been waiting for this moment for a lifetime, to thank João de Deus”I’ve been waiting for this moment for a lifetime, to thank João de Deus for what has changed in me almost 70 years ago. With him, I started to learn to love Portugal more, when
- [Algarve Situation Report 19th of December](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-19th-of-december/) - Algarve Situation Report 19th of DecemberThree Municipalities at High RiskPrime Minister António Costa announced this Thursday, new restrictive measures to curb the contagion of the covid.19, namely for the New Year period.After reviewing the epidemiological situation in the country, the Council of Ministers updated the list of risky municipalities.In the Algarve there are 3 counties
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 23rd December](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-23rd-december/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 23rd DecemberAljezur Municipality supports institutions in the municipality in the purchase of protective materialThe Municipality of Aljezur decided to grant financial support, of approximately 7,500 euros, to the institutions of the municipality, for the purchase of individual protection material and disinfection.This support was decided under the “Aljezur – Present Municipality” program,
- [Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 10th March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-10th-march-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 10th March 2021MAR Shopping Algarve raises money for homeless social reintegration projects.During the month of March, MAR Shopping Algarve launches a donation and fundraising campaign for two homeless social reintegration projects that are being implemented in the Algarve by Associação GATO – Support Group for Drug Addicts.Under the motto “the smallest gesture makes
- [Algarve Situation Report, Saturday 13th March 2021.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-13th-march-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report, Saturday 13th March 2021.Covid-19The District Civil Protection Commission of Faro confirmed today that there are 427 active cases of Covid-19 in the Algarve.According to data from the regional health delegate, 19,921 infected people were registered up until yesterday, another 30 in the last 24 hours and 19,153 recovered (cumulative).There are 400 patients recovering
- [Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 17th March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-17th-march-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 17th March 2021Covid-19: Withdrawal of Portugal from the “British” red list “is welcome” – Turismo do Algarve.The President of the Algarve Tourism Region (RTA) today considered that the removal of Portugal from the “red list” of countries whose travellers are required to be quarantined in the United Kingdom is “welcome” and reflects
- [Situation Report Madeira 11 to 12 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-11-to-12-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 11 to 12 June by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases today. The number of cases remains at 90.There are now 85 recoveries and 5 active cases. There are 385 people under active monitoring and 587 people in self-monitoring. As of yesterday, there had been 1,543 suspected cases, 1,453
- [Situation Report Madeira 12 to 13 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-12-to-13-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 12 to 13 June by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases today. The number of cases remains at 90. Three patients from the Municipality of Câmara de Lobos recovered. There are now 88 recoveries and only 2 active cases. The two active cases are from a residentfrom Funchal and
- [Situation Report Madeira 13 to 14 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-13-to-14-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 13 to 14 June – From our colleague reporting on Madeira Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases today. The number ofcases remains at 90. There are 88 recoveries and only 2 active cases. There are 423 people under active monitoring and 611 people in self-monitoring. As of yesterday, there had been 1,543 suspected
- [Situation Report Madeira 14 to 15 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-14-to-15-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 14 to 15 June – by Daniel Fernandes There were no new Covid-19 cases today. The number of cases remains at 90. A patient from the Municipality of Funchal recovered. There are now 89 recoveries and only 1 active case remaining. There are 411 people under active monitoring and 627 people in self-monitoring. As of
- [Situation Report Madeira 15 to 16 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-15-to-16-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 15 to 16 June – by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases today. The number of cases remains at 90. There are now 89 recoveries and only 1 active case remaining. There are 416 people under active monitoring and 555 people in self-monitoring. As of yesterday, there had been 1,543 suspected
- [Situation Report Madeira 16 to 17 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-16-to-17-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 16 to 17 June – by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases today. The number of cases remains at 90.There are now 89 recoveries and only 1 active case remaining. There are 399 people under active monitoring and 642 people in self-monitoring. As of yesterday, there had been
- [Situation Report Madeira 17 to 18 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-17-to-18-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 17 to 18 June – by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases today. The number of cases remains at 90. There are now 89 recoveries and only 1 active case remaining. There are 439 people under active monitoring and 664 people in self-monitoring. As of yesterday, there had
- [Situation Report Madeira 18 to 19 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-18-to-19-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 18 to 19 June – by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There was a new case of Covid-19. A passenger, who had arrived from Lisbon on the 17th of June, tested positive after being tested at the airport. Although the passenger lives in the Municipality of Santa Cruz, he had been in the
- [Madeira Situation report by Daniel Fernandes Saturday 20th of June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-by-daniel-fernandes-saturday-20th-of-june/) - Madeira Situation report by Daniel Fernandes Saturday 20th of JuneCovid-19 updateThere were no new cases yesterday. The number of cases remains 91. There are 89 recoveries and 2 active cases. There are 497 people under active monitoring and 589 people in self-monitoring. As of yesterday, there had been 1,545suspected cases, 1,454 of which had come
- [Madeira Situation report by Daniel Fernandes Monday 22 of June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-by-daniel-fernandes-monday-22-of-june/) - Madeira Situation report by Daniel Fernandes Monday 22 of June Covid-19 update There was a new Covid-19 case yesterday, after a suspected case was confirmed. The new case is from a passenger who had landed at Funchal Airport on Saturday. The passenger lives in the Funchal Municipality and had flown in from Lisbon,where he had
- [Madeira Situation report june 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-june-2020/) - Madeira Situation Report by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases yesterday. The number of cases remains 92, with 90 recoveries and 2 active cases. Both patients are in isolation in a designated hotel. There are 351 people under active monitoring and 879 people in self-monitoring. As of Sunday, there had been
- [Madeira Situation Report January 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-january-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report Saturday 30th January 2021Covid-19 updateThere were 325 new Covid-19 cases, 294 recoveries and 5 deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. The vast majority of new cases were cases of local transmission. Only 7 new cases were from passengers who had arrived from outside the Autonomous Region of MadeiraOn Wednesday, there were 106 new Covid-19 cases
- [Madeira Situation Report February 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-february-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report 24th – 26th February by Daniel FernandesCovid-19 updateThere were 185 new Covid-19 cases, 243 recoveries and 1 death from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. All new Covid-19 cases were cases of local transmission. It has been nearly a week since there was a Covid-19 imported from outside the
- [Madeira Situation Report March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-march-2021/) - Madeira Situation Report, Wednesday 31st March 2021, by our Special Correspondent.Covid-19 updateThere were 111 new Covid-19 cases, 173 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report.On Saturday, there were 41 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 36 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to 24, 5 of whom were in intensive care.On Sunday, there were 22
- [Situation Report Azores January 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-january-2021/) - Situation Report Azores – 30th January 2021 – From our colleague in the AzoresSpare capacityGustavo Tato Borges, the President of the Commission for Monitoring the Fight against Pandemic in the Azores, said yesterday to TSF radio, that the region is able to accept between 10 and 15 Covid-19 patients on the ward and three to five
- [Situation Report Azores February 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-february-2021/) - Situation Report Azores – 27th February 2021 – From our colleague in the AzoresGood News!In the last 24 hours, no new positive cases of Covid-19 were registered in the Azores, resulting from the 1,963 tests performed.According to the Regional Health Authority, there were three recoveries, two on the island of São Miguel (one in Matriz and the
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 20th March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-20th-march-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 20th March 2021IntroductionGood morning – On Thursday we reported WHO statistics showing that Portugal had achieved the greatest decrease in new cases in Europe over a four week period, namely – 80.5% whereas for Europe as a whole there was an increase of 21.5%. The decrease was sustained over the last
- [Portugal Situation Report, Wednesday 17th March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-17th-march-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report, Wednesday 17th March 2021IntroductionIt is all about RiskGood morning. Today’s introduction is all about risk – in this case in three areas. The first of these is the decision by Portugal to what is now described (by the vaccination co-ordinator), as “a pause” for a short while in the administering of the
- [Portugal Situation Report, Wednesday 24th March 2021.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-24th-march-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report, Wednesday 24th March 2021.IntroductionYesterday, as expected, was a very busy day with a plethora of updates during and after the Infarmed meeting.These are presentations given by the various experts who are the key players in advising government officials, primarily the President, Prime Minister and others on the development of Covid-19 and providing
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 27th March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-27th-march-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 27th March 2021IntroductionGood morning – If ever a title was needed for this morning report it would be “Don’t shoot the Messenger” – please read on!Yesterday, the Council of Ministers, approved electronically the decree that regulates the renewal of the State of Emergency, which will be in force until 23:59 on April 5th. There
- [Portugal Situation Report Saturday 3rd April 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-saturday-3rd-april-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Saturday 3rd April 2021IntroductionGood morning – Phase 2 of de-confinement is going ahead in al municipalities as from Monday 5th April. This eagerly awaited step will allow us to enjoy many activities: for instance going to restaurants (terraces only) and visiting certain shops that have been closed for some time, although there will of
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 7th April 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-7th-april-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 7th April 2021IntroductionGood morning – Yesterday was highlighted by statements concerning Covid-19 mainly from the Prime Minister, but also from the Minister of Internal Administration Eduarda Cabrita. In fact they occupied most of the media headlines throughout the day.Turning to that of Eduardo Cabrita – He made it very clear being asked
- [Algarve Situation Report 13th May 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-13th-may-2020/) - Albufeira creates reception centre for homeless people The Municipality of Albufeira leased a “hostel” for two months located in Brejos for homeless people at this stage of the pandemic. Logistical support is provided through its Civil Protection Social and Education Services. The City Mayor visited the facilities at the beginning of May to see the
- [Algarve Situation Report 15th May 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-15th-may-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report 15th May 2020 – from our colleague reporting on the Algarve.Cancellation of music festivals and other eventsSummer music festivals and other events scheduled until September 30 will not be held in the Algarve.In line with what had already been defined in the Council of Ministers on May 7, AMAL decided, at the Council
- [Algarve Situation Report 16th May 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-16th-may-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report 16th May 2020 – from our colleague reporting on the AlgarveLoulé City Council and the Regional Tourism Algarve promote Treasury Support LinesThe Loulé City Council and the Regional Tourism Algarve will promote next Monday, May 18, at 4:30 pm, a session on Treasury Support Lines.According to the Municipality, the initiative is aimed at
- [Algarve Situation Report 16th July 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-16th-july-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report 16th July 2020Covid-19 SituationThe Algarve has 750 cases, plus 25 since Tuesday and remains at 15 deaths to date.According to DGS these are divided as follows:: Albufeira has 127 , ( 2 deaths ); Faro – 106; Lagos – 95; Portimão – 95 , ( 3 deaths ) ; Loulé – 87
- [Algarve Situation Report Friday 17th July 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-friday-17th-july-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Friday 17th July 2020Covid.19: Moto Clube de Faro criticizes cancellation of this Sunday’s paradeAs Moto Clube de Faro announced on Thursday on Facebook, “for reasons beyond our control and without any consistency, the traditional parade through the city will not be held” which would be scheduled for Sunday.Moto Clube de Faro apologizes
- [Algarve Situation Report Tuesday 21st July](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-tuesday-21st-july/) - Algarve Situation Report Tuesday 21st JulyCovid-19 statisticsThere were no new cases in the Algarve registered since SundayThe Algarve has 750 cases to date, there are no new infections since yesterday and the number of deaths remains at 15.In the weekly count by municipality, the Directorate-General for Health records: (accumulated cases):Albufeira 135 , (2 deaths); Faro
- [Algarve Situation Report Thursday 23rd July 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-thursday-23rd-july-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Thursday 23rd July 2020UK studies Algarve method of combating Covid-19Scientists from the UK Science & Innovation Network Office have met with the Algarve Biomedical Centre (ABC) with the aim of implementing, in the United Kingdom, the pool method that allows analysis to be carried out “more quickly and cheaply”.The news was advanced
- [Algarve Situation Report Friday 24th July 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-friday-24th-july-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Friday 24th July 2020Irish ‘will continue’ to travel to the Algarve, even with Portugal off the green listJoão Fernandes, president of the Algarve Tourism Region, believes that the Irish “will continue” to seek the Algarve, because “the decision does not change the possibility of traveling”.According to João Fernandes, “the rules that are
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 25th July 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-25th-july-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 25th July 2020Covid-19 StatisticsThe District Civil Protection Commission of Faro today revealed in a statement, based on data provided by the Health Authority, that there are 242 active cases in the Algarve.So far 808 infected people have been registered, plus 5 in the last 24 hours with 549 recovered, equivalent to
- [Algarve Situation Report Monday 27th July 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-monday-27th-july-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Monday 27th July 2020The President kept his promise to visit the Home of Santa Casa da Misericórdia in Boliqueime.The visit took place yesterday afternoon, in the presence of the home director, the Mayor of Loulé – Vítor Aleixo, the Secretary of State for Fisheries and Coordinator of the response to the pandemic
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday July 29th 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-july-29th-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday July 29th 2020Covid-19:67.4% of Algarvian patients with Covid-19 have recovered, according to the regional data to which South Information had access.Thus, of the 841 cases that the Regional Health Authority reports in relation to yesterday, 27 July, there were already 567 people recovered, while the number of deaths has remained at
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 15th of August](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-15th-of-august/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 15th of AugustAccording to DGS on Friday the number of confirmed cases in Algarve since the start of the pandemic is 957, an increase of 11 since Thursday. Local health authority has reported 229 active cases as at 13th August 2359 hrs. A total of nine are in hospital and there are
- [Algarve Situation Report – Monday 28th December](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-monday-28th-december/) - Algarve Situation Report – Monday 28th DecemberCovid-19: Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve (CHUA) to start vaccination on TuesdayThe Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve (CHUA) will start vaccination against covid-19 on Tuesday, the president of the centre’s board of directors, which includes hospitals in Faro, Portimão and Lagos, told the Lusa agency today.“We will start vaccinating
- [Algarve Situation Report – Wednesday 30th December 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-30th-december-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report – Wednesday 30th December 2020Portimão says goodbye to 2020 with music at the doorOn December 31st, Portimão will say goodbye to the old year and welcome 2021 without the usual cultural animation and traditional fireworks, however the municipality has prepared an alternative for pandemic times: “New Year’s Eve at Home – Music
- [Algarve Situation Report – Saturday 2nd January 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-2nd-january-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report – Saturday 2nd January 2021Covid-19 Data from ARS AlgarveThese are the statistics as at 23:59 hrs 31st DecemberNew cases last 24 hrs – 197Confirmed to date – 7695Hospitalised – 54 – In ICU 11 (7 ventilated)At home: 1372Recovered last 24 hrs -76Recovered to date: 6245 (81.1%)Deaths to date – 78No under Contact
- [Algarve Situation Report – Wednesday 6th January 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-6th-january-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report – Wednesday 6th January 2021CHUA is receiving patients from Lisbon and AlentejoGiven the disrupted situation in many hospital units, the Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve (CHUA) is receiving Covid patients from other areas of the country.In a statement issued CHUA states that, at this stage, it has a reserve of “significant” capacity
- [Algarve Situation Report – Saturday 9th January 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-9th-january-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report – Saturday 9th January 2021Covid.19: Mayor of Olhão updates data that place the municipality at “very high risk“Although the municipality has officially entered high risk – following the review of the Council of Ministers announced yesterday, the fact is that on the same day, the Mayor of Olhão, warned that the situation
