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CNN Portugal commentator Luís Rosa argues that former Prime Minister José Sócrates' attempts to stall his trial undermine public trust in democracy, while Minister Leitão Amaro emphasizes the need to protect media independence from political interference.
The Chega party intends to initiate a formal parliamentary inquiry regarding the developments of Operation Influencer.
André Ventura announced that the party will propose the creation of a parliamentary inquiry commission into the so-called 'Operation Influencer' and that Chega will summon António Costa to testify.
A member of the PS National Political Commission allegedly lied to purchase a large plot of land in Ribeira de Pena, in the Vila Real district, at a low cost. The 22-hectare property was acquired under the pretext that it would be used to grow medicinal cannabis.
Gustavo Silva, a commentator for CNN Portugal, discusses the investigation by TVI and CNN Portugal that revealed wiretaps from Operation Influencer. In one of them, it is clear that António Costa spoke with Lacerda Machado about the Sines data center investment, despite the former prime minister having stated otherwise.
The former prime minister declined to comment this Tuesday on reports regarding wiretaps from the Operation Influencer case, which were reported today, concerning Costa and Diogo Lacerda Machado.
The new wiretaps reveal a 2022 conversation between Lacerda Machado and António Costa. Furthermore, the president of the CCDRC reveals that false statements were detected in applications for reconstruction support.
The former prime minister had guaranteed that Diogo Lacerda Machado had never spoken to him about the lithium and hydrogen deals.
Wiretaps revealed by CNN contradict the former Prime Minister and his friend. On Christmas Eve 2022, Lacerda Machado updated António Costa on the “extraordinary momentum” of the Start Campus project.
TVI/CNN Portugal has gained access to the entire case file of Operation Influencer. Society editor Henrique Machado explains the main points from the volumes of the case.
TVI/CNN Portugal has gained access to the entire Operation Influencer case file. Lawyer Rogério Alves analyses the main points of the case volumes.
The PSD has proposed a former MP for the Superior Council of Administrative and Tax Courts, who was acquitted in a tax fraud case that earned him the nickname 'the suitcase man'.
The president of Estrelas de São João de Brito is Mascarenhas' advisor for sports and participated in the discussion of the proposal. Chega accuses the PS of 'political persecution' and the PSD of 'tagging along'.
It is the year 2026. The whole world has its eyes on the future of Iran and space progress. The whole world? No! A country populated by irreducible Lusitanians is arguing about the Prime Minister's seatbelt.
Carlos Chaves Monteiro is accused of working while receiving unemployment benefits. The mayor denies the accusation.
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro appears in a video on social media in the back seat of a moving car without a seatbelt. His office has not yet responded.
An institution that exists to defend the democratic rule of law cannot have as its president someone whose private diplomacy systematically contradicts that mandate.
Five members of the CNE accuse the president of illegalities and take the case to the High Council of the Magistracy. Analysis with journalist Luís Rosa.
Montenegro got ahead of the Transparency Entity and disclosed clients, with no new developments. Did the country go through instability for nothing? Nuno Garoupa bets that the case is not dead. Also, the war in Iran.
Montenegro got ahead of the Transparency Entity and disclosed clients, with no new developments. Did the country go through instability for nothing? Nuno Garoupa bets that the case is not dead. Also, the war in Iran.
Prime Minister Montenegro reveals the client list of the family-owned company Spinumviva.
In the appeal to the Constitutional Court, the Prime Minister shifted focus and began trying to prevent the handover, rather than just the disclosure, of the list.
The Prime Minister attempts to put an end to the Spinumviva issue. Regarding the opinion from state services, he explains it was an abstract request intended for future use by other government officials.
In a note sent this Thursday by the Prime Minister's office, Luís Montenegro released the list of 13 Spinumviva clients.
The Prime Minister makes many veiled criticisms of the Transparency Entity and guarantees that he had no intention of hiding anything. Luís Montenegro names the 13 already known clients of Spinumviva.
Party defections to secure council positions, scandals, scandalous appointments, and chaos among councillors. None of this is surprising for the party that promised to end cronyism and disorder, but it serves as a launchpad for those who couldn't find positions elsewhere. It is unlikely that their voters are unaware of this. However, it is not a vote of demand, but a vote of resignation.
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Luís Montenegro allegedly withheld information from State services from which he requested opinions regarding the Spinumviva case.
The State Legal Centre had to produce an opinion in four days without having access to the Authority for Transparency's file. The jurists' warning regarding the appeal deadline was ignored.
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