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The body operating under the Constitutional Court has only completed the verification of 883 out of 8,620 declarations of income, assets, interests, and incompatibilities received between 2024 and 2025.
The Transparency Entity (EpT) is investigating cases similar to that of Luís Montenegro but refuses to disclose names. Six ministers may be in the same situation as the Prime Minister.
Secretaries of State must declare to the Transparency Entity the list of clients, services provided, and the bank account balance of their firms.
The entity assured that the number of notifications sent complies with the law.
The publication, however, depends on the cooperation of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, and therefore it is 'also not possible to anticipate, for now, an exact deadline' for the release of this data.
The Public Prosecutor's Office is requesting the forfeiture of political mandates for the positions currently held by the accused. Lisbon councillor Joana Batista is one such case.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has formally charged Isaltino Morais with embezzlement and is seeking his removal from his current political mandate.
Rogério Alves, a commentator for CNN Portugal, argues that the position of Governor of the Bank of Portugal is a “highly relevant public office,” and therefore “the formation of this person's [Mário Centeno] pension must be explained.”
At issue are the rulings in which the Court of Auditors rejected hearing the appeal filed by the Prime Minister to prevent the inclusion of clients of his family company, Spinumviva.
The Transparency Entity (EpT) clarified today that it is awaiting notification of the Constitutional Court (TC) rulings to publish the list of Spinumviva clients and assured that it will apply the same procedure to other officeholders in an identical situation.
The Entity for Transparency (EpT) clarified this Tuesday that it is awaiting notification of the Constitutional Court (TC) rulings to publish the list of Spinumviva clients and assured that it will apply the same procedure to other officeholders in identical situations.
The appeal filed with the Constitutional Court (TC) by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro – which aimed to prevent the public disclosure of Spinumviva clients listed in his register of interests – resulted in an unexpected effect on the oversight system for the assets of public office holders. While the case awaited a decision from the TC, the Entity for Transparency suspended related processes.
The Albufeira City Council, led by Rui Cristina of the Chega party, has appointed the mayor's sister as deputy in the councillors' support office. The mayor says he did not directly intervene in the decision.
