In the last two years, four police officers were assassinated in Spain, and one police officer was killed in Portugal in recent weeks.
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Only two of the four alleged Spanish deaths could be located (Barbate, 9 February 2024, two Guardia Civil officers); the remaining two deaths in the claimed two-year window (c. July 2024–July 2026) were not found in the searches performed.
The Barbate deaths occurred in February 2024, which is outside a strict two-year period counting back from the session date of 8 July 2026; the MEP may have been using a looser interpretation of 'últimos dos años'.
No source was found confirming a police officer killed in Portugal in recent weeks before 8 July 2026; searches surfaced only cases of police officers killing civilians (e.g. Odair Moniz, October 2024) and an ex-French police officer suspected of homicide in Portugal (March 2026), neither of which matches the claim.
Search limit reached (4 queries); official statistics on officers killed in the line of duty were not retrieved.
The available confirmatory sources are news articles (secondary), published after or near the events, not primary official statistics.
Sources
SecondaryRTVE NoticiasSe cumple un año del asesinato de dos guardias civiles arrollados por una narcolancha en Barbate mientras luchaban contra el narcotráfico (9 February 2024).
SecondaryEl PaísUn jurado juzgará por asesinato al piloto de la narcolancha de Barbate que mató a dos guardias civiles (David Pérez Carracedo y Miguel Ángel González Gómez, 9 February 2024).
SecondaryCadena SER (Radio Castilla y León)Un policía nacional de 46 años ha resultado fallecido en un tiroteo con agentes de la Guardia Civil en Burgos (April 2023) — an unrelated case outside the claimed period.
SecondaryEl PaísOdair Moniz, caboverdiano, 43 años, murió en la madrugada del 21 de octubre de 2024 en Lisboa a manos de un policía — a case of a police officer killing a civilian, not a police officer killed, and therefore does not support the Portugal part of the claim.