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Albufeira "has capacity to reinvent itself": hit-and-run leads PSD to call for new tourism

Postal do Algarve28 August 2026 at 12:58

Following the hit-and-run that left 16 people injured in the Oura area in Albufeira, the local PSD proposed a public reflection on the future of tourism in the municipality. The party expressed deep concern over the accident and expressed solidarity with the victims and their families.

The hit-and-run occurred in the early hours of Tuesday in an area where several bars are concentrated and which is closed to vehicle traffic during the night period. The driver, a 35-year-old man who was on vacation in Albufeira, fled from police and hit several people who were on the public road, presenting a blood alcohol level of 1.29 grams of alcohol per liter of blood. On Thursday, he was placed in preventive detention after his first judicial interrogation at the Albufeira Court.

The social democrats argue that Albufeira should evolve from a model based on the quantity of visitors to one based on quality and added value, proposing the attraction of more qualified tourism that respects the local community, the recovery of areas of the city for families and residents, and the strengthening of security.

The PSD considers that the response to the municipality's challenges should result from a joint strategy involving the Government, the municipality, business owners, security forces, tour operators, and the population. The party believes that Albufeira has the capacity to reinvent itself, with a new tourist cycle based on security, sustainability, economic valorization, and respect for local identity.

Na sequência do atropelamento que deixou 16 pessoas feridas na zona da Oura, o PSD de Albufeira propõe uma “reflexão pública” sobre o futuro do turismo no concelho, defendendo um modelo com maior segurança, sustentabilidade e valor acrescentado.

Numa nota de imprensa, os sociais-democratas manifestaram “profunda consternação” pelos acontecimentos e expressaram solidariedade para com as pessoas afetadas e as respetivas famílias.

Para o partido, o atropelamento ocorrido na madrugada de terça-feira, que provocou 16 feridos, dois dos quais em estado grave, deve “servir para relançar o debate” sobre o modelo turístico de Albufeira.

PSD quer atrair turismo “mais qualificado”

Os sociais-democratas defendem que o concelho deve evoluir de um modelo assente sobretudo na quantidade de visitantes para outro “baseado na qualidade e no valor acrescentado, preservando simultaneamente a identidade local, as tradições e a qualidade de vida dos residentes”.

Entre as propostas apresentadas está a atração de um turismo “mais qualificado e respeitador da comunidade local”, assim como a recuperação de algumas zonas da cidade para as famílias e os residentes.

O partido propõe também o reforço da segurança e o combate a comportamentos que possam prejudicar a imagem de Albufeira enquanto destino turístico.

Para o PSD, a resposta aos desafios do concelho deve resultar de uma estratégia conjunta que envolva o Governo, o município, os empresários, as forças de segurança, os operadores turísticos e a população.

Os sociais-democratas consideram que Albufeira “tem capacidade para se reinventar” e defendem a abertura de um “novo ciclo turístico assente na segurança, sustentabilidade, valorização económica e respeito pela identidade local”.

Condutor ficou em prisão preventiva

O atropelamento ocorreu numa zona onde se concentram vários bares e que está interdita à circulação automóvel durante o período noturno.

O condutor, de 35 anos, que passava férias em Albufeira, foi detido depois de fugir à polícia e atropelar várias pessoas que se encontravam na via pública. Apresentava uma taxa de alcoolemia de 1,29 gramas de álcool por litro de sangue.

O homem foi ouvido na quinta-feira em primeiro interrogatório judicial, no Tribunal de Albufeira, tendo-lhe sido aplicada prisão preventiva, a medida de coação mais gravosa.

A Câmara de Albufeira foi durante vários anos liderada pela coligação PSD/CDS-PP, mas, em 2025, a presidência passou para o Chega. O executivo municipal é atualmente presidido por Rui Cristina.

Leia também: Jovem de 20 anos continua em estado grave após atropelamento; condutor volta ao tribunal de Albufeira

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