- [Algarve Situation Report – Wednesday 13th January 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-13th-january-2020/) - Algarve Situation Report – Wednesday 13th January 2020Covid.19: Vaccination has reached homes in the AlgarveYesterday began the vaccination plan against Covid-19 in the Residential Structures for the Elderly (ERPI) and in the Units of the Integrated Continuing Care Network (UCCI) in the Algarve.According to the Regional Health Administration of the Algarve (ARS), the vaccination of
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 20th January 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-20th-january-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 20th January 2021Covid-19: Outbreak in the GNR of Albufeira with 10 infected soldiersTen military personnel belonging to the GNR of Albufeira Territorial Sub-Detachment, have Covid-19.The news released by CMTV confirms that two of the infected professionals belong to the Criminal Investigation Nucleus and for the four of them are part of
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 23rd January 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-23rd-january-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 23rd January 2021Cases of schoolchildren in the Algarve almost double in less than a month – authorities sayThe number of school-age children in the Algarve infected with the new coronavirus has almost doubled since Christmas, compared to the previous nine months, said the regional health delegate today.“Since the beginning of the
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 27th January 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-27th-january-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 27th January 2021Municipality of Olhão creates Support Centre for Public HealthIn view of the significant increase in the number of positive cases and people in prophylactic isolation in the municipality of Olhão, the Ministry decided to create a Support Center for Public Health, which has been in full operation since last
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 30th January 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-30th-january-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 30th January 2021Covid 19 situationYesterday in the Algarve there are over 327 confirmed cases, for a total of 16,356. There are another ten deaths, now totalling 193.Gambelas Private Hospital will have a testing post for Covid-19As of next Monday, February 1st, the HPA Group, in partnership with Unilabs, will provide another
- [Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 3rd February](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-february/) - Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 3rd FebruaryCHUA Arena can have an Intensive Care Unit if neededThere is still “no need”, but, “if necessary”, an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) will be created inside the CHUA Arena, in Portimão, guaranteed this Monday, February 1st, Ana Castro, chairman of the Board of Administration of the Centro Universitário do Algarve (CHUA).Speaking
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 6th February](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-6th-february/) - AlgarveAlgarve Situation Report Saturday 6th FebruaryCovid-19 trends and hospitalisations in the RegionThe District Civil Protection Commission of Faro today revealed the epidemiological situation in the Algarve with 3,726 active cases of Covid-19.According to data from the regional health delegate of the Algarve, 18,059 infected were registered until yesterday, another 193 in the last 24 hours and 14,093 recovered
- [Algarve Situation Report Saturday 13th February 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-13th-february-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report Saturday 13th February 2021Covid-19: Reduction in the number of cases and vaccination leave entities optimistic in the AlgarveToday, health organisations were optimistic about the evolution of Covid-19 in the Algarve, due to the reduction in the number of new cases and hospitalisations and the beginning of vaccination.At the fortnightly press conference of
- [Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 17th February 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-17th-february-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 17th February 2021Municipality of Vila Real de Santo António provides Youth Support LineThe Municipal Council of Vila Real de Santo Antonio will launch the line “Question, which we answer”, a resource that aims to provide support and information to the young people of the municipality.In a press release, the municipality says that
- [Algarve Situation Report, Saturday 20th February 2021.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-20th-february-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report, Saturday 20th February 2021.Covid-19: Algarve with less than a hundred admissionsThe District Civil Protection Commission of Faros reported on the epidemiological situation in the Algarve with 1,441 active cases of Covid-19.According to data from the regional health delegate of the Algarve, 19,242 infected were registered until yesterday, 54 more in the last 24
- [Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 24th February](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-24th-february/) - Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 24th FebruaryCovid-19: From 3rd to 16th February, only one municipality in the Algarve was at “extreme risk”.The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) on Monday released the usual epidemiological situation regarding Portuguese municipalities, from 3rd to 16th February.In the Algarve, at extreme risk (over 960 cases per 100,000 inhabitants) was Monchique with a rate
- [Algarve Situation Report, Saturday 27th February 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-27th-february-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report, Saturday 27th February 2021The number of hospitalisations in Algarve hospitals, resulting from Covid-19, decreased over the week of 16th to 19th February, according to data from the Regional Health Authority, which has just been released by the District Civil Protection Commission.There were 99 patients hospitalized in the Algarve a week ago, with regional
- [Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 3rd March.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-3rd-march/) - Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 3rd March.Covid-19: Most Algarve municipalities at moderate risk, only 4 at high riskThe Directorate-General for Health (DGS) released this Monday, the incidence rates of Covid-19 cases, per 100 thousand inhabitants, referring to the Portuguese counties, in the period between 10th and 23rd February.In the Algarve, there are no municipalities at extreme risk
- [Algarve Situation Report, Saturday March 6th 2021.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-march-6th-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report, Saturday March 6th 2021.SportsFormula 1 returns to Portugal in MayOn Friday, the organization confirmed the plan to stage the Portuguese Formula 1 Grand Prix, in Portimão, on May 2nd.The vacancy that was open in the official calendar of the Formula 1 World Championship is filled. From April 30th to May 2nd, the “fireballs”
- [Situation Report Madeira 21st – 22nd May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-21st-22nd-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 21st – 22nd May From our colleague reporting on Madeira Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases in Madeira for the 15th consecutive day. The number of cases remains at 90. Another person recovered, bringing the overall number of recoveries to 65. There are now 25 active cases. There are 265 people
- [Situation Report Madeira 22nd – 23rd May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-22nd-23rd-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 22nd – 23rd May From our colleague reporting on Madeira Covid-19 update There are now 23 active cases and 57 recoveries. One of the infected is in isolation at home while the remaining infected are in isolation in designated hotels. All active cases are in the Funchal (1), Câmara de Lobos (21) and
- [Situation Report Madeira 23 to 24 May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-23-to-24-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 23 to 24 May – From our colleague reporting on Madeira Covid-19 update There were no new cases yesterday. There have been no new cases for 18 days. There are now 23 active cases and 67 recoveries. There are 249 people under active monitoring and 104 in self-monitoring. So far, there have been 1,543suspected cases,
- [Situation Report Madeira 24 to 25 May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-24-to-25-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 24 to 25 May – From Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new cases yesterday. There have been no new cases for 19 days. There are now 23 active cases and 67 recoveries. There are 314 people under active monitoring and 117 in self-monitoring. So far, there have been 1,543 suspected cases, 1,453 of
- [Situation Report Madeira 25 to 26 May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-25-to-26-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 25 to 26 May – From Daniel Fernandes Lifeguards to receive training on Covid-19 The Funchal Harbourmaster (Capitania do Funchal) will providetraining for Professional Lifeguards, to prepare them for the bathing season and for the new rescue procedures. The aim is to prepare lifeguards for acting in Covid-19 related scenarios when providing rescue and assistance
- [Situation Report Madeira 26 to 27 May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-26-to-27-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 26 to 27 May – From Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new cases yesterday. There have been no new cases for 21 days. There are still 23 active cases and 67 recoveries. There are 303 people under active monitoring and 150 in self-monitoring. So far, there have been 1,543 suspected cases, 1,453 of
- [Situation Report Madeira 27 to 28 May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-27-to-28-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 27 to 28 May – From Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new cases yesterday. There have been no new cases for 22 days. Four people have recovered. There are now 71 recoveries and 19 active cases. There are 304 people under active monitoring and 149 in self-monitoring. So far, there have been
- [Situation Report Madeira 28 to 29 May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-28-to-29-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 28 to 29 May – From Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new cases yesterday. There have been no new cases for 23 days. There are now 71 recoveries and 19 active cases. There are 304 people under active monitoring and 149 inself-monitoring. So far, there have been 1,543 suspected cases, 1,453
- [Situation Report Madeira 29 to 30 May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-29-to-30-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 29 to 30 May – From Daniel Fernandes There were no new cases yesterday. There have been no newcases for 24 days. Two patients staying in a hotel in Câmara de Lobos have recovered, bringing the overall number of recoveries to 73. There are 17 active cases, 15 from Câmara de Lobos, 1
- [Situation Report Madeira 30 to 31 May](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-30-to-31-may/) - Situation Report Madeira 30 to 31 May – From our colleague reporting on MadeiraCovid-19 updateThere were no new cases yesterday. There have been no new cases for 25 days. There are now 17 active cases and 73 recoveries. There are 250 people under active monitoring and 146 in self-monitoring. So far, there havebeen 1,543 suspected cases, 1,453 of which
- [Situation Report Madeira 31st May to 1 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-31st-may-to-1-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 31st May to 1 June – From Daniel Fernandes There were no new cases yesterday. There have been no new cases for 26 days. Three more people have recovered. There are now 14 active cases and 76 recoveries. There are 329 people under active monitoring and 140 in self-monitoring. So far, there have
- [Situation Report Madeira 1 June to 2 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-1-june-to-2-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 1 June to 2 June – From Daniel Fernandes A new Covid-19 case was announced yesterday, after 26 days without any new cases. The new case is that of a male passenger, aged 20-29, from Central Portugal, who had been awaiting for the result of a Covid-19 carried out in thePortuguese mainland.
- [Situation Report Madeira 2 June to 3 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-2-june-to-3-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 2 June to 3 June – From Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases today. A further 4 patients, from Câmara de Lobos Municipality, have recovered.The health authorities announced that the Covid-19 case that was identified yesterday in Madeira will not be included in Madeira’s Covid-19 statistics, because the
- [Situation Report Madeira 3 June to 4 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-3-june-to-4-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 3 June to 4 June – From Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases today. A patient from the Municipality of Câmara de Lobos has recovered. This means the official number of cases in Madeira is still 90, with 81 recoveries and 9 active cases. There are 352 people under
- [Situation Report Madeira 4 June to 5 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-4-june-to-5-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 4 June to 5 June – From Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases today. The number of cases in Madeira stands at 90, with 81 recoveries and 9 active cases. The patient who was identified as a positive case at Madeira Airport remains in isolation at a dedicated
- [Situation Report Madeira 6 to 7 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-6-to-7-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 6 to 7 June – From our colleague reporting on Madeira Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases today. The number of cases remains at 90. There are now 83 recoveries (a recovery rate of 92%) and 7 active cases. Six patients are in isolation in a dedicated hotel and one is at home.
- [Situation Report Madeira 7 to 8 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-7-to-8-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 7 to 8 June by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases today. The number of cases remains at 90. Two more patients, from the municipalities of Ponta do Sol and Câmara de Lobos, have recovered. There are now 85 recoveries and 5 active cases. There are 376 people under
- [Situation Report Madeira 8 to 9 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-8-to-9-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 8 to 9 June by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new cases yesterday. The patient who had been staying in Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital has recovered. This means there are now 52 recoveries. The health authorities also informed there are not any tests being analysed. https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/92099/Madeira_regista_mais_um_doente_recuperado_e_deixa_de_ter_internados_por_Covid-19 Two hospitals to resume normal
- [Situation Report Madeira 9 to 10 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-9-to-10-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 9 to 10 June by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases today. The number of cases remains at 90. There are now 85 recoveries and 5 active cases. There are 389 people under active monitoring and 460 people in self-monitoring. As of yesterday, there had been 1,543 suspected cases,
- [Situation Report Madeira 10 to 11 June](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-madeira-10-to-11-june/) - Situation Report Madeira 10 to 11 June by Daniel Fernandes Covid-19 update There were no new Covid-19 cases today. The number of casesremains at 90. There are now 85 recoveries and 5 active cases. There are 377 people under active monitoring and 489 people in self-monitoring. As of yesterday, there had been 1,543 suspected cases, 1,453
- [Madeira situation report September 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-september-2020/) - Madeira Report for Wednesday 30th of SeptemberThere were 10 new Covid-19 cases in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. On Saturday, there were 3 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from the UK, 1 passenger who had arrived from France and 1 case oflocal transmission) and 4 recoveries. On Sunday, there
- [Madeira Situation Report October 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-october-2020/) - Madeira Situation Report 31st October by Daniel FernandesCovid-19 updateThere were 26 new Covid-19 cases and 5 recoveries from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report.On Wednesday, there were 9 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from the UK, Germany, Poland, Italy, Finland, Australia and Northern Portugal and 2 cases of local
- [Madeira Situation Report November 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-november-2020/) - Madeira Situation Report Saturday 28th November by our correspondentCovid-19 updateThere were 45 new Covid-19 cases and 25 recoveries from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report.On Wednesday, there were 7 new Covid-19 cases and 7 recoveries. All of these new cases were cases of local transmission, including those of a professional form the
- [Madeira Situation Report December 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/madeira-situation-report-december-2020/) - Madeira 28th and 29th December by Daniel FernandesCovid-19 updateThere were 107 new Covid-19 cases and 37 recoveries from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. The majority of new cases were cases of local transmission.On Monday, there were 47 new Covid-19 cases (from 6 passengers who had arrived from the UK, 2 passengers who had arrived from Luxembourg, 1 passenger who had
- [Situation Report Azores May 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-may-2020/) - Situation Report Azores 31st May – 1st June 2020 – From our colleague in the AzoresFrom today, June 1st, the free ‘Azores Help-line’ for ‘non-medical’ enquiries about “Covid-19”, 800 29 29 29 will only operate from 08.30 am to 6.30 pm, Monday to Friday, inclusive.As people have learnt more about the virus and its impact, the average
- [Situation Report Azores June 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-june-2020/) - Situation Report Azores 29th June – 30th June 2020 – From our colleague in the AzoresThe Regional Health Authority has reported that, following 514 tests in the region in the last 24 hours, one new ‘positive’ case of “COVID-19” has been diagnosed on the island of São Miguel.It’s a 42-year-old woman who isn’t an Azorean resident, she’d
- [Situation Report Azores July 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-july-2020/) - Situation Report Azores 31st July – 1st August 2020 – From our colleague in the AzoresThe Regional Health Authority has reported that, after 1,100 tests carried out in the two reference laboratories in the last 24 hours, two positive cases of Covid-19 on the island of São Miguel have been diagnosed.One of the diagnosed cases is
- [Situation Report Azores August 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-august-2020/) - Situation Report Azores 28th August – 29th August 2020 – From our colleague in the AzoresThe Government of the Azores announced on Thursday 27th Aug. new measures to support companies in tourism sector which have been severely affected by the pandemic, this will include help to support the ‘on-going’ operational costs of companies. One of
- [Situation Report Azores April 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-april-2021/) - Situation Report Azores – 14th April 2021 – From our colleague in the Azores .The President of the Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, spoke by videoconference at a meeting of experts at Infarmed, regarding the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that the epidemiological situation in the Azores is “controlled”, with seven islands
- [Situation Report Azores September 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-september-2020/) - Situation Report Azores – 29th September 2020 – From our colleague in the AzoresThe Regional Health Authority has reported that, from 4100 tests carried out in the two reference laboratories in the Region since the 25th of September, twelve positive cases of COVID-19 on the islands of São Miguel, Terceira and Faial, have been diagnosed.All the
- [Situation Report Azores October 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-october-2020/) - Situation Report Azores – 31st October 2020 – From our colleague in the AzoresWikipediaThe Regional Health Authority has reported that, from 6,839 tests carried out in the two reference laboratories in the Region since the 24th of October, 20 positive cases of COVID-19 on the islands of São Miguel, Faial and Terceira have been diagnosed.
