The government today stated that the normal functioning of the executive and public administration is ensured, despite the impact on Microsoft's tools.
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13/11/2026
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O Government today stated that the “normal functioning” of the executive and public administration is ensured, despite the impact on various computer tools due to constraints on Microsoft services.
“ Since Thursday, November 12, the use of Microsoft 365 platform tools, used by the general services of the Public Administration and the Government itself, is conditioned globally”, refers to a statement from the Secretary-General of the Government.
However, while recognising that there is “impact on the various IT tools supporting the daily activity of the Government and the Public Administration”, the Secretary-General states that “the normal functioning of all these entities is ensured, in particular through the use of safe alternative means”.
“The General Secretariat of the Government (SGGOV) is in continuous contact with Microsoft, and it has been confirmed that the technical teams of the company are working on the replacement of services throughout Europe, and that the public administration services will be given priority,” the executive said.
Microsoft 365 services for companies around the world have been failing since Thursday afternoon, which are hindering access to Outlook e-mail and OneDrive cloud service.
More than 70 countries, including Portugal, are affected by these failures in the services of the US company.
The source of the crisis lies in a failure of Exchange Online, the cloud email engine of the technology company, a failure that has spread in cascade to all services that depend on Exchange to consult mailboxes, calendars, permissions or shared files.