OlhĂŁo building inspectors detained over suspected corruption
Two OlhĂŁo building inspectors – both women – have been arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes. The duo in the pay of OlhĂŁo council were detained as part of a
Bribery and corruption increase in Portugal
Despite all the police investigations into alleged systemic corruption in Portugal, a new study has shown that practices of bribery and corruption are on the increase – with business leaders
New evidence delays corruption charges against SĂłcrates
New evidence throwing up additional “questions for the authorities in UK, Switzerland and Angola” mean that charges in the long-running investigation into the alleged corruption of former prime minister José
Votes encouraged to “unmask corruption” at BES
Portugal’s BES banking scandal is on a list drawn up to “unmask” the “world’s worst” when it comes to corruption, and get people to vote for their preferences. Created by
Rogatory letters probe Vale do Lobo “bribes”
The controversial “Vale do Lobo link” in Portugal’s ongoing Operation Marquês corruption investigation is leading investigators to look into further bank accounts lodged in Switzerland, national tabloid Correio da Manhã
Authorities search Loulé City Hall for clues about Operation Marquês
Portugal’s Public Prosecutor’s Office (PGR) has confirmed that searches were conducted at Loulé City Hall on Thursday afternoon (July 2) relating to Operation Marquês, which involves jailed former prime minister
Vale do Lobo now a “key link” in Operation Marquês corruption investigation
Following on from allegations that jailed former prime minister José Sócrates may have bent planning laws to “benefit” the Algarve’s luxury resort of Vale do Lobo, the complex’s CEO has
Coimbra Metro “paid for nights at strip joints and hotels”
In yet another case alleging systemic abuse of power within the State sytem, PJ police investigators have rounded up a group of former directors of Coimbra’s fated Metro Mondego believed
Lisbon hospital “dominated by Freemasons, Opus Dei and political parties” says it is ready to sue
Following publication of a damning report last Thursday claiming Portugal’s largest hospital is run by outside interests – specifically Freemasons, Opus Dei and political parties – the report’s author has
Anti-corruption boss says “Portugal still has a lot to do” to clean-up its act
As PJ police hone in on another former government representative in the Golden Visa scandal, anti-corruption boss Guilherme d’Oliveira Martins has been talking of the “terrible phenomenon” that is corruption