- [Situation Report Azores November 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-november-2020/) - Situation Report Azores – 28th November 2020 – From our colleague in the AzoresThere will be no restrictions for the population travelling between municipalities over the next few weeks.On Monday, a source from the office of the representative of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of the Azores told the press that the measures enacted by
- [Situation Report Azores December 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-december-2020/) - Situation Report Azores – 30th December 2020 – From our colleague in the AzoresCovid-19The Regional Health Authority says, from 1,513 tests carried out in the Region over the last two days, in the two reference laboratories in the Region and rapid tests carried out by other entities, the number of new cases for COVID-19 is
- [Situation Report Azores March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-azores-march-2021/) - Situation Report Azores – 31st March 2021 – From our colleague in the Azores .Covid-19The Regional Health Authority has said that in the last four days the number of new positive cases of Covid-19 resulting from 5,493 tests is 45. These tests were carried out in reference laboratories in the Region, in private laboratories with conventions, in the
- [Situation Report Overseas  December 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-overseas-december-2020/) - Overseas Report Wednesday 30th December 2020“♩♪♫ Every man (and woman) should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page ♫♪♩” – Henry Ward BeecherI hope you all had a good Christmas holiday. Across the world Covid-19 has played a massive part in making this year so different from any other year.The news
- [Situation Report Overseas January 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-overseas-january-2021/) - Overseas Report – Friday 29th January 2021“Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare Prayerfully. Proceed Positively. Pursue Persistently.” – William A WardAs Portugal is recording its highest number of cases and deaths it is an opportune time to look at how other countries have handled the pandemic. To do this l have gone to a lesser
- [Situation Report Overseas February 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-overseas-february-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report, Friday February 26th 2021“There’s good news and slightly less good news.” — Joanne HarrisCovid-19 has changed the way we live and work, as various health and safety restrictions keep more of us at home, more often. The resulting changes to our behaviour are already impacting the environment around us in myriad ways, according to
- [Situation Report Overseas March 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/situation-report-overseas-march-2021/) - Overseas Situation Report, Wednesday 31st March 2021.“Let it rain on some days, Let yourself shiver on some cold nights, So when it’s Spring you’ll know why it was all worth going through.” ― Sanhita BaruahWith Easter almost upon us, this is usually the time when families get together and the Overseas Report today is looking at
- [Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 7th April 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-wednesday-7th-april-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report, Wednesday 7th April 2021.Faro: “Estaminé” rises from the ashes to open again in JulyThe only restaurant on Ilha Deserta, in Faro, which burned down on March 2nd, will rise again.The team of the company “Animaris”, which will give shape to the project, returned to the island to start the debris removal work. The
- [Algarve Situation Report, Saturday 3rd April 2021.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/algarve-situation-report-saturday-3rd-april-2021/) - Algarve Situation Report, Saturday 3rd April 2021.Covid-19. Portimão is the municipality of Algarve with the highest incidence of cases.Portimão is the municipality of the Algarve with the highest incidence of cases per 100 thousand inhabitants. An outbreak in civil construction has already required more than 500 tests to be carried out, of which 89 were positive.The
- [Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 14th April 2021](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/situation-reports/portugal-situation-report-wednesday-14th-april-2021/) - Portugal Situation Report Wednesday 14th April 2021 Introduction Good morning – Last night, as expected, the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, submitted to Parliament the renewal of the State of Emergency until April 30th, to allow measures to contain the pandemic. This is the 15th State of Emergency diploma that Marcelo has submitted

## Cybercrime Alerts

- [Portugal - Cyber attacks on organisations rose 81% in 2021 Check Point](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/portugal-cyber-attacks-on-organisations-rose-81-in-2021-check-point/) - Portugal - Cyber attacks on organisations rose 81% in 2021 - Check Point Lisbon, Jan. 10, 2022 (Lusa) – The average weekly number of cyberattacks on Portuguese organisations increased last year by 81% year-on-year, with one organisation being attacked 881 times a week, with education and healthcare standing out, according to data from
- [Cybercrime Complaints Increased 182% in 2020](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/cybercrime-complaints-increased-182-in-2020/) - Porto, June 14, 2021 (Lusa) – Complaints filed with the Attorney General's Office (PGR) related to cybercrime in 2020 increased 182% compared to 2019, said today the Minister of State and Presidency, Mariana Vieira da Silva. “Last year [2020], in Portugal, complaints filed with the Attorney General's Office, related to cybercrime increased by 182%”, declared
- [CTT Issues Alert over false emails using their name - Phishing attempt](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/ctt-issues-alert-over-false-emails-using-their-name-phishing-attempt/) - PLEASE BE AWARE AND SHARE Please be informed that emails are circulating with the subject "Unsuccessful delivery attempt". It is not a CTT service, but a scheme for collecting personal data. I thank the person who sent us an example of a false email she received yesterday in the picture. It states they tried to
- [Cybersecurity incidents rise 101% in the 1st semester to 689 - CNCS](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/cybersecurity-incidents-rise-101-in-the-1st-semester-to-689-cncs/) - The number of incidents recorded by the National Cybersecurity Center (CNCS) increased 101% in the first half, in year-on-year terms, to 689, according to the Cybersecurity Observatory bulletin released today. "During the first half of 2020, there was a significant increase in the number of incidents between the months of February and April, and then
- [EUROPOL- ILLEGAL STREAMING SERVICE WILL 2 MILLION VIEWERS WORLD WIDE SWITCHED OFF](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/europol-illegal-streaming-service-will-2-million-viewers-world-wide-switched-off/) - The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) dismantled a large criminal network illegally distributing audio-visual content in Europe, Asia and the Middle East and laundering the criminal proceeds. The investigation, supported by Europol and Eurojust, also involved law enforcement authorities from Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, France, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden, the United Kingdom,
- [Cybersecurity alerts more than double to 138 in March](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/cybersecurity-alerts-more-than-double-to-138-in-march/) - The number of incidents recorded by the National Cybersecurity Center (CNCS) in March rose 176% compared to the same month of 2019, to 138, according to the Cybersecurity Observatory bulletin released today. According to the bulletin, there was an increase of 176% "if we compare March 2019 with March 2020 in the number of incidents
- [Secure Video Conferencing](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/secure-video-conferencing/) - People are making more personal and business video conferencing calls during the current lockdowns. Video conferencing is a live audio and video conversation between 2 or more people in different locations, conducted using phone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer. Some video conferencing services allow you to share files, pictures, or each other's screens. Also,
- [Cybercrimes committed in Portugal have multiplied exponentially since the beginning of the covid-19](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/cybercrimes-committed-in-portugal-have-multiplied-exponentially-since-the-beginning-of-the-covid-19/) - Cybercrimes committed in Portugal have multiplied exponentially since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic and may increase by 300% by the end of April, according to indicators from the Attorney General's Office (PGR) ). Data from the PGR cybercrime bureau on the evolution of cybercrime phenomena in Portugal reveal that the number of crimes committed
- [EDP admits to being the target of a computer attack on its corporate network.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/edp-admits-to-being-the-target-of-a-computer-attack-on-its-corporate-network/) - On Monday, EDP admitted to being the target of a computer attack on its corporate network. EDP's president, António Mexia, said this Thursday that the company managed to protect "the essential" in the computer attack that was targeted last Monday, namely the supply of energy and information to customers. "Our systems detected the attack and
- [Covid 19 Tips to avoid being scammed in purchasing items](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/covid-19-tips-to-avoid-being-scammed-in-purchasing-items/) - Covid 19 has given fraudsters and ideal opportunity to exploit others for personal gain. Fraudsters depend on vulnerabilities of people in this case the need for protective equipment, gel and facemasks Scams include: ordering through non-existent companies; financial fraud, non-arrival of equipment; fake or hacked websites; phishing and malware attacks on your computer and so
- [UK Tax warning - Fake HMRC Letters being sent to university students](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/uk-tax-warning-fake-hmrc-letters-being-sent-to-university-students/) - TAX REFUNDS can sometimes mean a windfall of cash, however members of the public are being warned to be vigilant when contacted on the matter. It comes as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has warned that some people are being targeted by scammers with offers of fake tax refunds Since the end of December 2019,
- [Phishing attempt in the name of  FBE IC3](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-attempt-in-the-name-of-fbe-ic3/) - This is a fairly new email that is being circulated. Do not open the link as it is an attempt to obtain your financial data "Attn: Beneficiary REF: FLP-IP/2422-FM10089/0877 RE: Internet Crime Victim Restitution INTENDED ONLY FOR: (VICTIM,S EMAIL) Our records indicate that you are eligible to receive restitution for one or more of the
- [Eighty Five users of Remote Hacking Tool (IM-RAT) targeted across Europe, Colombia and Australia](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/eighty-five-users-of-remote-hacking-tool-im-rat-targeted-across-europe-colombia-and-australia/) - A hacking tool that was able to give full remote control of a victim’s computer to cybercriminals has been taken down as a result of an international law enforcement operation targeting the sellers and users of the Imminent Monitor Remote Access Trojan (IM-RAT). The investigation, led by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), with international activity
- [Beware fake WeTransfer emails](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/beware-fake-wetransfer-emails/) - Be aware that there are fake WeTransfer emails being sent, one of which was referred to Safe Communities Portugal this morning. In this case the senders address was: sales (at) cargoonelogistics-com.ga. The email invited the recipient to click on a download link which was based in Russia. An obvious fake. WeTransfer recommend to check the
- [US and UK bust one of the worst cyber banking hacks in a decade, charging Russians in multi-million dollar scheme](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/us-and-uk-bust-one-of-the-worst-cyber-banking-hacks-in-a-decade-charging-russians-in-multi-million-dollar-scheme/) - The group of Russian hackers allegedly behind one of the worst cyber bank frauds of the last decade was unmasked on Thursday, with its leader indicted in America and the full scale of purported crimes revealed in remarkable detail. The Moscow-based unit was identified as Evil Corp and dubbed “the world’s most harmful cyber crime
- [New email scam targeting Netflix members seeks to steal personal information of the company’s subscriber](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/new-email-scam-targeting-netflix-members-seeks-to-steal-personal-information-of-the-companys-subscriber/) - Beware this Netflix scam A new email scam targeting Netflix members seeks to steal personal information of the company’s subscribers, potentially raising the risk of identity theft for 110 million people. Here’s what to do. Watch for this subject line in your inbox: “Your suspension notification.” The email message begins, “We were unable to validate
- [Sexual offences against children on the Internet increased 40% between January and October](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/sexual-offences-against-children-on-the-internet-increased-40-between-january-and-october/) - Lisbon, 18 Nov 2019 (Lusa) - Sexual crimes on the Internet against children increased by 40% in Portugal between January and October this year, the Chief Inspector of the Judicial Police (PJ) Carla Costa told Lusa news agency today. Speaking about the European Day for the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse
- [Hundreds of millions of phone numbers linked to Facebook accounts have been found on-line](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/hundreds-of-millions-of-phone-numbers-linked-to-facebook-accounts-have-been-found-on-line/) - Reported 4th September 2019 - The exposed server contained more than 419 million records over several databases on users across geographies, including 133 million records on U.S.-based Facebook users, 18 million records of users in the U.K., and another with more than 50 million records on users in Vietnam. But because the server wasn’t protected
- [McAfee - Experts warn proud parents not to post photos of children online](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/mcafee-experts-warn-proud-parents-not-to-post-photos-of-children-online/) - Researchers from McAfee have warned of the dangers of posting photos of your children online During the last week thousands of students across the UK have received their GSCE results, following weeks of anticipation. Many proud parents will post photos of their children online to mark the occasion, but a new study warned of the dangers of this practice.
