The Union of Police Professionals (ASPP/PSP) has expressed criticism regarding certain measures in the State Budget for 2026, particularly concerning the pre-retirement blockade. The union announced plans to request a hearing with the Committee on Budget and Finance.
In a press release issued on Friday, the Association described the blockade as an “unequivocal denial of police officers’ rights.”
This is not the first time the ASPP/PSP has addressed this issue.
In 2022, the union met with the then Ombudswoman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, who is currently the Minister of Internal Administration, to discuss the matter. According to the association, the Ombudswoman acknowledged at that time that it was incorrect for a government to make permanent a measure intended to be exceptional.
The union remarked, “It is a case of ‘times change, and so do the desires’.”
Regarding personnel expenses in the Ministry of Internal Administration, the ASPP/PSP noted that the estimated budget increase for 2026 is about 3% higher than this year.
“A 2.7% increase in personnel expenses, whose execution is uncertain, does not guarantee anything significant for the needs or the fulfillment of the agreement signed in 2024,” the Association stated in the press release.
The ASPP/PSP also recalled that it met with the minister on October 6, 2025, to resume negotiations following the agreement reached in July 2024.
However, Maria Lúcia Amaral indicated that negotiations would continue until the spring of 2026 to be incorporated into the 2027 State Budget, with effects only at that time.
“The minister stated that, as professionals of the PSP will receive a 50-euro increase in the Supplement for Service and Risk in the Security Forces in 2026, along with other expected increments for Public Administration, further increases negotiated would not take effect in 2026,” ASPP/PSP noted in the communiqué.
The union reiterated its disagreement and declared its intention to request a hearing with the Committee on Budget and Finance to present its perspective on the State Budget to parliamentary groups.
