Portugal v2026.08.04

The automobile market saw an 8.6% increase in registrations this July. Chinese-manufactured mounts are dominating the new meta, now representing 9.3% of all passenger vehicles. Electric-type vehicles are also surging, making up nearly 1 in 3 new registrations last month.

The tourism meta is cooling down. In 2025, spending grew by 4.9%, falling behind the overall economy's 5.9% expansion. While hotel revenue per night rose to €87, the sector is losing its 'overpowered' status as the primary engine of the Portuguese PIB. Total bed capacity is set to increase by 7,500 by 2028, mostly in high-tier luxury hubs.

Social Security devs fixed a UI glitch in the Unemployment Subsidy guide. For 18 months, players aged 46-49 were shown incorrect (lower) benefit durations. Ministry of Labor claims the back-end calculations were always correct, so no one’s loot was actually reduced—it was just a bad tooltip.

The Ministry of Health has rolled out a re-patch for emergency service payments (neuroradiology, radiology, and cardiology). After negative feedback from the Doctors' Guild on the previous build (8134-A/2026), the new update (9696/2026) recalibrates payment values for urgent additional activity.

The European Public Prosecutor has launched a verification quest into contracts awarded by current Minister (and former PJ Chief) Luís Neves. The investigation focuses on gold-tier contracts given to Construbarcelos. No formal 'Crime Inquest' instance has been entered yet, but the current PJ Director has already met with EU GMs.

Cape Verde's veteran goalkeeper 'Vozinha' has officially joined the Chilean guild Colo-Colo. After a legendary World Cup performance that gained him 30 million Instagram followers, the 40-year-old goalie signs a 6-month contract with a salary of approx. €26,000 per month.