Changes in Portugal's public data, ranked by what actually moved: legal thresholds crossed, series records, accelerations and deviations from the norm. Every item carries its comparison inside the sentence and links to the data behind it. No language model: arithmetic over official sources only.
In July 2026, 86,755 of the 284,210 listed patients had waited beyond the legally guaranteed maximum, against 88,077 in June 2026.
In July 2026, 63.7% of surgery patients had waited past the legal deadline, 33.2 points above the national share of 30.5%.
No other changes in the data we watch today. Last change, in Parliament: 30 September.
This brief gathered 4 candidates from SNS Transparência and published the 2 highest-scoring. A fact that ran in an earlier brief only returns when its value changes; a standing fact repeats at most once a fortnight. The score weighs the type of change (threshold crossed > record > acceleration > movement > deviation > standing state), magnitude and freshness; a fact older than its source's publication cadence is ineligible, which is why a 2020 figure can never appear in a 2026 brief.