declaração de calamidade
Published 8 November 2026, 22:53
declaração de situação de calamidade — declaration of a state of calamity
The highest of the three levels of emergency in civil protection (the lower two are alerta and contingência). The government declares it on its own authority, for a set period and for the municipalities listed. While it is in force, and for some time afterwards, the state and municipalities can hire contractors and spend money under a simplified procedure, without an open tender and without prior approval from the Tribunal de Contas.
Where you come across it. News about the aftermath of storms and fires, road and bridge repairs, payments to those affected.
The regime is about more than speeding up works: separate laws on help for those affected are passed on the basis of it. It ends on the date set in the decision unless it is extended, and building works then go back to the ordinary tender procedure.
Official website: prociv.gov.pt