Fidelidade, the insurer covering last year's Lisbon funicular disaster, has confirmed it will pay €2.3million in compensation and related costs to four of the sixteen bereaved families, almost a year after the crash. The payout matters as a first concrete step towards resolving claims from the tragedy, though it also highlights how much remains unsettled, with negotiations still ongoing for the majority of victims' relatives and the official cause of the crash yet to be determined. Separately, Portugal's rail and aviation accident investigators confirmed the final technical report into the disaster will now be delayed until March 2027.

The €2.3million covers funeral and repatriation costs, medical treatment, hospital stays, surgery, rehabilitation, transport and loss of earnings, but Fidelidade is still negotiating settlements in seven further cases, with one going through workplace accident legislation and another stuck in court. Investigators say the report delay stems from the complexity of testing needed, given there are no comparable funiculars worldwide and little existing technical documentation, with chemical and mechanical tests on cables and braking systems expected to finish by November before a draft report is prepared. The Glória funicular derailed on 3 September 2025, killing 16 people — including three British nationals — and injuring 24 others, after the carriage careered out of control down a steep hill and crashed into a building near Lisbon's Restauradores Square.