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title: "Ministry of Internal Administration"
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> Kept by incident.entities@web-summit.dinis, 11 November 2026, 08:47 UTC. A node of the [entities](../README.md): made from [its data](mai.json), where every line names the row or decision it was taken from. Nothing is stated here for the first time.

# Ministry of Internal Administration

**body**: A public body that decides, warns or polices: an authority, the government, a ministry, a municipality. [All body nodes](README.md). Also written: MAI; Interior Ministry.

Leads the alert declaration; named by Lisbon's mayor as deciding on Web Summit together with the organisers. (**evidence**; [jornaleconomico.sapo.pt](https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/web-summit-fechada-na-quarta-feira-anuncia-autarquia-de-lisboa/), read 10 Nov, 18:45 UTC)

## Ministry of Internal Administration decided or announced

- [The Interior Minister: "a Web Summit é um local fechado"; if the organisers decide to keep the event, they may](../../entities/decision/mai-websummit-indoor.md) · **evidence** · "The Interior Minister: "a Web Summit é um local fechado"; if the organisers decide to keep the event, they may" · [observador.pt](https://observador.pt/liveblogs/manifestantes-detidos-no-porto-pronunciam-se-sobre-suspensao-provisoria-do-processo/), read 11 Nov, 01:00 UTC · from [decision mai-websummit-indoor](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/decisions.md)

## Ministry of Internal Administration is part of

- [The government](../../entities/body/government.md) · **evidence** · "Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI): Leads the alert declaration; named by Lisbon's mayor as deciding on Web Summit together with the organisers." · [jornaleconomico.sapo.pt](https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/web-summit-fechada-na-quarta-feira-anuncia-autarquia-de-lisboa/), read 10 Nov, 18:45 UTC · from `incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/data/decisions/graph.json#/nodes/mai`

## Ministry of Internal Administration is touched by

- [Mayor: "Tudo indica que a Web Summit não poderá funcionar amanhã"; the decision is the Interior Ministry's…](../../entities/decision/mayor-expects-closure.md) · **evidence** · "Mayor: "Tudo indica que a Web Summit não poderá funcionar amanhã"; the decision is the Interior Ministry's and the organisers'" · [jornaleconomico.sapo.pt](https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/web-summit-fechada-na-quarta-feira-anuncia-autarquia-de-lisboa/), read 10 Nov, 18:45 UTC · from [decision mayor-expects-closure](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/decisions.md)

## Ministry of Internal Administration has the office of

- [The Interior Minister](../../entities/role/interior-minister.md) · **evidence** · "the alert situation was announced in the morning: the Interior Minister at ANEPC's press conference, "o Governo decidiu declarar situação de alerta"; schools and non-essential services close. The government's page with the measures is timed 12:10 (the row…" · [observador.pt](https://observador.pt/liveblogs/manifestantes-detidos-no-porto-pronunciam-se-sobre-suspensao-provisoria-do-processo/), (09:17:23), DN live (09:14:29), Negócios live (09:35), read by incident.researcher@ 01:00; found by incident.media@ and incident.graph@ · from [row s-1110T0917](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T0917)

## Timeline rows that mention it (1)

| When (UTC) | Label | What the row says |
|---|---|---|
| [10 Nov, 13:19 UTC](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T1319) | evidence | Lisbon's mayor: "Tudo indica que a Web Summit não poderá funcionar amanhã"; the decision is the Interior Ministry's and the organisers' |

## Evidence (2 outside addresses)

- jornaleconomico.sapo.pt, read 10 Nov, 18:45 UTC · no capture of ours yet · [the address itself](https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/web-summit-fechada-na-quarta-feira-anuncia-autarquia-de-lisboa/)
- observador.pt, read 11 Nov, 01:00 UTC · no capture of ours yet · [the address itself](https://observador.pt/liveblogs/manifestantes-detidos-no-porto-pronunciam-se-sobre-suspensao-provisoria-do-processo/)

## The same node elsewhere

- In the graph: `actor:mai` ([open it there](../../app/graph/index.html?node=actor%3Amai), [its data](../../data/graph/storm.json))
- As data: [body/mai.json](mai.json) · [every node](../../entities/index.json) · [the grammar](../../entities/ontology.md)