What Portugal searched for on 9 October 2026

Most searched in the 24 hours to 19:20: orçamento de estado (5K+), preço dos combustíveis para a próxima semana (5K+), lamego (2K+), barquinha (2K+), belas (2K+), metro transportes do sul (1K+).

• orçamento de estado · quanto vai ser o aumento das pensões para 20275K+ searches
  Published 2 November 2026, 09:02

  On 8 October the government presented its draft state budget for 2027 (Orçamento do Estado) to parliament. For now it is only a proposal: MPs will debate it and vote on it as a whole on 27–⁠28 October, consider amendments from 18 to 23 November and hold the final vote on 24 November. Until then the figures may still change.

  What the draft means for people: the IRS bands go up by 3.88%, and salaries of up to €970 will be tax-free; the state guarantee on mortgages for buyers under 35 remains (our article); the rent deduction rises to €1,000 a year (our article); the tax-free part of the meal allowance rises to €6.30 a day in cash and €10.71 on a card, and the income of older people receiving CSI will be topped up to €720 a month (our article).

  Many people are asking how much pensions will rise in January 2027. That is not part of the budget: pensions go up every January according to a formula set in law, linked to inflation and economic growth. The exact percentage will be known in December, when the November inflation figures come out; for now the newspaper ECO estimates the rise for pensions of up to €1,074.26 a month at about 3.3%. Pensions from €1,074.26 to €3,223 will rise in line with inflation, those of up to €6,446 by inflation minus 0.25 percentage points, and higher pensions will not rise at all. A one-off supplement of €100–⁠200 paid with this year's December pension has already been approved (our article); the finance minister has promised to repeat it in 2027, but only if the money is there.

  

• preço dos combustíveis para a próxima semana5K+ searches
  Published 2 November 2026, 09:02

  From Monday 12 October, petrol and diesel prices will move in opposite directions. According to industry calculations based on this week's market prices, a litre of standard 95 petrol (gasolina simples) will go up by about 5 cents, and a litre of standard diesel (gasóleo simples) will go down by about 1 cent. For a 50-litre tank, that is about €2.50 more for petrol and a saving of about 50 cents on diesel. This is a forecast, not an announced price: the price at the pump depends on the station and the brand.

  The forecast may still change. Every Friday the government recalculates the temporary discount on ISP fuel duty (currently 9.72 cents a litre on diesel and 6.94 cents a litre on petrol), and the new figure for the week from 12 October is not included in this calculation. On 9 October parliament unanimously authorised the government to keep this discount until 31 December 2026.

  Today, 9 October, according to DGEG, the simple national average price is €2.224 a litre for diesel and €2.129 a litre for 95 petrol, and the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive diesel is 46 cents (€1.939 and €2.399). That is more than any weekly change: if you have a petrol car, it makes sense to fill up before Monday, and everyone should compare the stations near where they live. Prices by district are on our page How much fuel costs in Portugal.

  Source: razaoautomovel.com

  

• lamego2K+ searches
  Published 2 November 2026, 09:02

  In Lamego (Viseu district), a 61-year-old man walked into a GNR station on 8 October and confessed to stabbing his wife to death; the judicial police (PJ) are handling the case.

  Source: centrotv.sapo.pt

• barquinha · praia do ribatejo5K+ searches
  Published 2 November 2026, 09:02

  On the evening of 8 October in Vila Nova da Barquinha (Santarém district), an Intercidades train from Lisbon to Guarda hit a car at the level crossing by Praia do Ribatejo station. The driver was killed, 117 passengers were evacuated from the train, and services on the Beira Baixa line were suspended for a time.

  Source: rr.pt

• belas2K+ searches
  Published 2 November 2026, 09:02

  In Belas (Sintra), PSP police inspected an unlicensed care home for older people: residents were tied to armchairs with sheets and locked in their rooms, medicines were kept in the food fridge, and there was no fire alarm. The case has been passed to the public prosecutor.

  Source: rr.pt

• metro transportes do sul1K+ searches
  Published 2 November 2026, 09:02

  On the morning of 9 October in Almada, two Metro Sul do Tejo light rail trains collided on Avenida Bento Gonçalves; two people were slightly injured. Lines 1 and 3 are running in two separate sections only, between Cacilhas and Cova da Piedade and between Pragal and Universidade; line 2 (Corroios–Pragal) is running as normal. The operator has not said when full service will resume.

  Source: mts.pt