The “RoadPol – Speed” campaign will focus primarily on main routes (IP), complementary routes (IC), and motorways, a GNR source told Lusa.
Officers may also be present at “black spots” located within built-up areas in the GNR’s jurisdiction, the source added.
Last year, the force monitored over 20.5 million vehicles and “recorded more than 94,000 speeding violations,” the GNR stated in a press release.
The operation, which aims to “promote road safety and safeguard human lives,” is being conducted “within the framework of the European Roads Policing Network (RoadPol).” The GNR encourages all drivers to adhere to posted speed limits and to exercise increased caution during this campaign, as compliance is essential for reducing accidents and ensuring the safety of all road users.












I wish this were a year round daily event. I'm so tired of being forced off the road by those who want to exceed the speed limit by 20 or 50 kms an hour. In 2 1/2 years here I haven't figured out whether it's a death wish or just assumptions they'll never get caught, but the lack of respect for highway laws (Portuguese friends assure me they're just suggestions) is astonishing.
By Dorothy Hopkins from Algarve on 04 Aug 2026, 12:37
Besides speed enforcement, GNR should also enforce roundabout regulations, cars parked illegally in dangerous areas, such as on road curves, and cars driving too slowly on highways
By Peer Gerber from Lisbon on 04 Aug 2026, 17:14