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Talgo proposed to Portugal the manufacture of high-speed trains adaptable to two gauges, with the aim of providing trains that operate both in the Iberian gauge and in the international gauge, in a tender with a base value of 504 million euros. #Comboios #AltaVelocidade #TransporteFerroviário (translated)

The Tapada do Outeiro power plant in Gondomar, which was crucial in restoring electricity in Portugal in April 2025, faces uncertainties regarding its future, as the promise of a competition to determine its operation and continuation has been repeatedly postponed, with a new deadline set for December 31, 2026. #Energia #Gás #Portugal (translated)

Jones Manoel stated that the National Congress enacted a constitutional amendment that created special retirement rules for community health agents (ACS) and endemic disease control agents (ACE). He said that during his pre-campaign, he contributed to mobilizing the categories in defense of the measure. Manoel also reported that his mandate program provided for a national minimum wage, public competitions, job stability, and career plans for ACS and ACE. According to him, in addition to a decent retirement, better working conditions were necessary. The author said he intended to give more space in Congress to the struggles of workers in Brazil in the following year. #SaúdePública #Aposentadoria #Trabalhadores (translated)

The LIV golf circuit is facing a critical crisis following the withdrawal of financial support from the Saudi Investment Fund, which has led to the defection of key players and the filing for bankruptcy to attempt to restructure its debts and survive. #LIVGolf #PGA #Golf (translated)

Jones Manoel stated, on Teacher's Day, that the date should also serve to demand better conditions for the category, of which he is a part as a historian. He said that fewer and fewer people wanted to work in education and attributed this to overload, low salaries, what he considered excessive targets, devaluation, and threats to the safety and integrity of professionals. Manoel stated that in 2027 he would be in Congress advocating for a 30-hour work week without a salary reduction, decent working conditions, career plans, physical and mental health and safety, more public competitions, and the end of precarious contracts. He also advocated for the repeal of the New Spending Cap and all austerity policies, saying that this was fundamental for the future of education and teachers in Brazil. He stated that he wanted to make teaching again a profession desired by young people and emphasized its importance for history, national memory, and the development of the country. #Educação #Professores #DiaDosProfessores (translated)

The president of the Valencian Government, Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca, awarded a legal advisory contract to the law firm of a lawyer from his family, despite the fact that this firm ranked fourth in the objective criteria and had the fifth least advantageous offer in a public competition. #Finestrat #Corrupción #ContratosPúblicos (translated)

Janoninho stated that Bolsonaro had created a criminal group in the INSS in 2019 to steal from retirees. According to him, there was a queue of 2 million people, no public tenders, and military officials deciding on benefits. The author said that Lula ordered an investigation on the first day and that searches, seizures, and an arrest occurred afterward. He also alleged that Flávio was a partner of Vorcaro and requested that the publication be shared before "KN" ordered it to be censored. #Bolsonaro #INSS #Lula (translated)

Janoninho stated that Bolsonaro would have set up, in 2019, a scheme to divert money from retirees of the INSS. According to him, there was a queue of 2 million people, no public competition, and military personnel deciding on benefits. The author said that Lula ordered an investigation into the case on the first day and that, subsequently, there were searches, seizures, and arrests. He also stated that Flávio was a partner of Vorcaro and asked that the publication be shared before "KN" tried to censor it. #Bolsonaro #Lula #INSS (translated)

"I have a long career in Public Administration and I do not have - I have never had - any objective knowledge that there are irregularities in the competitions produced by the various entities," António Nunes told the deputies. #IncêndiosRurais #Bombeiros #PolíticaPortuguesa (translated)

António Nunes, president of the Portuguese Firefighters League, stated in the inquiry committee that he has never had objective knowledge of irregularities in public bids for firefighting, emphasizing that if he had, he would have notified the Public Prosecutor's Office. #IncêndiosRurais #Bombeiros #PolíticaPortuguesa (translated)

Simón Levy stated that cutting off access to money for drug trafficking groups and businesses linked to them would be a strategic measure to start changing the regime. He claimed that the Mexican government could temporarily halt international arrest warrants, but could not prevent account freezes or asset seizures, as, he said, the United States could exclude Mexico from the global financial system. Levy assured that there was anger over the upcoming account freezes of the entire network of Andy López Beltrán and numerous politicians whom he linked to drug trafficking. He described financial pressure as a measure prior to imprisonment that could also prevent them from participating in elections, and affirmed that the strategy was just beginning and prioritized effectiveness over popularity, while others were paying bots. #México #Narco #Justicia (translated)

The PS of Guimarães accuses the municipal chamber, led by Ricardo Araújo from the PSD, of appointing former party leaders to technical management positions without a public competition, raising doubts about the legality and transparency of these measures. #Guimarães #PolíticaLocal #PSD (translated)

JH Fonseca stated that Cabeleira Fux came in first place in the competition that made him a judge and that, in his final vote, which lasted for days, he firmly criticized the abuses of Moraes and defended rights and freedoms. The author considered Fux an excellent choice for Justice. #Justiça #DireitosHumanos #Liberdade (translated)

LaHistoria reported that Shyare Andrade, from Manabí, achieved second place in Miss Grand International 2026, a result that was described as the best achieved by an Ecuadorian in a world beauty pageant. She added that the winner was Miss Tanzania. https://t.co/FswJUZ9KAz #MissGrandInternational #HistoriaEcuatoriana #Belleza (translated)

The Provincial Court of A Coruña will judge next week the designer Kina Fernández, her husband, their two daughters, and a financial manager, for whom the Prosecutor's Office is requesting seven years in prison for asset concealment and for not settling debts of 2 million euros with the creditors of their company, Volvoreta. #ConcursoDeAcreedores (translated)