Latest news and stories about investigation in government in Portugal for expats and residents.
Duarte Moral, his wife, and former PS/Oeiras leader Rui Nascimento have been arrested in connection with an investigation into suspicious public procurement contracts involving Socialist Party-led municipalities.
A corpse discovered at Lisbon's DIAP (Department of Investigation and Criminal Action) has prompted scrutiny not only of the investigation but of the role and rhetoric of journalists who present themselves as frontline combatants against crime. The incident raises questions about media ethics, the potential for sensationalism, the impact on public trust in criminal justice institutions, and whether self-styled ‘crime-fighter’ reporting helps or hinders serious investigative work and public safety. Analysts should examine how coverage frames the dead body and the institution, how it influences public perception, and what safeguards are needed to ensure responsible reporting and transparency in ongoing inquiries.
Luís Rosa, a commentator for CNN Portugal, analyses the latest details regarding Operation Imergente.
A historic advisor to António Costa's PS brought back by Carneiro. A mayor who dominated Lisbon for decades. Who are the two men that Wednesday's searches have placed in the same investigation.
The investigation centres on the Santa Maria Maior Parish Council in Lisbon, previously presided over by the Socialist Miguel Coelho, who is one of those targeted. Searches reached the PS headquarters and parish councils in Oeiras, Mafra, and Coimbra. Five suspects have been arrested and there are 37 formal suspects.
Services initially requested from a law firm ended up being invoiced to Spinumviva, reducing the final amount of tax to be paid. A crime of tax fraud is reportedly not involved.
António Costa, the former socialist prime minister who in November 2023 guaranteed that his friend Diogo Lacerda Machado had 'never, under any circumstances' spoken to him about the Start Campus project in Sines, now sees that statement contradicted by a wiretap released by TVI and CNN Portugal. In that recording, made on Christmas Eve...
An investigative journalist is seeking public funding to investigate and demand transparency regarding the entities profiting from water resources in Portugal, as reported by Comunidade Cultura e Arte.
The fire department board states that 'there are, for now, no grounds to request the resignation' of Bruno Alves. Public opposition continues.
João Cardoso was 23 years old when he fell into the river during a special operations course exercise.
João Cardoso was 23 years old when he fell into the river during a special operations course exercise.
The president of Chega, who won the municipality in the last elections, argued that Rui Cristina merely expressed an opinion, which was scrutinised by voters, regarding the statements currently being investigated for suspected incitement to hatred.
The investigation concerns statements made by the local official regarding the Roma community during a municipal assembly.
The mayor questions “where the illegality is” in the crimes he is accused of and guarantees that the “City Council is fully cooperating with the investigation”
The Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating Miguel Paiva in an inquiry regarding contracts with CHEDV. The case involves contracts worth approximately 6.1 million euros.
Alberto Laplaine Guimarães was one of those detained by the Judiciary Police last Tuesday as part of operation 'Lúmen'.
According to the defence, the Public Prosecutor's Office does not accuse their client or the president of the UACS, another defendant in the case, of improperly receiving money from contracts for themselves.
The local authority confirms the presence of inspectors at its facilities and states that the investigation is linked to “processes already under review.”
Carlos Eduardo Reis won the Braga district election. Bruno Ventura, caught on wiretaps, replaced Ângelo Pereira, another defendant in the case whose preliminary hearing is coming to an end.
The investigation is trying to determine if the attack was organised. The suspect was reportedly not on the authorities' radar and has now been banned from frequenting the crime scene. The main Portuguese anarchist group is unaware of who the perpetrator might be.
The Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating Miguel Paiva in an inquiry regarding contracts with CHEDV. The case involves contracts worth approximately 6.1 million euros.
The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Judiciary Police suspect an alleged kickback scheme that may have led to payments of around 100,000 euros. A Castros administrator controlled competing companies in public tenders.
Carlos Eduardo Reis won the Braga district election. Bruno Ventura, caught on wiretaps, replaced Ângelo Pereira, another defendant in the case whose preliminary hearing is coming to an end.
The Public Prosecutor's Office did not request custodial measures in Operation Lumen, so the judge decided to release the detainees and scheduled the reading of the order regarding coercive measures for Tuesday at 2 pm.
Laplaine Guimarães, Secretary-General of the Lisbon City Council, had been detained since Tuesday. The investigation points to a corruption scheme involving the installation of Christmas lights in the capital.
Only Fernando Alves, administrator of the company Castros Iluminações Festivas, has begun to be heard. The remaining suspects in the Christmas lights corruption case are only expected to speak to the investigating judge today.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) carried out searches at the premises of a Regional Secretariat in Madeira, a public institute, and the headquarters of a commercial company on Tuesday, it was announced today.
In Operation Lumen, at least six entities were named as defendants: the company Castros and four other firms that were allegedly controlled by the former but held in the names of front men.
Pedro Santana Lopes stated that inspectors took documents deemed “appropriate and necessary”.
Tender rules for recruiting technical assistants were allegedly tailored to specific candidates. The municipality is governed by the JPP.
