Former mayor of Funchal suspected of corruption released after 21 days in jail
Public prosecutor’s office was hoping for pre-trial detention The former mayor of Funchal and the two businessmen arrested three weeks ago as part of the investigation into suspected corruption in
Marcelo to receive Madeiran representative as political crisis enters 4th week
With the political crisis in Madeira now entering its fourth week – and the arrested men in the corruption probe only today likely to hear bail measures – President Marcelo
Madeira’s parliamentary parties to be heard by representative of Republic
With the exoneration of Madeira’s former regional governor now formally enacted, Ireneu Barreto, the representative of the Republic in Madeira, will receive the various parliamentary parties in order to decide
Resignation of Madeira’s regional governor “formally accepted” and almost instantly enacted
Miguel Albuquerque is officially no longer regional governor of Madeira. With fellow defendants in the corruption investigation that has rocked the regional government still in preventive custody – their judicial
Madeira trio suspected of corruption ‘still in preventive custody’
With the future of the PSD government of Madeira still undecided, the situation of the three official suspects arrested over a week ago remains a point of major controversy. Former
Questioning of trio arrested for corruption in Madeira begins this morning
After so many false starts, the official questioning of the three men whose arrests have toppled the government of Madeira is set to finally begin this morning. News reports today
Madeira to have new-look government, with no budget approved
Albuquerque’s slow exit from power rejected by CDS Madeira digested lunch today to the news today that it is poised to have a completely new government, working without a budget
Funchal, Madeira, decides on new mayor
With PSD Madeira in disagreement over who should step into the shoes of its regional governor, the party’s local authority structure has had no doubts about who should assume the
Madeira corruption suspects face first formal questioning in Lisbon
Name of new regional governor of Madeira delayed The three men arrested during the high profile searches conducted mainly in Madeira last Wednesday – including the now resigned mayor of
Funchal mayor renounces position ahead of judicial hearing in Lisbon
As expected, Pedro Calado – the now former mayor of Funchal, Madeira, renounced his position ahead of the judicial hearing scheduled to begin today in Lisbon. Calado is one of