Good morning! It’s Good Friday, and time to catch up on the headlines in today’s national newspapers, available at newsstands on April 18.
Let’s begin with Expresso, where the headline reads: “Traffickers use Portugal to sell children in Europe. African minors detected at airports en route to France, Belgium, and Switzerland. Families adopt them to receive state allowances. Shelter for trafficked children is full.”
Meanwhile, Público highlights “Failures in surveillance and unjustified detentions at Lisbon airport”, and Jornal de Notícias leads with “Government opened the door for 120,000 immigrants without checking criminal records.”
Correio da Manhã features “Parents hold Pedro Nuno Santos’s debt. They were guarantors in the house purchase under justice investigation.”
Turning to sports, O Jogo covers “Porto-Famalicão. Martin Anselmi finds Mora’s noise normal and talks about protecting the golden boy of Dragão.”
A Bola notes “Sporting-Moreirense. Green volcano. ‘Players deserve to be happy'”, and the Record discusses “Allianz negotiating Luz. Discussions have been ongoing for months for a long-term contract.”
Read all the headlines:
Expresso:
- “Traffickers use Portugal to sell children in Europe. African minors detected at airports en route to France, Belgium, and Switzerland. Families adopt them to receive state allowances. Shelter for trafficked children is full”
- “Poll. AD maintains lead. Chega rises and undecided fall”
- “Porto’s DIAP had already archived a report on Pedro Nuno”
- “Owner of ABB admitted to agreement in Espinho with PSD mayor”
- “A third of ALs are inactive. Those breaking the rules will have to close”
- “PS and Jonet attempt agreement for Cascais”
- “Mário Ferreira accused”
- “Cravinho’s wake in Belém”
- “Coastal areas retreated 25 meters in three months”
- “Reducing speed in cities should be a priority. IMT President speaks of the ‘too high’ number of accidents”
- “Almost 3,000 women went to Spain for abortions”
- “The long years of Álvaro Cunhal in prison”
- “40% of fortunes are inherited. Experts call for new rules”
Público:
- “Failures in surveillance and unjustified detentions at Lisbon airport”
- “RTP Memória. António Barreto premieres new documentary about April 25th”
- “Credit. Euribor rates could soon be below 2%”
- “Murder in Braga. PJ investigates link to violent gang from the USA”
- “Middle East. Without a strategy in Gaza, Israel may prepare for full occupation”
- “Francisco Assis. ‘Judicial power intrusion in the democratic process is serious'”
- “Literature. Hoping in the Trump era: paths of Ece Temelkuran, Rebecca Solnit, and Ezra Klein”
- “Nuno Guerreiro (1972-2025). From Carlos Paredes to Ala dos Namorados, a voice with a unique timbre”
Jornal de Notícias:
- “Government opened the door for 120,000 immigrants without checking criminal records”
- “Almost 300 million spent per day during Holy Week. Foreign tourists are leaving more money in Portugal. Braga with thousands of visitors on Easter weekend”
- “‘Manu’s’ murderer was about to be expelled for armed robbery in the USA. PJ detained Mateus Machado as he prepared to flee the country”
- “Nuno Guerreiro (1972-2025). An unusual and eternal voice has been silenced”
- “Real estate. Pedro Nuno accepts banking secrecy lift. Porto’s DIAP had archived a similar case”
- “Banking. ECB cuts interest rates due to Trump’s tariffs. Home loan instalments will drop again”
- “Ovar. Population fears pine forest destruction”
- “Sporting. ‘One game at a time, without thinking of Benfica’. Rui Borges urges focus on the Moreirense reception”
- “FC Porto. ‘Mora is doing beautiful things. Noise is inevitable’. Anselmi warns of Famalicão’s attacking dynamics”
Correio da Manhã:
- “Parents hold Pedro Nuno Santos’s debt. They were guarantors in the house purchase under justice investigation”
- “Suspected killer of ‘Manu’ was jailed in the USA. Funeral of Braga student held yesterday”
- “Ala dos Namorados. Nuno Guerreiro dies at 52”
- “Sporting-Moreirense. Rui Borges calls for a giant green wave”
- “Turks threaten to ‘steal’ João Félix”
- “FC Porto-Famalicão. Dragons seek new victory”
- “Signs of extraterrestrial life detected. Exoplanet K2-188”
- “There are fewer police and they’re getting older”
- “Housing. New interest rate cuts lower instalments”
- “Sofia Ribeiro’s mother lives on the street”
O Jogo:
- “Porto-Famalicão. Martin Anselmi finds Mora’s noise normal and talks about protecting the golden boy of Dragão”
- “Nehuén and Samu back in the starting eleven”
- “Hugo Oliveira trusts in surprise: ‘Clinging to our principles'”
- “Sporting-Moreirense. Rui Borges praises players and believes in the championship. ‘They deserve so much to be happy'”
- “Pedro Gonçalves still affected: ‘Everything hurts except the injury area'”
- “Cristiano Bacci aware of difficulties. ‘On paper it seems impossible'”
- “Benfica. Seferovic bets big on victory in Guimarães. ‘Team is not dead'”
- “Eagles want VAR audio disclosure on penalty”
- “V. Guimarães. Tiago Silva in doubt. Midfielder has a physical problem”
- “Braga. Always won when played at Amoreira. Moutinho comfortable in Estoril”
- “Amorim in the semi-finals after epic finale. United beat Lyon [5-4] and progresses in Europa League”
A Bola:
- “Sporting-Moreirense. Green volcano. ‘Players deserve to be happy’. Rui Borges. Trincão, Gyokeres (with Chelsea watching) and Quenda form attack trio. Mobilization to receive the team in Alvalade, which will be packed”
- “FC Porto-Famalicão. Anselmi wants to return to victories at home. Nehuén and Samu tipped for starting eleven”
- “Benfica. Attack Plan. Right-back, central defender, central midfielder, and creative forward on the shopping list for 2025/2026”
- “Eagles want audio disclosure of penalty against Arouca”
- “Europa League. Dream night. Amorim removes Fonseca after trailing 2-4”
Record:
- “Allianz negotiating Luz. Discussions have been ongoing for months for a long-term contract”
- “Inter Milan threatens to take Nélson Semedo”
- “Benfica. Guimarães duel considered decisive”
- “Sporting-Moreirense. ‘We can be better and greater’ [Rui Borges wants green wave for the title]”
- “Sporting. Harder’s punishment confirmed”
- “FC Porto-Famalicão. ‘Mora will create more noise’ [Anselmi bets on the young star]”
- “Europa League. What a madness! Amorim eliminates Fonseca in a game of comebacks”
