Hilarity marks use of Sócrates’ image by Brazilian educational institute
Amid all the serious stories assailing Portugal and the rest of the world, a moment of hilarity has been shared nationally after what was billed as “one of Brazil’s leading
Sócrates tipped to become first Portuguese prisoner allowed to vote
Almost certainly the first former Portuguese prime minister held in jail for nine months without formal charges, José Sócrates is now tipped to become the first “arguido” held under house
António Costa achieves arguable win in last night’s TV debate with PM Passos Coelho
António Costa has been named in a poll as the arguable winner of last night’s TV debate which saw him go head-to-head with his archnemesis, Portuguese PM Pedro Passos Coelho,
Sócrates’ luxurious house arrest in building still registered as “warehouse”
No sooner was he ensconced under house-arrest in Lisbon than Portugal’s media has been looking behind-the-scenes at the unexplained luxury of Sócrates’ new address. Described still as a “barracão” (shed)
Sócrates leaves jail to house arrest after 41 weeks behind bars
Following possibly the longest period of detention-without-charge of a former prime minister of a democratic country, José Sócrates was finally released from Évora jail last night to house-arrest in Lisbon,
Justice ministry goes full steam ahead “repairing 31 court buildings for winter”
After its annual summer recess the Justice Ministry has returned to work with a bang. It has nothing to do with the thousands of cases piling up to be dealt
Sócrates gets new address as clock ticks towards likely release date
José Sócrates is about to celebrate his 58th birthday behind bars – but if the nation’s news media is to be believed, the clock is ticking towards a September 9
Judge who questions legality of Sócrates’ imprisonment due to decide former labour leader’s latest appeal
It’s a new twist in the nine-month controversy that has seen a former prime minister of Portugal behind bars without any formal charges. Rui Rangel – the high-profile judge who
Sócrates’ five-page diatribe alleging “monstrous” political witch-hunt gets muted reaction
Six weeks before the elections, jailed former prime minister José Sócrates has once again resorted to a five-page letter to the media, this time claiming his “politically-motivated” nine-month detention on
Jailed former PM José Sócrates is clearing his prison cell ahead of impending release
José Sócrates, behind bars for almost nine months, is described this week as having the “profound conviction” that he will be released, if not in the next few days, by