- [Hackers put "monitoring implants" on iPhones for years](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/hackers-put-monitoring-implants-on-iphones-for-years/) - Investigators from Google's external security team found evidence of a "continued effort" by a hacking group to break into the iPhones operating system over a period of at least two years. The unprecedented attack affected "thousands of users per week" until it was stopped in January. Hackers used websites to place a "tracking implant" on visitors' iPhones and, through that
- [Combatting Fake News on Social Media in Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/combatting-fake-news-on-social-media-in-portugal/) - Lisbon, 01 Aug 2019 (Lusa) - Facebook today announced that Polígrafo is its second fact-checking partner in Portugal, after the Observer, who started collaborating with the social network last May . In early July, Facebook public policy director Andy O'Connell stated in parliament that the social network was "exploring ways to engage fact checkers" in
- [BEWARE EMAIL SCAM IN THE NAME OF FINANCES (TAX AND CUSTOMS AUTHORITY) CURRENTLY IN OPERATION](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/beware-email-scam-in-the-name-of-finances-tax-and-customs-authority-currently-in-operation/) - STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE TAX AUTHORITY The Tax and Customs Authority (AT) warned last night (7th August) of fraudulent e-mail messages using the “finance portal” address and urges taxpayers not to open the suggested link. “The Tax and Customs Authority is aware that some taxpayers have been receiving email messages from the portaldasfinancas.3aqb9 @ .pt
- [Chinese police install secret surveillance app on tourist’s mobile phones](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/chinese-police-install-secret-surveillance-app-on-tourists-mobile-phones/) - An international media investigation has revealed that Chinese authorities secretly install an application on tourists' mobile phones to watch over foreign citizens. According to an investigation by the British newspaper " The Guardian", in collaboration with the German "Süddeutsche Zeitung" and the American "The New York Times", Chinese border guards in Xinjiang secretly install surveillance
- [Keeping your WordPress website safe](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/keeping-your-wordpress-website-safe/) - I guess there are many people in Portugal using WordPress -Content Management System (CMS) their websites. But how secure is it? This report by State of Security gives a alarming situation if you fail to provide the site with proper security maintenance. WordPress is currently one of the fastest growing content management systems. As of
- [Gang of fraudsters jailed for 43 years following a Metropolitan Police investigation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/gang-of-fraudsters-jailed-for-43-years-following-a-metropolitan-police-investigation/) - A gang of fraudsters have been jailed for a total of more than 43 years for their parts in the theft of millions of pounds from businesses and individuals in the UK and abroad. Ten people were convicted between 26 and 28 March for their roles in a large-scale “diversion fraud” scam using hacking software following
- [Portugal is the 2nd country in the world most affected by spam and phishing](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/portugal-is-the-2nd-country-in-the-world-most-affected-by-spam-and-phishing/) - According to data from security company Kaspersky, recently published 22% of the Portuguese population was the target of a computer attack attempt in 2018. Portugal is the second country in the world with the highest percentage of single users affected by spam and phishing. According to the figures revealed, almost one in four of the population
- [Refund scams in the name of HMRC](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/refund-scams-in-the-name-of-hmrc/) - Young adults who may have less experience of the tax system should be especially vigilant against springtime refund scams, warns HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Scammers are increasingly targeting vulnerable or elderly people and those with less familiarity with the tax system, such as young adults. During April and May, fraudsters regularly blitz taxpayers with
- [42% of used hard drives sold on eBay still contain sensitive data](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/42-of-used-hard-drives-sold-on-ebay-still-contain-sensitive-data/) - 42% of used hard drives sold through eBay still contain sensitive data according to new research from a leading international data security company. Of these, 15% were found to contain personally identifiable information (PII) even where sellers stated they had used proper data sanitation methods prior to the sale. The study, carried out by Blancco
- [Sextortion attempt using the name of the CIA.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/sextortion-attempt-using-the-name-of-the-cia/) - This sextortion attempt was launched worldwide on 18th March 2019. The senders address in this case is "althahenning (at) xfsw.gov-cia.cf". There are many other address being used but all have the letters "cia" in the address. This is an obvious scam. Do not reply or click on any links or open any attachments. The email
- [Holiday makers warned to avoid fraudulent flight ticket sellers as they use new tactics](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/holiday-makers-warned-to-avoid-fraudulent-flight-ticket-sellers-as-they-use-new-tactics/) - In the lead up to the half term holidays 110 reports had been received by Action Fraud UK involving losses of £98,043, through fraudsters attempting to entice victims who are looking for cheap flights abroad. Victims are being cold called by fraudsters purporting to be travel companies. However fraudsters in these cases are using new
- [Threatening emails accusing you watching pornographic material and demanding payment](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/threatening-emails-accusing-you-watching-pornographic-material-and-demanding-payment/) - What would you do if you received an email from someone claiming to have hacked your computer and recorded you via your webcam while you were engaged in watching porn, then threatening to send the video to everyone in your email and social media contact lists if you don’t pay a ransom? Would you pay
- [New Facebook bug exposed millions of photos](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/new-facebook-bug-exposed-millions-of-photos/) - Facebook has revealed that a software bug exposed the photos of up to 6.8 million users, including pictures they had not posted. It made the announcement a day after hosting its pop-up privacy experience "It's Your Facebook" in New York's Bryant Park. It said several third-party apps had access to "a broader set of photos
- [Marriott Hotel Group - Massive data breach](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/marriott-hotel-group-massive-data-breach/) - The records of 500 million customers of the hotel group Marriott International have been involved in a data breach. The hotel chain said the guest reservation database of its Starwood division had been compromised by an unauthorised party. It said an internal investigation found an attacker had been able to access the Starwood network since
- [Phishing email in the name of Barclays Bank - Important information: How to avoid fraudsters over the festive season](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-email-in-the-name-of-barclays-bank-important-information-how-to-avoid-fraudsters-over-the-festive-season/) - Beware of this email purportedly from Barclays Bank. The sender’s email address is info (at) comms.barclays.com It is convincing, providing fraud prevention information and advice which is timely with the approach of Christmas. It reads as follows: “Dear xxx, With the festive season upon us, many people will be looking forward to some well-earned time
- [Scams in the name of DHL](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/scams-in-the-name-of-dhl/) - As expected, following Black Friday and Cyber Monday we are aware of an increasing number of fraudulent emails now being received in the name of DHL, inviting recipients to click on a link or an attachment to open a delivery document. By doing this will either download a virus onto your computer or it is
- [Festive Shopping Fraud](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/festive-shopping-fraud/) - This Christmas, Action Fraud and City of London Police are reminding shoppers to take extra care when shopping for gifts online. As consumers search online for bargains and gifts for loved ones, fraudsters are seeing this as an opportunity to trick people with the promise of great deals and big cash savings. The latest report
- [Phishing email (Nigerian Scam) in name of Fonancial Management and Advisory Services Limited,¡](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-email-nigerian-scam-in-name-of-fonancial-management-and-advisory-services-limited/) - Another of these Nigerian Scams received by email on 30th November 2018, from Martin Jones (unlikely real name) email fm8587166 (at) gmail.com. Off course there is no money and the fraudster is simply trying to obtain your personal data. Simply deleted - do not reply. "Dear Sir, Please pardon me for this unsolicited communique.
- [Phishing Email - in name of Ibrahim Mustafa Magu.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-email-in-name-of-ibrahim-mustafa-magu/) - Watch out for this Phishing attempt to obtain your personal details, received 29th November 2018. This is fairly typical . "Sometimes, I do wonder if you are really, really with your senses. How Could you keep trusting people and at the end you will loose your hard Earned money, or are you being deceived by
- [Black Friday and Cyber Monday](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/black-friday-and-cyber-monday/) - Yes, it's that time of the year again with just 45 days to go before Christmas. For retailers this is the best time of the year, but also the most profitable time for scammers. What I am talking about is Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This is something we should be aware off, regardless of
- [Chinese spying chips found hidden in servers used by US companies](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/chinese-spying-chips-found-hidden-in-servers-used-by-us-companies/) - A media report today revealed details of a significant supply chain attack which appears to be one of the largest corporate espionage and hardware hacking programs from a nation-state. According to a lengthy report published on 4th October by Bloomberg, a tiny surveillance chip, not much bigger than a grain of rice, has been found
- [Bequest notification](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/bequest-notification/) - A typical Nigerian fraud sent by email from a admin (at) nojami.cf. There is no will or money and the person is attempting toobtain you banking details. Just ignore and delete. DO NOT reply. "On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Mr. Edwin Gabriel, I once again try to notify
- [Executive Council concludes Macau cybersecurity law](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/executive-council-concludes-macau-cybersecurity-law/) - The Macao Executive Council today presented a proposed cybersecurity law aimed at preventing threats to the computer network and critical infrastructures essential to the city, such as water, electricity, the financial system and telecommunications. The draft law, which is for debate and vote in the Legislative Assembly, establishes the cyber-security system of the Chinese special
- [Alert - Cyber Criminals send Victims their own passwords in New Extortion Scam](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/new-advanced-sextortion-scam/) - July 2018 - Cyber criminals are sending victims their own passwords in an attempt to trick them into believing they have been filmed on their computer watching porn and demanding payment. As at 13th July there have been over 110 of reports made to Action Fraud UK from concerned victims who have received these scary
- [Email deactivation Phishing Scam in the name of Gogle](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/email-deactivation-phishing-scam-in-the-name-of-gogle/) - Beware this Phishing scam – It is an email from a Russian based email address asking you to provide personal information. This is a typical threatening message asking you to act quickly. Do not click on the “Cancel Deactivation” tab. Simply delete and do not reply.j "Email Adminstrator Dear (xxx) Thank
- [Beware the email purportedly from Lloyds Bank](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/beware-the-email-purportedly-from-lloyds-bank/) - It is a phishing email designed to get you to disclose personal information. If received do not click on “LOGIN” or reply. The link takes you to a Russian based domain. The email sender is shown as Lloyds Bank> noreply (at) mail.com Dear Customer, This e-mail has been sent to you by Lloyds Bank to
- [Action Fraud reports show £6.7 million lost to holiday booking fraud](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/action-fraud-reports-show-6-7-million-lost-to-holiday-booking-fraud/) - A report compiled by Action Fraud, which is run by the City of London Police, reveals the scale of reported crime and exposes the common tactics used by fraudsters. The average amount lost per person was over £1,500, an increase of 25% year on year. These individual losses are substantial, but this form of fraud also
- [Scam in the name of Central Bank of Nigeria](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/scam-in-the-name-of-central-bank-of-nigeria/) - Here is a typical Nigerian Phishing Scam received on 27th March 2018 . Off course there is no money and all the fraudster wants to do is to obtain your person details. Once the fraudster has these then it is a relatively simple measure of developing your profile take money from your bank accounts or other
- [Happy Valentines Day - But Beware Romance Fraud](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/happy-valentines-day-but-beware-romance-fraud/) - New statistics released ahead of Valentine’s Day prove that the UK is continuing to lose huge amounts of money to romance fraud – with victims conned out of £41 million in 2017 alone. This is according to figures from The City of London Police, whose remit covers online fraud nationwide, working with Get Safe Online
- [Inheritance Opportunity with Genuine Intentions Hoax](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/inheritance-opportunity-with-genuine-intentions-hoax/) - The following is an unusual version of a Nigerian scam, in which the fraudster attempts to explain upfront that this is NOT a hoax. It cam in as a long email from a Dr Petter Gerry Note the poor selling and grammar mistakes a giveaway that this is a fraud. Off course it
- [International Lottery Yearly Draw scam](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/international-lottery-yearly-draw-scam/) - The following is a typical lottery scam, this one from a: admin (at) layaa168.top As with all of these do not respond or click on any links as all the fraudster is trying to do is to get you to divulge your personal details and then extract money from your bank account. "International Lottery Yearly
- [HMRC Tax scam warning](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/hmrc-tax-scam-warning/) - Warning over HMRC scam email that promises you a tax refund ahead of self-assessment deadline which is 31st January Fraudsters have launched their latest effort to get people to give away their bank details by pretending to be from HMRC HMRC has warned Brits not to fall for a new scam which claims they are
- [Facebook rolls out new Facial Recognition system that will tag you in photos you don’t know exist](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/facebook-rolls-out-new-facial-recognition-system-that-will-tag-you-in-photos-you-dont-know-exist/) - Technology will store a 'template' of your face and enable Facebook to work out if somebody is trying to impersonate you online The social network has revealed how it is using facial recognition to uncover more images of you, even ones you don’t know about. The technology will also enable Facebook to work out if somebody is trying
- [Britons lose millions in online 'get rich quick' schemes](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/britons-lose-millions-in-online-get-rich-quick-schemes/) - Losses from "binary options" trading have risen from £6,200 in 2012 to £27m last year, an increase of 400,000%. An online investment scam targeting people through social media has seen the amount of money lost by victims in the UK rise by 400,000% in six years. Figures from Action Fraud show the amount lost to
- [Privacy fears raised over internet-enabled Christmas presents given to children](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/privacy-fears-raised-over-internet-enabled-christmas-presents-given-to-children/) - Plenty of child-friendly tech was expected to be in high demand this festive season, from iPhones and teddies to the new Xbox. Almost half of parents who bought their children an internet-connected gadget for Christmas will not check who they are speaking to online, according to new research. Barnardo's estimates that four million online-enabled devices
- [Worst Least Secure Passwords of 2017](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/worst-least-secure-passwords-of-2017/) - With 2018 just around the corner, SplashData (password management) is out with a fresh list highlighting some of the most commonly used — and thus least secure — passwords of 2017. Not surprisingly, the list is filled with a good number of the usual suspects, including “123456” and “Password,” two perennial classics. The full list
- [Nigerian scam from a Linda Johnson Consultant](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/nigerian-scam-from-a-linda-johnson-consultant/) - At typical Nigerian scam asking people to contact her. A most unlikely story and an attempt to obtain your personal details. Note poor grammar. Do not reply. "Compliment of the Day. Despite all effort to move out the Investment funds from my Bank it was very Difficult for us and we have series of meeting
- [Google phishing scam](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/google-phishing-scam/) - The following phishing scam is current doing its rounds. The sender in this case is Google Inc
- [Travel companies being targeted through on-line fraud](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/travel-companies-being-targeted-through-on-line-fraud/) - Over the past week there has been an upsurge in reports of travel companies identities being compromised and used for crime. Businesses in the travel industry, particularly, the renting of properties should undertake a web-search regularly to pick up any bogus copycat operations, using your name. Ways to reduce the risk to YOUR BUSINESS Set
- [Fake modelling jobs advertised online and through social media](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/fake-modelling-jobs-advertised-online-and-through-social-media/) - Action Fraud UK have noticed that Fraudsters have been setting up fake adverts on social media (including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) and job browsing websites to dupe people into believing they are recruiting for prospective models. Once a victim shows interest in the modelling jobs, fraudsters contact victims on the false promise of a career
