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Inspectors advance with action against the State and speak of suffocation at the Maritime Police
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Inspectors advance with action against the State and speak of suffocation at the Maritime Police

SAPO Notícias12 September 2026 at 11:53

The Association of Inspectors and Chiefs of the Maritime Police advanced with a legal action against the Portuguese State and the Navy. The association states that this police is "in total chaos".

The action comes in response to the financial suffocation that the Maritime Police faces, according to the inspectors. They also denounce what they consider to be "illicit interference" on the part of the Chief of Naval Staff in the management of the Maritime Police.

The Maritime Police is a police force that operates under the authority of the Portuguese Navy, which means its command is linked to the Armed Forces. This structure has been generating tensions between the inspectors and the military authority.

The association represents the inspectors and chiefs of this police, who decided to advance with the legal process as a way to stop what they consider to be an unsustainable situation both financially and in terms of operational independence.

Why this matters

Readers are affected because the Maritime Police plays a fundamental role in coastal surveillance and enforcement of maritime activities in Portugal, and the internal problems denounced by the association may compromise security in coastal and port areas. The legal action against the State represents a serious institutional conflict between the naval authority and the professionals of this police force, following a deterioration of operational and financial conditions that have been denounced.

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