Prosecutors seek suspension of Cascais hotel construction

Saturday, 18 July 2026AI summary
Prosecutors seek suspension of Cascais hotel construction
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The Public Prosecutor's Office has requested the immediate suspension of construction for a new Hilton hotel and over 100 apartments in the Cascais municipality. Authorities are also seeking the demolition of nearly completed structures and the nullification of permits authorized by current Minister of Infrastructure Miguel Pinto Luz during his previous tenure as vice-president of the Cascais City Council. The legal challenge centers on the sale of a 800-square-meter plot of land for 313,000 euros.

Context & Explainers

Miguel Pinto Luz is Portugal's Minister of Infrastructure. On Feb 24, 2026 he told journalists in Viseu that works on the A1 motorway in the Coimbra area would be fully completed and traffic restored to four lanes by the end of that week.