The President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, has rejected a request for a parliamentary hearing with the Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves. Although several opposition parties supported the hearing, the proposal failed to reach the necessary consensus.
Parliamentary hearing for Minister Luís Neves blocked
Monday, 27 July 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
José Pedro Aguiar‑Branco is the President of the Assembly of the Republic, who in this story requested that the Committee on Constitutional Affairs examine the constitutional conformity of government measures in a proposed bill. He is using his parliamentary role to trigger a formal review of changes affecting confession rules and the rights of the defence.
Luís Neves will take office on Monday as Minister of Internal Administration. He graduated in law and has worked at the Judicial Police since 1995, where he served as coordinator of a national unit and developed a long career in criminal investigation.
