Portugal’s National Emergency Medical Institute has more than 60 emergency vehicles sitting in workshops. The report says none has a repair order, leaving the vehicles awaiting authorization to return to service. A union representing emergency workers suspects INEM intends to replace them with lighter models. The allegation raises questions about how the institute will maintain its fleet and emergency response capacity while the backlog remains unresolved. The vehicles are not operating while their status is unclear. The report does not include an immediate response from INEM.