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.
01 · Direct award · healthContract flag
Three direct awards to Medtronic total €49,500 at São João health unit
The health unit signed three separate direct contracts with Medtronic Portugal on the same day, each under the €20,000 ceiling but amounting to €49,500 in total.
Unidade Local de Saúde de São João, EPE signed 3 separate direct awards with Medtronic Portugal, Lda. within 0 days, each under the €20,000 ceiling but €49,500 together. The Public Contracts Code values a purchase by the whole need being met, not by its parts; whether these met one need or several is a question only the buyer's file can answer. · Source: BASE/IMPIC
This brief gathered 6 candidates from BASE/IMPIC, DGO and published the 3 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.