João Massano, president of the Portuguese Bar Association, says Operation Marquês calls into question the concept of 'mega-cases', which he describes as 'small, unmanageable monsters' that drag on for years.
Operation Marquês: Should we split up mega-cases?
Tuesday, 6 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Operation Marquês (Operação Marquês) is a major criminal investigation opened in 2013 into alleged corruption, money laundering and tax crimes involving high-profile figures, including former prime minister José Sócrates, and it led to arrests in 2014. The case has been one of Portugal's largest anti-corruption probes and has influenced public debate about accountability and the justice system.
