RIP Luis Represas. AIMA lawsuits cleared, doctors strike & venomous Chilean spider arrives

On Thursday 23 July 2026, Good Morning Portugal & Portugal Talk Radio pays tribute to music icon Luís Represas (frontman of Trovante), who passed away at age 69 after a long illness. President António José Seguro honoured his legacy.

Other headlines include the AIMA backlog task force resolving thousands of immigration cases, Portuguese doctors launching a 48-hour nationwide strike over pay and working conditions, advancing talks on the Lisbon-Madrid high-speed rail link, new electric trains operating on Algarve regional routes, ongoing Brexit portal issues for British residents, the first recorded sighting of a venomous Chilean spider in Portugal, and the health regulator rejecting public subsidies for new Alzheimer’s drugs.

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