- [Cybercrime | Most common UK online offences](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/cybercrime-most-common-uk-online-offences/) - The UK Office of National Statistics has compiled a list of the ten most common cyber-crimes in the UK, with number of cases reported in the year to June 2016. For those expats living in Portugal this may have some relevance, especially for those who have UK bank accounts and/or financial connections, such as pension
- [Warning over fake eBay invoice email that could steal your bank account details](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/warning-over-fake-ebay-invoice-email-that-could-steal-your-bank-account-details/) - The scam works by renaming all of your files with a virus and will then prompt you to spend money to fix the problem EBAY shoppers are being warned not to open an email which will end up locking their computer and steal their bank account details. The fake email tells users that they've spent
- [Equifax hack: 44 million Britons' personal details feared stolen in major US data breach](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/equifax-hack-44-million-britons-personal-details-feared-stolen-in-major-us-data-breach/) - An investigation was underway on Friday night after the personal data of up to 44 million British consumers was feared stolen by hackers in a massive cyberattack. The information commissioner said it was investigating how the hack on Equifax, a US credit rating firm, affected UK customers, many of whom will be unaware their data
- [Man Given 3-Month Prison Sentence for ‘Liking’ a Photo on Facebook](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/man-given-3-month-prison-sentence-for-liking-a-photo-on-facebook/) - On Monday evening, a correctional court in Meaux, France, found a 32-year-old man guilty of advocating terrorism after he liked a piece of ISIS propaganda on Facebook. According to a report by Le Parisien, the post in question included a disturbing photo of an ISIS fighter decapitating a woman by hand. After the man liked it,
- [Dating fraud victims are being targeted again](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/dating-fraud-victims-are-being-targeted-again/) - Scammers are swindling previous victims of dating fraud out of more money through Match.com. One regular user of the website who had reported losing £32k in February found the confidence to start using the service again in March. The victim got in contact with a new Match.com user and whilst in conversation mentioned that they had
- [Cybercrime, the legal challenge of the technical revolution](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/cybercrime-the-legal-challenge-of-the-technical-revolution/) - The term "cybercrime" was established in the Budapest Convention of 2001, taking into account realities formerly included in the category of "computer crime" that was referred to by the Portuguese Law (under former Law No 109/91). Both provisions provide for specific legal types of crime against computer systems or information systems. However, both in common sense
- [Lloyd's says cyber-attack could cost $120bn, same as Hurricane Katrina](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/lloyds-says-cyber-attack-could-cost-120bn-same-as-hurricane-katrina/) - World’s oldest insurance market warns cost to global economy of cyber-attack could be as much as worst natural disasters Lloyd’s of London has warned that a serious cyber-attack could cost the global economy more than $120bn (£92bn) – as much as catastrophic natural disasters such as Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy. Published two months after a ransomware
- [GoldenEye' cyber attack goes global, exploits known code flaws](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/goldeneye-cyber-attack-goes-global-exploits-known-code-flaws/) - A major global cyber attack dubbed "GoldenEye" or "Petya" on Tuesday disrupted computers at Russia's biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms with a virus similar to the ransomware virus that last month infected more than 300,000 computers. The attack underscores growing concerns that businesses have failed to secure their networks from increasingly aggressive
- [Cyber-attack on parliament leaves MPs unable to access emails](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/cyber-attack-on-parliament-leaves-mps-unable-to-access-emails/) - The UK's House of Commons spokesperson said on 24th June 2017 it is investigating after unauthorised attempts were made to access user accounts Parliament has been hit by a “sustained and determined” cyber-attack by hackers attempting to gain access to MPs’ and their staffers’ email accounts. Both houses of parliament were targeted on Friday in
- [Rogue travel agent jailed for defrauding customers](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/rogue-travel-agent-jailed-for-defrauding-customers/) - A rogue travel agent who stole thousands of pounds out of unsuspecting holidaymakers with non-existent flights has been jailed for a year. Anas Ahmed, director of AirBridge Travel Limited (ABT) was brought to justice by Brent Trading Standards in a detailed investigation that involved assessed and analysed reports from us. Mr Ahmed pleaded guilty at
- [Phishing attack in the name of Google Inc](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-attack-in-the-name-of-google-inc/) - This email is being sent from google.co.uk
- [Alert: Fraudsters claiming to be from HMRC](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/alert-fraudsters-claiming-to-be-from-hmrc/) - Fraudsters are contacting the elderly and vulnerable claiming to be from HM Revenue & Customs. Victims are being told they have arrest warrants, outstanding debts or unpaid taxes in their name. The fraudsters are asking victims to purchase iTunes gift cards as payment. There are a variety of methods being used including calls, texts and
- [Greater Manchester Police warn of fraudulent online fundraising pages](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/greater-manchester-police-warn-of-fraudulent-online-fundraising-pages/) - In the wake of the Manchester attack on Monday evening, the Greater Manchester Police is warning people to be cautious of online fundraising pages as it has emerged that fraudulent pages are being set up which request donations to support the families of the victims. Spot the signs Fraudulent fundraising websites often use topical events, such as
- [Can We Ever be Prepared for the Next WannaCry?](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/can-we-ever-be-prepared-for-the-next-wannacry/) - In an interest article by Justin Fier of Security Week, he states; “The recent WannaCry ransomware outbreak is yet another wake-up call. Humans alone can no longer be expected to manually respond to brazen, fast-spreading cyber-attacks that strike without warning and routinely bypass porous network borders. The early indicators of the attack were evident, but
- [Phishing Attack in the name of Banco Santander Totta](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-attack-in-the-name-of-banco-santander-totta/) - Some Banco Santander Totta customers, as well as non-customers are currently receiving emails purportedly being sent on behalf of the bank. The alert was given a few days ago. One of the senders addresses is; santandertottapt7217030 (at) mail.sapo.pt another one is santandertotta42 (at) novobanco.pt. These are Phishing scams to get you to disclose your banking details.
- [WannaCry ransomware used in widespread attacks all over the world](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/wannacry-ransomware-used-in-widespread-attacks-all-over-the-world/) - As at 12th May 2017 it believed that there are more than 75,000 recorded attacks of the WannaCry ransomware virus in at least 74 countries. Wanna Cryptor, also known as WannaCry , is believed to use the Ethernal Blue exploit, which was originally developed by the US National Security Agency to attack computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems. Security
- [Judicial Police investigating four cases believed connected to "Blue Whale" game](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/judicial-police-investigating-four-cases-believed-connected-to-blue-whale-game/) - The Judicial Police is investigating four cases in the country and trying to determine if there is an adult market behind the dealers of the game. The evidence in the four cases of adolescents, who were hospitalized after self-mutilation in meeting challenges of the Blue Whale game are being gathered by the PJ sections of
- [Face Top 10 Concert list may be a security risk](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/face-top-10-concert-list-may-be-a-security-risk/) - This Facebook game looks harmless, but could pose a security risk to our online security Comparing lists on social media of the top 10 concerts you first attended seems a harmless enough pastime. However the first gig you went to is often one of the security questions which banks and other organisations ask when setting
- [Social media game “Blue Whale” arrives in Portugal – PSP gives advice to parents](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/social-media-game-blue-whale-arrives-in-portugal-psp-gives-advice-to-parents/) - On 27th April a young woman threw herself from an overpass over the railway line and was injured. PSP, who was aware of two other cases, has given advice to parents. PLEASE SHARE THIS. Participating in a game called the “Blue Whale” is believed to be the origin of this incident that which took place at
- [Scam in the name of DHL delivery notification](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/scam-in-the-name-of-dhl-delivery-notification/) - Beware an email with the subject of "DHL Shipment Notification": 1860915879 or another number, pretending to come from DHL Customer Support
- [Fraudsters are emptying bank accounts by diverting calls and text messages](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/fraudsters-are-emptying-bank-accounts-by-diverting-calls-and-text-messages/) - Fraudsters are stealing large sums of money from victim’s bank accounts by taking control of their mobile phones and intercepting calls/texts messages sent by banks. Fraudsters are once again gathering as much information as possible on victims and using a method we have warned the public about in the past called SIM splitting to gain access
- ["Security forces should improve online patrolling to detect and prevent crime"](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/security-forces-should-improve-online-patrolling-to-detect-and-prevent-crime/) - Adriana María Tostón Díez Captain in the Spanish Civil Guard, who is currently posted to Europol, was in Lisbon last week attending an international conference, in which he spoke about the importance of research online, “cyber-patrolling”, for the detection, prevention and investigation of crimes. He explained that this was a little explored area, but one that
- [Fraudulent Airbnb listings on the rise](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/fraudulent-airbnb-listings-on-the-rise/) - Fraudulent Airbnb listings are on the rise with scammers using fake pictures in a bid to lure in unsuspecting tourists. A typical example of this type of fraud was an advert of a luxurious six-bedroom property just a stone's throw from Bondi Beach, Australia. However when checks were conducted through Google reverse image search, it
- [Airbnb scammers are robbing homes by pretending to be users with great reviews](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/airbnb-scammers-are-robbing-homes-by-pretending-to-be-users-with-great-reviews/) - Airbnb scammers are hijacking users’ accounts with great reviews and then burgling them once they’ve gained access to the home, an investigation has found. Several users of the accommodation-booking website have had their homes burgled after scammers managed to hijack their accounts. According to the BBC, three of them had their properties burgled after leasing their home to
- [Credit card stealing malware: 1200 InterContinental hotels breached](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/credit-card-stealing-malware-1200-intercontinental-hotels-breached/) - Previously, InterContinental Hotels Group said about 100 of its hotels were hacked, but now it turned out the number is 1200. According to HackRead a few months earlier, it was reported that a number of InterContinental hotels have been targeted by a credit card stealing malware now the IHG has confirmed that the reports were actually true.
- [Facebook – Easy way to steal your identity and access your accounts](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/facebook-easy-way-to-steal-your-identity-and-access-uour-accounts/) - Fraudsters need just three details to steal your identity and access your accounts, take out loans, credit cards, mobile phones in your name. And most of it can be found on Facebook In an article by Emilia Murray, in The Telegraph Money section, she explains "all it takes is a name, date of birth and
- [Portugal arrests - Global action tackles distribution of child sexual exploitation images via WhatsApp](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/portugal-arrests-global-action-tackles-distribution-of-child-sexual-exploitation-images-via-whatsapp/) - Europol and INTERPOL have supported the Spanish National Police on Operation Tantalio, a complex investigation targeting the distribution of child sexual exploitation material through darknet platforms and Whatsapp. So far 38 suspects were arrested in Europe and South America. The arrests took place in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Italy,
- [Portugal made eight thousand requests to Facebook, Google and Microsoft to fight cybercrime](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/portugal-made-eight-thousand-requests-to-facebook-google-and-microsoft-to-fight-cybercrime/) - The Portuguese authorities (Judiciary Police and Public Prosecutor’s Office) have sent more than 8,000 requests directly to Facebook, Microsoft and Google since 2013 to obtain evidence in cases of cybercrime suspicions. The Diario de Noticais which covered the story states these are crimes of a distinct nature but with one point in common: those undertaken
- [Portugal: Phishing attacks increase using fraudulent bank websites.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/portugal-phishing-attacks-increase-using-fraudulent-bank-websites/) - In recent weeks there has been an increase in Phishing occurrences in particular through SMS messaging. The Centro Nacional de Ciberseguranca (CNCS) warns that these SMS are sent with sender mobile numbers from several of the national mobile network operators, through the masking of real numbers (phenomenon known as Caller ID spoofing). The fraudulent messages
- [Wonga Data Breach affects 245,000 people](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/wonga-data-breach-affects-245000-people/) - The payday loan firm Wonga has suffered a data breach which may have affected up to 245,000 customers in the UK. The firm said it was "urgently investigating illegal and unauthorised access to the personal data of some of its customers". The firm said it began contacting borrowers on 8th April 2017 and was offering
- [Has your Gmail account been hacked?](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/has-your-gmail-account-been-hacked/) - Gmail is the latest victim of a phishing scam that is even fooling experienced technical users. The scam is being described as one of the most convincing yet, and tricks users into giving their Google login details, allowing the attacker to sift through their messages. Emails containing the rogue attachment can come from people in
- [New law dictates information security rules for business in Europe](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/new-law-dictates-information-security-rules-for-business-in-europe/) - If you are a business owner based in Europe you should be aware of the following. The legal framework for the protection of personal data in the European Union was substantially amended in 2016 with the adoption of the General Regulation on Data Protection (RGPD). The new legal framework brings some changes that will certainly
- [Beware fake HMRC tax rebate scams](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/beware-fake-hmrc-tax-rebate-scams/) - Beware of fake HMRC emails promising tax rebates currently being sent to UK tax payers both living in the UK and overseas. Several have been received by residents living in Portugal. Potential victims receive phishing emails and texts that claim to be from HMRC promising tax rebates. They are incredibly convincing and encourage recipients to
- [Spam and scam emails](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/spam-and-scam-emails/) - Email is both an excellent communication tool and also a way that companies can inform you about their latest products and services. However, email is frequently used to deliver unwanted material which is at best, annoying and at worst, malicious – causing considerable harm to your computer and yourself. The vast majority of email sent
- [Over 85% of Smart TVs can be hacked](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/over-85-of-smart-tvs-can-be-hacked/) - Due to the insecure implementation, a majority of Internet-connected embedded devices, including Smart TVs, Refrigerators, Microwaves, Security Cameras, and printers, are routinely being hacked and used as weapons in cyberattacks. Now, a security researcher is warning of another IoT threat involving Smart TVs that could allow hackers to take complete control of a wide range
- [Sexting and cyberbullying targeted by UK Government](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/sexting-and-cyberbullying-targeted-by-uk-government/) - Culture Secretary Karen Bradly has announced a new Internet Safety Strategy designed to make Britain the safest place in the world for children to access and use the internet. Announcing the initiative, Ms Bradley said: "The internet has provided young people with amazing opportunities but has also introduced a host of new dangers which children
- [Fraud emails in the name of HSBC](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/fraud-emails-in-the-name-of-hsbc/) - A current rash of emails masquerading as being sent by HSBC distributing malware detection software Rapport, are actually designed to steal recipients’ identities. This highlights the advice that everybody should follow, to be wary of clicking on links or attachments in unexpected emails, however authentic they may seem. The warning comes from online security vendor
- [Friend or foe? Over 200 reports of ‘friendly’ fraudster email scam in three days](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/friend-or-foe-over-200-reports-of-friendly-fraudster-email-scam-in-three-days/) - Action Fraud UK have reported on 31st March that fraudsters are turning to kindness with new phishing emails which encourage the recipient to open an attachment on the false premise that they could have already fallen victim to scammers. In just three days up to the end of March, Action Fraud received 226 reports from
- [Windows identity theft scam](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/windows-identity-theft-scam/) - Beware of this email from Help Desk wingslip(at)@aviatorspost.org>regarding the upgrading of your Windows system. It is a scam most likely aimed at obtaining your personal details. Do not reply and simply delete. "Help Desk Scheduled Maintenance & Upgrade Your account is in the process of being upgraded to the newest Windows-based servers and an enhanced
