Portugal
Country Intelligence Summary
15
Aug. 13, 2026
Top Motives and Outcomes in Portugal
Top Motives
- Eliminate romantic partner — 8 case(s)
- Money / Financial Gain — 7 case(s)
- Revenge — 7 case(s)
- Control/domination — 4 case(s)
- Jealousy — 4 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 15 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 10 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 9 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 8 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 4 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in Portugal
Cases in Portugal: Outcome — Deadbody recovery
Francisco Sousa Allegedly Murdered by Brazilian couple and Hired man, Porto, Portugal
Francisco Sousa, a 60-year-old contractor from Porto, Portugal, was found murdered in his home after being tied up, beaten, and suffocated. The main suspects are a Brazilian couple, the parents of his former young girlfriend, …
State/Province: Porto, Portugal | City/Region: Porto | Incident Type: Murder | Date: July 8, 2026
View DetailsOlga Pires, José Pires, and others Allegedly Murdered by Néida Guerreiro and Sidney Martins, Donai, Bragança, Portugal
Néida Guerreiro and Sidney Martins, known as the 'Portuguese Bonnie and Clyde,' were involved in a series of violent crimes culminating in the July 2022 triple homicide of Olga Pires, José Pires, and their son …
State/Province: Bragança, Portugal | City/Region: Donai | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: July 9, 2022
View DetailsManuel Ferreira, Maria da Nazaré, and others Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by Camilo Moreira, Vila do Conde, Portugal
Between May 2004 and early 2005, Camilo Moreira committed a series of violent attacks targeting elderly residents in rural parishes around Vila do Conde, Portugal. He assaulted and robbed vulnerable elderly individuals, resulting in four …
State/Province: Porto, Portugal | City/Region: Vila do Conde | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
View DetailsDiogo Gonçalves Murdered by Maria Malveiro and Mariana Fonseca, Silves, Portugal
Diogo Gonçalves, a 21-year-old computer technician, was killed and dismembered in Silves, Algarve, in March 2020. Maria Malveiro, 19, a security guard and girlfriend of Mariana Fonseca, 23, a nurse, initiated a friends-with-benefits relationship with …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Silves | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
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