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Henrique Machado, Society editor at CNN Portugal, provides further details on the Operation Influencer investigation, where a wiretap reveals a contradiction in António Costa's statement.
It was on Christmas Eve 2022 that the data centre consultant called the then Prime Minister to report on the “extraordinary dynamic” of the Sines project.
Henrique Machado, Society editor at CNN Portugal, analysed the circumstances surrounding the searches at Albufeira City Hall due to suspicions of incitement to hatred by mayor Rui Cristina.
Joana Batista, councillor for Urban Hygiene at Lisbon City Council, is among the 22 defendants in an investigation that also involves Isaltino Morais. Lisbon City Council confirmed to Expresso that the councillor will remain in the executive.
Carlos Moedas is keeping Joana Baptista in her role as a councillor in Lisbon, despite her being one of 23 formal suspects in an investigation into 150,000 euros spent on meals paid for by the Oeiras municipality. The Public Prosecutor's Office has charged Isaltino Morais, the mayor of Oeiras, in a case involving over 1,400 meals improperly paid for with public funds between 2017 and 2025. While the Lisbon City Council stated that Baptista will remain in the executive, it noted that she has yet to provide any clarification regarding the allegations. This situation contrasts with Moedas's previous stance on maintaining officials under suspicion, as well as his recent decision to dismiss Alberto Laplaine Guimarães following a court order in a separate investigation.
The Socialist Party (PS) accuses Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas of illegally keeping the head of the General Secretariat, Alberto Laplaine Guimarães, in office. Guimarães was arrested as part of 'Operation Lumen' due to suspected irregularities in Christmas lighting contracts. The PS argues that his tenure exceeded the legal ten-year limit and that his position should have been subject to a new public tender. Additionally, the PS criticizes Moedas for a lack of political accountability regarding the scandal and questions the transparency of the municipal administration.
Lisbon City Council has opened an inquiry into the municipality's General Secretariat to investigate potential irregularities in the protocol with the Union of Trade and Services Associations (UACS) regarding Christmas lighting, following searches by the Judiciary Police (PJ). In an order dated Wednesday signed by the Mayor, Carlos Moedas (PSD), which...
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The suspected corruption case that led to the fall of the Regional Government of Madeira in 2024 has a team of Judicial Police (PJ) inspectors dedicated exclusively to the three ongoing inquiries, the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) said.
There are three ongoing inquiries. The Judiciary Police has created a team to work exclusively on investigating suspected corruption in Madeira.
There are three investigations under way.
Cristina Martins says there was an investment company said to belong to Rui Rangel's family, as well as a loan at the bank where her ex-husband worked.
The Judiciary Police have carried out searches at the council led by Maria das Dores Meira. Authorities are investigating travel expense allowances for trips abroad and payments for using a personal car, despite there being an official provided with a driver.
The Attorney General's Office says the inquiry into direct awards carried out by the Navy is 'in its final phase'.
At issue are 57 contracts approved by the now presidential candidate. In 2018 the Court of Appeal accused him of fabricating stories in the newspapers. Emails reveal internal feuds and behind-the-scenes manoeuvres.