- [Phishing attack using the name BBC News](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-attack-using-the-name-bbc-news/) - Beware this Phishing attack from an email address: dagmar (at) 20073211.onlinehome-server.info> Do not reply, simply delete. "Hello, I tried to reach you last week; unfortunately, I was unable to get through. I got your full information through our secured database. I have gone through your business profile and decided to reach you. My name is
- [Portuguese Tax authority warn of fake email scam](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/portuguese-tax-authority-warn-of-fake-email-scam/) - The Tax and Customs Authority is aware that some taxpayers have received e-mail messages requesting the settlement of tax debts. In these messages you are asked to download a file through the link that is provided: These messages are false and should be ignored. Its purpose is to convince the recipient to download a file
- [ABTA travel website hit by cyberattack feared to have affected 43,000](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/abta-travel-website-hit-by-cyberattack-feared-to-have-affected-43000/) - It was reported on the 16th March 2017 that the abta.com web server for the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) was recently hacked by "an external infiltrator" who exposed the details of 43,000 individuals. Around 1,000 of these included files that could include personal identity information of customers of ABTA members uploaded since 11
- [Sr. Diego De Martinez of Portugal fake cancer scam](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/sr-diego-de-martinez-of-portugal-fake-cancer-scam/) - This is a typical example of a cancer scam message. A rich businessman (so he says) is dying of cancer and wants your help in disposing of his fortune. Alas, there really is no rich businessman and no fortune: there’s just a scammer sending phony messages like this randomly to thousands of people (like you),
- [Phishing attack in the name of Microsoft](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/5446/) - Beware of this phishing attack in the name of Microsoft. Simple deleted and do not click on the tab highlighted in bold below.The account shown as xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx below has been changed from the actual account name shown in the original email. The email senders address is rmerenyi45 (at) hotmail.com, which is the giveaway Subject 10268
- [Facebook cloning](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/facebook-cloning/) - There have recently been a number of reports concerning this. Facebook cloning is a scam in which the attacker copies the profile picture of an authorized user, creates a new account using that person's name and sends friend requests to people on the user's list. The exploit is often successful because many unsuspecting friends just
- [Fraudulent text messages in the name of Santander](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/fraudulent-text-messages-in-the-name-of-santander/) - Santander customers are being targeted by scammers using fake text messages. Here's what to watch out for and the information you should never reveal. Criminals are targeting Santander customers using a text message trick to steal funds out of current accounts. All of the victims who have lost money are now struggling to recoup their
- [Sensitive US Air Force data found exposed online](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/sensitive-us-air-force-data-found-exposed-online/) - A misconfigured, unsecured backup drive containing a huge amount of sensitive (but not classified) data on US Air Force officers has been sitting online, accessible to anyone, for who knows how long The discovery was made by MacKeeper security researchers, who managed to pinpoint the owner of the device – a Lieutenant in the force
- [Cybercriminals Hijack Magento Extension to Steal Card Data](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/cybercriminals-hijack-magento-extension-to-steal-card-data/) - Cybercriminals have been abusing a payment module to steal credit card data from online shops powered by the Magento ecommerce platform, web security firm Sucuri reported on Friday. The targeted module is the Realex Payments Magento extension, which integrates with the Realex Realauth Remote payment gateway. The Realex Payments extension allows Magento store owners to process mail
- [Computer and bank fraud case involves losses of €400,000](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/computer-and-bank-fraud-case-involves-losses-of-e400000/) - A man of 31 years was arrested by the PJ suspected of computer fraud, forgery, illegitimate access and money laundering, crimes that caused damages of more than 400 thousand euros. In a statement released on 16th March 2017, the PJ said that the case involved the "manipulation of data on bank transfers, illegitimate access to
- [ PJ arrest suspect of cheating 13 thousand people of 15 million euros](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/pj-arrested-suspect-of-cheating-13-thousand-people-of-15-million-euros/) - The Judiciary Police of Setúbal detained a man suspected of having cheated 13,000 people in 15 million euros, through an internet platform in which he marketed applications for mobile phones and other computer products. According to a statement from the PJ, the defendant, 46, "pretended to dedicate himself to internet marketing of mobile phones and
- [UK - Identity Fraud reaches record levels](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/uk-identity-fraud-reaches-record-levels/) - A record 172,919 identity frauds were recorded in 2016 more than in any other previous year, according to Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service. Identity fraud now represents over half of all fraud recorded by the UK’s not-for-profit fraud data sharing organisation (53.3% of all frauds recorded to Cifas), of which 88% was perpetrated
- ["Hackers" attack computers at Portugal's National Defence Institute](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/5403/) - Computers at the National Defence Institute, under the protection of the Ministry of Defence, were attacked by hackers at the end of February and earlier this month. This computer attack hit at least two computers of the National Defence Institute (IDN), and, according to Lusa source of the Ministry of National Defence, who supervises the
- [Cybercrime was the most investigated type of crime in the region of Lisbon in 2016](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/cybercrime-was-the-most-investigated-type-of-crime-in-the-region-of-lisbon-in-2016/) - Cybercrime and domestic violence were the most investigated criminal phenomena in 2016 by the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Lisbon region, according to the annual report released on Tuesday. The Lisbon District report for the year 2016, published on the MP's website, states that 3493 cybercrime investigations were registered, of which 167 resulted in prosecution
- [Recently discovered ransomware attacks in Portugal](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/recently-discovered-ransomware-attacks-in-portugal/) - Pedro Veiga, coordinator of the National Center for Cybersecurity (CNCS), warned of several ransomware attacks recently detected in Portugal. The statement was made during a short interview given to Exame Informática in December 2016, whose full content can be accessed in this short cut. It will be up to business leaders to prevent themselves (through
- [Australian Embassy issues alert over fraudulent employment scams](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/australian-embassy-issues-alert-over-fraudulent-employment-scams/) - The Australian Embassy in Portugal’s attention has been drawn to instances of fraudulent online advertisements for employment in Australia. A scam recently reported to the Embassy involves fraudulent job offers in the name of Australian company Woodside Petroleum. Should you receive such an email, we advise you not to respond and to contact Woodside and
- [Non- existent jobs in Portugal offered by scammers](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/non-existent-jobs-in-portugal-offered-by-scammers/) - The Philippine Embassy in Lisbon has cautioned Filipinos against non-existent jobs in Portugal offered by scammers on the internet. According to the embassy, the warning was issued due to the rising number of cases of Filipinos who have been victimized or have received e-mails purportedly from Portugal-based law firms or companies that offer jobs or
- [Cold callers fraudsters using background music to convince people call is genuine](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/cold-callers-fraudsters-using-background-music-to-convince-people-call-is-genuine/) - Criminals are attempting to defraud members of the public by impersonating the customer’s bank and according to a convicted fraudster the methods used by them are evolving. Police in the UK have been made aware that fraudsters are now using background music, similar to that used by the bank, when the customer is put on
- [Google Shares Data on Corporate Email Attacks](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/google-shares-data-on-corporate-email-attacks/) - A corporate email account is much more likely to receive malware, phishing and spam emails than a personal inbox, according to an analysis conducted by Google. Google’s Gmail service has more than one billion active users and the company says it blocks hundreds of billions of attacks aimed at these accounts every week. At the
- [Travellers warned after surge in ‘fake’ booking websites for holiday villas](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/travellers-warned-after-surge-in-fake-booking-websites-for-holiday-villas/) - Holidaymakers were urged today to be wary of “fake” booking websites that are fleecing customers of significant sums of money. Several new alleged scams have been detected this month after hundreds of travellers were taken in by similar sites last year, the boss of a leading holiday booking website today warned. A UK police source
- [Beware in booking holidays through Airbnb](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/beware-in-booking-holidays-through-airbnb/) - We have received information concerning fake villa rental booked on the Airbnb website. It appears that criminals are placing fake adverts using stolen photos of genuine properties. People have paid deposits or the full price only to find the villa does not exist. Airbnb says it is 'extremely rare' for customers to lose money
- [Facebook scammers are copying users' names, profile pictures and statuses to steal their money](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/facebook-scammers-are-copying-users-names-profile-pictures-and-statuses-to-steal-their-money/) - The scammers are making carbon copies of legitimate profiles in order to trick users into revealing financial and personal details, in a tactic known as ‘cloning’. By creating a new account using the exact same name, personal information and profile and cover photos included on your own profile – even going as far as copying
- [Two thirds of European children afraid to use the internet](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/two-thirds-of-european-children-afraid-to-use-the-internet/) - Released on the day of Safe Internet Day, the study points out that "the increasing number of threats that children encounter online is now having a negative effect." Two thirds of the children surveyed in a European study admitted being afraid to use the Internet for fear that a stranger to the bully, ask them
- [Cybersecurity: Queen to open centre to protect against attacks](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/cybersecurity-queen-to-open-centre-to-protect-against-attacks/) - A new centre to protect the UK against cyber-attacks was officially opened by the Queen on 14th February 2017. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in London is designed to improve Britain's resilience to attacks and act as an operational nerve centre. "We want to make the UK the hardest target," Ciaran Martin, the centre's
- [UK faces  60 serious cyberattacks every minute security chief says amid Russian threats](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/uk-faces-60-serious-cyberattacks-every-minute-security-chief-says-amid-russian-threats/) - Hackers have targeted Britain with a serious of cyberattacks following a “step change” in Russian aggression, Ciaran Martin, head of GCHQ’s new National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has chillingly claimed. Mr Martin said there were 188 serious attacks in the past three months, many of which threatened national security. He highlighted the surge in Russian
- [Two-thirds of European children are afraid to use the Internet](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/two-thirds-of-european-children-are-afraid-to-use-the-internet/) - Released on the day of Safe Internet Day,7th February 2017 the study points out that "the increasing number of threats that children encounter online is now having a negative effect." Two thirds of the children surveyed in a European study admitted being afraid to use the Internet for fear that a stranger to the bully,
- [Alert for UK tax payers - HMRC and Apple gift card fraud](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/alert-for-uk-tax-payers-hmrc-and-apple-gift-card-fraud/) - Action Fraud UK have reported that fraudsters have been continually requesting victims purchase Apple iTunes gift cards as a means of payment for cons involving Her Majesty Revenues and Customs (HMRC). The fraudsters are using the following contact methods to defraud people: Voicemails: Fraudsters are leaving victims automated voicemails stating they owe HMRC unpaid taxes.
- [Weak passwords are still the root cause of data breaches](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/weak-passwords-are-still-the-root-cause-of-data-breaches/) - Key findings of a new study conducted by Keeper Security that analysed 10 million hacked accounts from breached data dumps for the most popular passwords. Users’ bad habits are still one of the biggest problems for the IT industry, weak passwords and their reuse on multiple websites every day potentially expose a billion users to
- [Facebook started filtering fake news in Germany](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/facebook-started-filtering-fake-news-in-germany/) - After accusations of being a fake news vehicle during the US presidential race and turning the result in favour of Donald Trump, Facebook is reacting and reports that it will debut scanning tools in Germany. Facebook will debut a tool for verifying false news in Germany in time for the federal elections scheduled for this
- [Europol Awareness campaign on on-line counterfeiting](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/europol-awareness-campaign-on-on-line-counterfeiting/) - The Internet has become an essential channel for e-commerce. Its instant global reach and anonymity make it possible to sell nearly anything to anyone at any time. Counterfeiters know it and are increasingly exploiting the unlimited opportunities offered by the World Wide Web. Fake products such as clothing, cosmetics, pharmaceutical products, electronics or automotive parts,
- [Social media being used to elicit donations to fake animal welfare charities](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/social-media-being-used-to-elicit-donations-to-fake-animal-welfare-charities/) - The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau’s (NFIB) Proactive Intelligence Team have identified an emerging fraud where social media platforms are being used to attract members of the public to donate money to animal welfare charities overseas that do not exist. The NFIB has discovered that criminal groups based in Spain or Cyprus and are using social
- [Ransomware expected to dominate in 2017](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/ransomware-expected-to-dominate-in-2017/) - According to Computer Weekly magazine, ransomware or malware that locks up data and demands payment for its release is set to evolve and make up the majority of cyber attacks in 2017, according to most predictions by security commentators. Ransomware, typically in the form of encryption Trojans, grew rapidly in popularity with attackers in 2016, and
- [Fake Amazon emails claim you have placed an order](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/fake-amazon-emails-claim-you-have-placed-an-order/) - Action Fraud UK has received several reports from victims who have been sent convincing looking emails claiming to be from Amazon. The spoofed emails from “service@amazon.co.uk” claim recipients have made an order online and mimic an automatic customer email notification. In one example below, the scam email claims recipients have ordered an expensive vintage chandelier.
- [Yahoo hack: 1bn accounts compromised by largest data breach in history](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/yahoo-hack-1bn-accounts-compromised-by-largest-data-breach-in-history/) - Yahoo said on Wednesday it had discovered another major cyberattack, saying data from more than 1bn user accounts was compromised in August 2013, making it the largest such breach in history. Yahoo said the stolen user account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords and, in some cases,
- [ALERT – Watch out for Facebook Marketplace Fraud](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/alert-watch-out-for-facebook-marketplace-fraud/) - Action Fraud is warning people to watch out for fraud on the Facebook Marketplace after receiving reports from victims who have tried to purchase items and never received them. Facebook’s Marketplace lets you buy and sell items with people in your community for free. All you have to do to access the Marketplace is tap
- [Sophisticated Fraud involving bank letters](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/sophisticated-fraud-involving-bank-letters/) - Lloyds Bank customers should be on the lookout for a new sophisticated fraud that involves fraudsters sending fake bank letters. The convincing letters being sent are a replica template from Lloyds and include their logo, address and signature from a customer service representative. The letter tells recipients that there have been some “unusual transactions” on
- [Fraudulent emails in name of Tax Authority demanding Via Verde toll payments](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/fraudulent-emails-in-name-of-tax-authority-demanding-via-verde-toll-payments/) - Via Verde has warned people of fraudulent emails to motorway users, which appeared to have been sent by the Autoridade Tributária (Tax Authority) (TA), requesting the payment of toll debts. In a statement, Via Verde reports that emails of undetermined origin have the appearance of having been sent by the AT with the subject Via
- [Fraud and cybercrime cost UK nearly £11bn in past year](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/fraud-andcybercrime-cost-uk-nearly-11bn-in-past-year/) - Action Fraud UK report that the UK public and small businesses are today being urged to start making every day safer as the latest online crime figures from Get Safe Online and Action Fraud reveal that a staggering £10.9 billion* was lost to the UK economy as a result of fraud, including cybercrime, in 2015/16.
