‘Significantly’: Portugal raises terrorist threat level

Portugal has been at a “significant” terror threat level since Thursday, a level above the “moderate” level it was at, the Secretary General of Internal Security said early Friday in a statement (SSI). ), Paulo Viseu Pinheiro. The initiative came from the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) and was approved by the Anti-Terrorism Coordination Group (UCAT) after Europe suffered several terrorist attacks – with deaths in Belgium and France – following the October 7 attack on Hamas in Israel.

A “significant” level of terrorist threat is in the middle of the risk table. This means that an attack in Portugal will not make much difference, but in other countries these results will be more important. Thus, in the same statement, SSI assures that UCAT has confirmed a change in the threat level “largely for preventive and precautionary reasons”, doing the same as other European countries, including where attacks by lone radicals are “difficult detectable” took place. – happened “because there are no signs indicating the development of terrorist activities” in Portugal.

Security measures have already been taken in places associated with Israel and Judaism, and SSI says it will monitor “the evolution of the security situation, flexibly and pragmatically adopting security measures, passive and active, that may be deemed necessary.” “.

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From abbreviated to immediate
According to the operational coordination plan of the Security Forces and Services, there are five levels of threat: 5 – reduced; 4 – Moderate; 3 – Significant; 2 – High; 1 – Immediate; and the letter “Z” is a real threat.

Hiring and financing
Islamic terrorist activity in Portugal was directed by using the country as a retreat zone for cells, recruitment and financing. The Judicial Police has exclusive competence to investigate terrorism.