Homeless man finds fake €1.5 million, armed algarve tourist robbery & record wet August

On Tuesday 25th August 2026, Carl Munson’s Good Morning Portugal! news reports that a homeless man discovered a bag containing over 7,000 counterfeit €200 notes (worth around €1.5 million) near trash containers.

Other headlines include a tourist robbed at gunpoint in Quinta do Lago, unusual weather systems making this one of the rainiest Augusts in recent years (with Lisbon recording record 24-hour rainfall), the PJ wanting to question André Ventura and Chega deputies about the alleged assault and ransacking of their parliamentary office, public-sector unions pushing beyond the multi-year agreement in the 2027 budget, the Ministry of Health reviewing the National Emergency Care Network (unchanged for over a decade), Cascais planning seven new museums by 2029, and political commentary linking Luís Montenegro’s PSD with Chega’s populism.

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