- [Phishing Alert – Portuguese Banks](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-alert-portuguese-banks/) - Very recently we learned of a new massive phishing attack targeting clients of several Portuguese banks. The request is for personal information and the recipient is requested to fill in a form which is either an attachment or a link. There are several types of financial fraud, one of the most recurrent is sending emails,
- [Major Breakthrough in preventing uploading, storage and sharing of child abuse images](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/major-breakthrough-in-preventing-uploading-storage-and-sharing-of-child-abuse-images/) - Digital fingerprints – “hashes” – of child sexual abuse images are a revolutionary step for victims Internet giant Microsoft has teamed up with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) UK to create a revolutionary system that stops the upload, storage and sharing of “potentially millions” of child sexual abuse images on the internet. Called the IWF
- [China Registry Domain name scam](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/china-registry-domain-name-scam/) - Be care of this phishing attack aimed at those who manage websites. Simply delete as it is trying to obtain your personal details. It is a scam. It reads as follows: "Sender: Bob Xu Subject: (It's very urgent, please transfer this email to your CEO. Thanks) We are the domain
- [Yahoo confirms 'state-sponsored' personal data hack of 500m accounts](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/yahoo-confirms-state-sponsored-personal-data-hack-of-500m-accounts/) - Details including names, passwords, email addresses, phone numbers and security questions were taken from the company’s network in late 2014 Hackers stole the personal data associated with at least 500m Yahoo accounts, the Sunnyvale, California-based company confirmed today. Details including names, passwords, email addresses, phone numbers and security questions were taken from the company’s network
- [Action Fraud UK warns of fraudulent anti-fraud warnings posing as Action Fraud](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/action-fraud-uk-warns-of-fraudulent-anti-fraud-warnings-posing-as-action-fraud/) - Phishing emails promise free money Fraudsters are phishing for what remains in fraud victims' bank accounts under the guise of British anti-fraud campaign Action Fraud. An email using the City of London Police logo – Action Fraud works closely with it – has circulated offering free money from the Fraud Intelligence Unit and National Fraud
- [5,300 Wells Fargo employees fired over 2 million phony accounts](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/5300-wells-fargo-employees-fired-over-2-million-phony-accounts/) - Everyone hates paying bank fees. But imagine paying fees on a ghost account you didn't even sign up for. That's exactly what happened to Wells Fargo customers nationwide. On Thursday 9th September 2016 , federal regulators said Wells Fargo (WFC) employees secretly created millions of unauthorized bank and credit card accounts -- without their customers
- [Hajj fraud](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/hajj-fraud/) - Every year millions of Muslims from around the world make the journey to Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia, for the annual pilgrimage or Hajj and tens of thousands of British Muslims will have booked trips to Saudi Arabia to make the pilgrimage to the Mecca and celebrate Hajj. They spend as much as £125 million
- [Nigerian scam in the name of Gen. Abdullah Ayyoub](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/nigerian-scam-in-the-name-of-gen-abdullah-ayyoub/) - A typical Nigerian scam was sent to us from a person who received this. These are very common on circulation each day. There is little that can be done in terms of investigation of these unless you actually respond and become involved in taking up the "offer". Of course you will not receive anything, instead
- [Fake profiles on social media lure people into “investing” in Binary Options](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/fake-profiles-on-social-media-lure-people-into-investing-in-binary-options/) - How does the scam work? Fraudsters are setting up fake profiles on popular social media websites and making out they are successful Binary Options or Forex Traders. To draw victims into investing the scammers post photos posing in exclusive locations, supercars and flashing high end watches. They have also been known to post “testimonials” which
- [Beware of fraudsters on social media stock markets](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/beware-of-fraudsters-on-social-media-stock-markets/) - Action Fraud UK are advising people that fraudsters are taking advantage of a rise in popularity of currency exchange online trading schemes with bogus claims of get-rich-quick schemes. Foreign exchange – or forex for short – trading is a much more simplified version of stock market investments. Punters will stake a ‘call’ or ‘put’ on
- [Phishing attack in the name of Windows](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-attack-in-the-name-of-windows/) - Watch this fishing attack aimed where attacker is trying to get access to your computer and all the information on it. Just delete without reply or clicking on any links. The senders address is Help Desk “Help Desk Scheduled Maintenance & Upgrade Your account is in the process of being upgraded to
- [Smartphones will become the number one target for cyber criminals within five years, according to police and security experts.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/smartphones-will-become-the-number-one-target-for-cyber-criminals-within-five-years-according-to-police-and-security-experts/) - In a reported published on 14th May 2016, Sky News has been shown how hackers are developing viruses to by-pass a phone's security, including the latest biometric systems. The malware 'Trojan horse' gives cyber-criminals undetected access to a phone's internal systems, where they can see every key stroke entered by a user. This has serious implications
- [Phishing attack in the name of the FBI](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-attack-in-the-name-of-the-fbi/) - This is a typical phishing attack this time using the name of the FBI asking you to send your personal details, so that foreign debts that are owed can be passed to you. Off course no such funds exist. Providing your details will enable scammers to steal money from your bank account. The sender is
- [Nigerian scam in the name of Skoda Hanza](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/nigerian-scam-in-the-name-of-skoda-hanza/) - This is a typical Nigerian scan as a phishing attack. Do not reply or provide any information requested; people do not give away money like this. "From: ab12345678 (at) talktalk.net Subject: donation Greetings, Based on your good profile, I want you to solicit help in fulfilling my wish to help charity poor needy in your
- [Online dating fraud cost victims £27 million last year](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/online-dating-fraud-cost-victims-27-million-last-year/) - On line dating fraud in the UK cost victims a heart- breaking £27 million last year, according to the latest stats from the City of London Police’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau. Over 2,700 online dating related crimes were reported to UK’s Action Fraud over 12 months with the average loss standing at £10,000. However, the actual
- [Valentines Day Scams](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/valentines-day-scams/) - Yes it that time of year again. How nice to receive a romantic wish from a secret admirer; but that admirer may want to remain secret for a very good reason – it’s your money he/she is in love with not you! Here are some scams to look out for. Emails that link to a
- [British Commonwealth National Card Scam](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/british-commonwealth-national-card-scam/) - The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau's (NFIB) proactive intelligence team in the UK are warning that victims are being contacted electronically by fraudsters claiming to be from the UK's Home Office offering them a National ID Card for Commonwealth Citizenship. Fraudsters are selling the "British Commonwealth National cards" to victims for around £150 - £300. The
- [UK Royal Mail UK parcel scam involving overseas post](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/uk-royal-mail-uk-parcel-scam-involving-overseas-post/) - Fraudsters are sending out virus infected emails that claim a package has been seized by HM Revenue & Customs upon arrival into the United Kingdom. The official looking scam emails claiming to be from Royal Mail contain a link to document which will install malicious software on your computer designed to steal credentials like account
- [Property Rental for research group scam in the name of William Frank](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/property-rental-for-research-group-scam-in-the-name-of-william-frank/) - If you receive an email from a William Frank with a similar or the same message as the following then it is a scam. The senders address is "barr.williams40frank (at) gmail.com". and the suubject is "I wait to hear from you soon". This has been in circulation for over a year and is current doing
- [Beware this domain name scam originating from China.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/beware-this-domain-name-scam-originating-from-china/) - Beware the following email originating from John Liu
- [Phishing attack aimed at "cpanels" on websites](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-attack-aimed-at-cpanels-on-websites/) - Phishing attack aimed at "cpanels" on websites An email is being circulated by "hackers" attempting to gain access to the cpanel on your website which as you know controls the use and functioning of your website. Access to this by hackers could have disastrous results. It accompanied by a cpanel logo and reads: “Our records
- [Victims defrauded after booking on fake holiday websites](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/victims-defrauded-after-booking-on-fake-holiday-websites/) - It was reported on 17th December that police in the UK have received multiple reports from people who have been defrauded after paying for winter holiday accommodation on RightSki.com and ChaletHunter.com. According to the UK’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) RightSki.com and ChaletHunter.com were set up by fraudsters using fake details and false information. The NFIB
- [Fraudsters could hack your bank account if you use public WIFI to check balance](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/fraudsters-could-hack-your-bank-account-if-you-use-public-wifi-to-check-balance/) - People often ask how their bank account could be hacked into. The following is one way, which is prevalent this time of the year. Mobile phone and laptop users are warned over the risky practice of checking bank balances or entering any personal details while using public WIFI because hackers could steal their details. During
- [Black Friday and Cyber Monday Cybercrime Alert](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/black-friday-and-cyber-monday-cybercrime-alert/) - Black Friday and Cyber Monday are consumer shopping events offering deals, bargains, and coupons. Cyber Monday occurs the Monday after the American Thanksgiving holiday, and has become “one of the biggest online shopping days of the year.” Consumers are expected to spend $105 billion in online shopping this year, and while Cyber Monday offers convenience,
- [Customer credit card and bank details may have been compromised in TalkTalk cyber attack](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/customer-credit-card-and-bank-details-may-have-been-compromised-in-talktalk-cyber-attack/) - Police are investigating after a "significant and sustained cyber-attack" on the TalkTalk website, the UK company has confirmed. The phone and broadband provider, which has over 4 million customers in the UK, said credit card and bank details could have been a accessed. A statement on its home page reads “Our website came under a significant
- [Phishing attack - Windows based servers](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-attack-windows-based-servers/) - Please be aware of this phishing attack from an unknown sender "AStovell (at) ulohc.org". This attack is trying to obtain your personal data in order to commit fraud. Note the senders address which does not appear to be on behalf of any legitimate organization and the threatening nature of the email. Do not reply and
- [Cybercrime Survey reveals 20% believe they were specifically targeted by fraudsters](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/cybercrime-survey-reveals-20-believe-they-were-specifically-targeted-by-fraudsters/) - In a week long survey just completed by international research organization One Poll, for “Get Safe Online Week”, over one in five (21%) victims of a cybercrime believe they were specifically targeted by fraudsters and over a third (37%) had been left feeling vulnerable as a result. Only 38% of the victims believed that the
- [Fraud and cybercrime are the most prevalent crimes committed against people in England and Wales.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/fraud-and-cybercrime-are-the-most-prevalent-crimes-committed-against-people-in-england-and-wales/) - The results for the British Crime Survey for the first time show that fraud and cybercrime are the most prevalent crimes committed against people in England and Wales. The introduction of questions around fraud and cybercrime show the changing face of crime with offences enabled by use of the internet changing the nature of offending
- [Massive new phishing attack has targeted several Portuguese banks](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/massive-new-phishing-attack-has-targeted-several-portuguese-banks/) - As reported by SAPOTek, there is an ongoing massive new phishing attack aimed at customers of several Portuguese banks. This manifests itself by emails requesting recipients to complete a form that links to fake websites. Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Novo Banco and Montepio Geral are the names of banks used in the latest phishing attack aimed
- [EU Business Register 2015/16 Scam](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/eu-business-register-201516-scam/) - This is a scam that is being sent to many business inviting you list your company in what is in fact a non-existent register. Attached to the email is a PDF document which you are invited to complete and return to the sender. In the fine print you agree to pay a large amount of
- [Cybercriminal hacked victim’s webcams and spied on them having sex](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/cybercriminal-hacked-victims-webcams-and-spied-on-them-having-sex/) - According to a UK report a cybercriminal who used malicious computer software to spy on people through their webcams has been added to the sex offenders register for seven years and has been given a 40 week suspended sentence. Stefan Rigo, 33 hacked the computers of unsuspecting victims and watched them having sex through their
- [Scam in the name of Microsoft Corporation.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/scam-in-the-name-of-microsoft-corporation/) - Here is a classic phishing scam in the name of the CEO of Microsoft Corporation. The email came with a large signature of the CEO. The email address is finance (at) ctplo.com which is not a Microsoft address. Note also the poor grammar in places and other mistakes. Basically the sender is trying to convince
- [Apps that tell you who is digging into your personal information](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/apps-that-tell-you-who-is-digging-into-your-personal-information/) - Did you know that sometimes, the apps you use for your smartphone have access to your personal information and are capable of sharing it? Are you aware that your privacy can be invaded across the network board? That includes Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google+ and more. The following article by Robert Siciliano an identity theft
- [PayPal Scam](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/paypal-scam/) - The following Phishing attack in the name of PayPal was received on 21 st September. The sender is trying to get people to reply and then will be taken to a website where you will be invited to disclose your personal details - simply delete without clicking through or replying. The clues that this is
- [Malware attack in the name of City of London Police](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/malware-attack-in-the-name-of-city-of-london-police/) - Cyber criminals have launched a new malware campaign which aims to install malware on victims’ computers via an email alert supposedly sent by the City of London Police. The cyber attackers have been sending out thousands of automated emails with the subject ‘Homicide Suspect’. The email provides some vague information around the subject, telling the
- [World Rugby 2015 Scams](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/world-rugby-2015-scams/) - World Rugby are warning fans to be vigilant regarding a growing number of scams in the form of fake lotteries or sweepstakes claiming to be connected with or authorised by Rugby World Cup 2015, Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) and/or World Rugby. Fans are being contacted (mostly via email), in the name of (or using
- [Carphone Warehouse Hacked- 2.4 Million Customers at Risk](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/carphone-warehouse-hacked-2-4-million-customers-at-risk/) - Action Fraud UK has reported that the personal details of up to 2.4 million Carphone Warehouse customers have been accessed by hackers and 90,000 credit cards exposed, the mobile phone firm has admitted. Carphone Warehouse, which is owned by Dixons Carphone said the "vast majority" of customers are unaffected, but if you've done business with
- [Benjamin Basha Nigerian Scam](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/benjamin-basha-nigerian-scam/) - The message shown below is a real example of a Nigerian or 419 Scam, received by email in August 2015. The message promises the recipient a share in a large sum of money and invites recipients to contact him by phone or email. This sum of money does not exist. Recipients who initiate a dialogue
