PS calls for Agriculture Minister to be heard over ‘illegitimate pressure’ on environmental bodies

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PS calls for Agriculture Minister to be heard over ‘illegitimate pressure’ on environmental bodies

The Socialist Party (PS) has asked that Agriculture Minister José Manuel Fernandes be summoned to the Assembly of the Republic after a video surfaced in which he appears to urge environmental authorities to 'not comply with the law'. PS says the comments constitute 'illegitimate pressure' on environmental bodies, reflect a dangerous government denialist stance and raise concerns that legislative or regulatory changes might be pursued to legitimise contested projects.

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