Latest news and stories about preliminary inquiries in Portugal for expats and residents.
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The Union of Magistrates of the Public Prosecutor's Office disagrees with one of the rules set by the Attorney‑General, Amadeu Guerra, for preliminary inquiries. It argues for access to certain documents on grounds of transparency.
These concern preliminary inquiries such as those that, in 2025, targeted Prime Minister Luís Montenegro (PSD) and former PS secretary-general Pedro Nuno Santos.
The Attorney General (PGR) issued, on 13 January, a directive regulating preliminary inquiries and setting a maximum period of nine months for the procedure to be closed or to result in a criminal investigation.
