# Portugal child protection and abuse investigations > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/portugal-child-protection-and-abuse-investigations > Updated: 2026-10-22T23:17:28.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2. In late September 2026, the Portuguese Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation provisionally suspended 62 teachers. This action followed the implementation of a new automated criminal record verification system designed to identify convictions incompatible with working with minors, such as sexual abuse and domestic violence. Minister Fernando Alexandre ordered the General Inspection of Education and Science to conduct urgent analyses of these cases. By late October 2026, the focus shifted to the Public Prosecutor's Office, which archived approximately 70 complaints regarding the sexual abuse of minors by priests reported over the previous four years. The prosecutor cited the expiration of the statute of limitations, insufficient evidence, or the death of witnesses and the accused as primary reasons for the dismissals. These complaints had been submitted through various channels, including the Independent Commission for the Study of Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church and Grupo Vita. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-22: Portugal Public Prosecutor archives all recent clerical abuse complaints The Portuguese Public Prosecutor has archived nearly 70 recent complaints of clerical sexual abuse due to expired statutes of limitations or insufficient evidence. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/portugal-public-prosecutor-archives-all-recent-clerical-abuse-complaints ### 2026-09-30: Portugal suspends 62 teachers over criminal records Portugal's Ministry of Education has suspended 62 teachers after an automated system detected criminal records involving sexual abuse, domestic violence, and other crimes incompatible with working with minors. 7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/portugal-suspends-62-teachers-over-invalid-criminal-records --- Cite as: Portugal child protection and abuse investigations. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/portugal-child-protection-and-abuse-investigations