- [Phishing attacked in the name of US Treasury Dept](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-attacked-in-the-name-of-us-treasury-dept/) - This was received a few days ago from allegedly the US Treasury Dept. Do not open the attachment or reply to them with the information requested. This is a phishing attack aimed at the scammer getting you to divulge your personal details in order to remove money from your bank account. It is easily identifable
- [Student Accommodation Fraud Alert](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/student-accommodation-fraud-alert/) - The following has been reported in the UK in the last few days. If you have any sons, daughters or grandchildren off to university then please check this out Seasonal rental fraud is an emerging trend with students looking for suitable accommodation around August, before the start of the new term. Fraudsters use a variety
- [Scam tricks Facebook users into hacking themselves](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/scam-tricks-facebook-users-into-hacking-themselves/) - Police are advising Facebook users to watch out for a scam that tricks people into hacking into their own accounts. The hoax works by telling people that following a series of instructions will guarantee them access to anybody's account. It tells victims to open up Facebook in a web browser and go to the Facebook
- [On-line Parcel Delivery Scams](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/on-line-parcel-delivery-scams/) - These are some examples of parcel delivery scams that have been received in the last week or so. Both contain zip files as attachments. The second has a Russian email address. Do not open these as they will likely introduce Malware to your computer. Example 1: "From: Paula Land Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2015 6:24
- [Malware attack in the name of Linkedin](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/3209/) - Beware the following email which is from a scammer but pretending to be from Linkedin. If you click here as instructed it will allow the scammer to download malware onto your computer. Do not reply and simply delete. This was brought to our attention on 23rd July 2015, by someone who received this in the
- [Hackers threaten to expose 37.5million cheaters who use adultery site Ashley Madison](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/hackers-threaten-to-expose-37-5million-cheaters-who-use-adultery-site-ashley-madison/) - A hacking group calling itself The Impact Team is threatening to expose the identities of 37.5m users of notorious extramarital dating website Ashley Madison Ashley Madison, the website for people seeking extramarital affairs, has suffered a major cyberattack, with hackers threatening to expose the names of adulterers unless the site is taken offline. The controversial
- [Spam emails drop as hackers alter tactics](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/spam-emails-drop-as-hackers-alter-tactics/) - Spam emails are at their lowest level for 12 years suggesting that Cyber criminals are looking at new ways to target victims, according to an article published in the UK’s Daily Telegraph. Less than half of emails scanned last month by the security company Symantec were junk, the lowest position since 2003. The company said
- [Major new campaign reveals growing threat from identity fraud](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/major-new-campaign-reveals-growing-threat-from-identity-fraud/) - Millions of people in the UK are failing to take basic steps like redirecting post or updating firewalls to protect their identities from criminals, a new survey shows. The results have been published as the City of London Police and partners launch the ‘Not With My Name’ campaign to target the growing threat of identity
- [Algarve - Scam in the name of Gracy, Ricardo and Liliana Biss](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/algarve-nigerian-scam-in-the-name-of-gracy-ricardo-and-liliana-biss/) - Please be aware of this scam that was circulated on 28th June 2015 in the Algarve and possibly beyond. The persons whose name the email is from, had her computer hacked into and the email address book compromised on 27th June. The following email has been sent by the hacker puportedly from Gracy Biss to
- [Europol - Major Cybercrime Ring Dismantled by Joint Investigation Team.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/europol-major-cybercrime-ring-dismantled-by-joint-investigation-team/) - A joint investigation team (JIT) consisting of investigators and judicial authorities from six different European countries, supported by Europol and Eurojust, has taken down a major cybercriminal group during a coordinated action in Ukraine. With on-the-spot support from Europol, Austrian and Belgian law enforcement and judicial authorities, the action in Ukraine on 18 and 19 June
- [533 reports of Ticket Fraud received in June relating to Gigs, Concerts and Sporting Events](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/533-reports-of-ticket-fraud-received-in-june-relating-to-gigs-concerts-and-sporting-events/) - Action Fraud UK has reported that in this month (June 2015) alone they have received 533 reports of ticket fraud relating to gigs, concerts and sporting events. Of the 533 reports, 228 mentioned a company called Circle Tickets which has recently ceased trading online. Circle Tickets was advertising tickets for Taylor Swift, Fleetwood Mac and
- [Lottery Phishing attack in the name of Coca-Cola](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/3089/) - This a fairly typical lottery scam received on 27th June 2015. The subject is "Coca-Cola Promotion sent by nibm-agent (at) foxmail.com. This is a Phishing attack seeking to get you to divulge your personal information, with the aim of removing money from your accounts. If you have not entered a lottery then of course you
- [Toll Road Malware Attack](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/toll-road-malware-attack/) - Similar to the last post, this is another Malware attacking using an email with an attached Zip file being circulated at present in Portugal. This maybe more tempting if you have recently used local toll roads! Simply delete - do not reply or open attachment. "Notice to Appear, You have not paid for driving on
- [Court Appearance Malware Attack](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/court-appearance-malware-attack/) - Please be aware of this email doing its rounds at present. There is a Zip file attachment. If you click on this it may infect your computer through Malware. Simply delete. "Notice to Appear, You have to appear in the Court on the June 30. Please, prepare all the documents relating to the case and
- [Massive holiday villa scam in Spain allegedly operated by a British couple](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/massive-holiday-villa-scam-in-spain-allegedly-operated-by-a-british-couple/) - British couple cancelled hundreds of bookings for 'phantom' luxury Marbella villas and kept hundreds of thousands of pounds after claiming their firm had gone bust According to a report in the UK's Daily Mail Newspaper dated 13th June, a couple allegedly defrauded British holidaymakers of hundreds of thousands of pounds after advertising ‘phantom’ luxury Marbella
- [Investment Phishing Scam in the name of Robert Lucas](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/investment-phishing-scam-in-the-name-of-robert-lucas/) - This is a Phishing scam received by a resident in the Algarve on 8th June 2015, offering a high (too good to be true) investment requesting an urgent reply. Do not reply and simply delete the email. The sender is attempting to obtain your personal details in an attempt to commit fraud. "Dear Friend, RE:
- [Banco Bancaja Phishing scam](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/banco-bancaja-phishing-scam/) - The following email is being circulated Do not reply to the email. It is a phishing scam from a cyber criminal who is trying to steal your information. Simply delete. "Banco Bancaja Madrid Spain Address: Avenida de la Albufera 111, 28038 Madrid Spain. Email: banco_bancaja (at) accountant.com Contract Fund Credit From Banco Caja Bank
- [New iOS bug lets anyone crash your iPhone with one text message](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/new-ios-bug-lets-anyone-crash-your-iphone-with-one-text-message/) - A bug in Apple’s iOS means that anyone can crash an iPhone by simply sending it a certain string of characters in a message. It was reported by Action Fraud UK that users on Redditt have found that iPhones can be crashed if they receive a text message containing one specific line of Arabic characters
- [The number of people falling victim to identity theft in the UK has risen by almost a third, new figures suggest.](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/the-number-of-people-falling-victim-to-identity-theft-in-the-uk-has-risen-by-almost-a-third-new-figures-suggest/) - The BBC reported on 26th May 2015 that criminals are increasingly using internet forums to buy and sell data. They use the information to open bank accounts, obtain credit cards and commit fraud in other people's names. Fraud prevention agency Cifas said the number of victims rose by 31% to 32,058 in the first three
- [Lottery Phishing Scam](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/lottery-phishing-scam/) - The following email was received on 23rd May 2015. It is a phishing scam. Do not click on the email link provided or pass personally details. Simply delete it. The bottom line is if you have not entered a lottery then there is no way that you are a winner - only a loser if
- [Nigerian scam in the name of Capt. John Kelly Afghanistan](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/nigerian-scam-in-the-name-of-capt-john-kelly-afghanistan/) - Here is a long email which is certainly a Nigerian Scam and should be deleted. Often these scams are in the name of military personnel, in order to impress the reader. It is typical in that it aims to obtain a sympathetic response from the reader with the objective of obtaining money. Clearly it is
- [Nigerian Scam in the name of Gillian Bayford](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/nigerian-scam-in-the-name-of-gillian-bayford/) - Here is a typical example on a Nigerian scam. Note the manner in which the sender tries to make the receiver feel sorry for the plight the sender is facing. Received 29th April 2015 Am Gillian Bayford and I would like to know if you can handle some huge amount of money (US$7.5 Million )
- [Scam - 2015 Worldwide Branding Registry of Distinguished Professionals and Executives](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/scam-2015-worldwide-branding-registry-of-distinguished-professionals-and-executives/) - An email is currently in circulation asking people to click on a link to verify your profile and accept candidacy for the 2015 Worldwide Branding Registry of Distinguished Professionals and Executives. This is a Phishing attack and by clicking on the link will take you through to a fake website based in Russia. Simply delete
- [Judicial Police arrest seven computer hackers in major operation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/judicial-police-arrest-seven-computer-hackers-in-major-operation/) - On 26th February 2014 the Judicial Police, through the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Board, in close coordination with the Gabinete do Cibercrime da Procuradoria-Geral da República (Cybercrime Office of the Attorney General’s Department), conducted “Operation CARETOS” in various parts of the country in connection with computer crime known as "hacktivism”. The operation was conducted by 70
- [Phishing attack in the name of DHL](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-attack-in-the-name-of-dhl/) - This email phishing scam was received by a resident here on 28th February 2015. Note the poor grammar and punctuation, which is typical of these scams.. If you receive this do not reply, click on the links or phone the person concerned, as it is aimed at inducing you into providing personal information, which will
- [Scammers steal customer details from TalkTalk broadband and phone operator](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/scammers-steal-customer-details-from-talktalk-broadband-and-phone-operator/) - TalkTalk customers are being warned about scammers who managed to steal account numbers, names and personal information from the company's computers. Broadband and phone operator TalkTalk emailed customers yesterday to tell them that it suffered a major data breach in which account numbers, addresses and phone numbers have fallen into the hands of fraudsters who
- [Dating Fraud up 33% in the UK](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/dating-fraud-up-33-in-the-uk/) - The statistics just issued by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) show the UK public lost £34 million to 'romance' fraudsters in 2014, a 33% increase in fraud cases in compared to 2013. Get Safe Online and Action Fraud are urging people to be careful with not just your heart but also your safety, if
- [Phishing attack National Lottery](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-attack-national-lottery/) - Please be aware of this phishing attack that has been circulating in the last few days. The sender is Dawes - Info (at) dangerousloves.com and it is entitled "Congratulations". It reads as follows: "Attention, This is a personal email directed to you, I am Dave Dawes, My fiance and I won a Jackpot Lottery of
- [Phishing attack – Nigerian Fraud – Charitable Foundation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-attack-nigerian-fraud-charitable-foundation/) - A resident in the Algarve reported to us the following email she received a few days ago. Curious she replied to the sender asking for more information. The email (abbreviated) reads as follows: Sender: motherofmarcey04@............... Subject: I want to sent up a charitable foundation in your country "I am Mrs. Anna Maria Picarelli from Italy
- [Person identified selling credit card (ATM) skimmers on ebay](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/person-identified-selling-credit-card-atm-skimmers-on-ebay/) - A crook who used eBay to sell electronic devices that clone bank cards at cashpoints has been unmasked by The Mail on Sunday. Known as skimmers, the matchbox-size machines fit on to card slots to read unsuspecting bank customers' private data, enabling criminals to clone their cards and steal cash in a widespread fraud that
- [Holiday Letting Fraud Alert](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/holiday-letting-fraud-alert/) - Firstly to make it clear this does not involve a property in Portugal, BUT it could easily occur anywhere. A very interesting holiday letting scam was reported in the UK media recently which illustrates the extent that fraudsters will go to in such cases, as well as serving as an example of why it is so
- [Fraudsters pretending to be Police making cold calls in the UK](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/fraudsters-pretending-to-be-police-making-cold-calls-in-the-uk/) - A person posted the following on Facebook page here in the Algarve. This is useful information and advice provided by Action Fraud UK is at the foot of the page "Many of you may be aware that there is a terrible scam operation going on in the UK. Sadly an elderly member of my own
- [Dating Fraud up 33% in the United kingdom](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/dating-fraud-up-33-in-the-united-kingdom/) - The statistics issued by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) show the UK public lost £34 million to ‘romance’ fraudsters in 2014, a 33% increase in fraud cases in compared to 2013. Get Safe Online and Action Fraud are urging people to be careful with not just your heart but also your safety, if you
- [419 (Nigeria) Scam - Mrs Debbie Anani](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/419-nigeria-scam-mrs-debbie-anani/) - The following email scam is doing its rounds at present. This is typical of what are known as 419 (Nigeria) scams. Do not reply to this email if you receive it or pass on any information. "Mrs. Debbie Anani. 56 Aviende Libertie Cote d’Ivoire. My Dear, I am Mrs. Debbie Anani, from Cote d’Ivoire and
- [Warning about fraudulent phone calls on behalf of Microsoft regarding Malicious Software installation](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/warning-about-fraudulent-phone-calls-on-behalf-of-microsoft-regarding-malicious-software-installation/) - On 20th February the judicial Police issued an alert following complaints concerning callers pretending to be from Microsoft "Over the past few days, there has been, a massive malware distribution attempt, beginning with fraudulent phone calls using abusively the company name Microsoft. These phone calls, randomly directed, are from callers pretending to be officials from
- [Cold callers pretending to be from Microsoft](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/cold-callers-pretending-to-be-from-microsoft/) - There have been a number of telephones calls received in the last few days from persons in the USA pretending to be from Microsoft. They usually speak in an Indian accent stating that your computer has a problem that they offer to resolve over the phone. This may be along the lines that the computer
- [Phishing attack in the name of United Nations](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-attack-in-the-name-of-united-nations/) - This phishing attack purports to come from the United Nations but instead originates from Russia, as does many of these scams: It is entitled "Reward from the UN" and reads as follows: "Your Email, Please be informed that your email address has been given a compensation grant for the sum of Ђ920,000.00 (Nine Hundred and
- [Phishing attack - Reward from the United Nations](https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/cybercrimealerts/phishing-attack-reward-from-the-united-nations/) - Here is another attack doing its rounds at present. If you receive it do not open the email link or phone the number which is based in Italy and instead simply delete. "Subject: Your email Please be informed that your email has been given a compensation grant for the sum of Nine Hundred and Twenty

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