Corruption

Manuel Pinho, the former Minister of the Economy under the José Sócrates government (2005-2011) is to face trial over corruption charges. The former PS minister will join ex-banker Ricardo [...]

Portugal’s Finance Minister Fernando Medina has flatly denied that he has been made a legal suspect by Portugal’s Public Ministry or is being investigated on suspicions, voiced by CNN, of a [...]

A poll undertaken to gauge the popularity of Portugal’s Prime Minister, António Costa and Finance Minister, Fernando Medina has given the thumbs down to both politicians in the wake of a number [...]

Portugal’s Public Ministry has formerly charged former Minister of the Economy, Manuel Pinho and ex-banker Ricardo Salgado of corruption. The ex-minister’s wife is also charged with corruption. [...]

Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for the extradition for Angolan tycoon Isabel dos Santos. It has done so at the request of the Procurator General of Angola according to the [...]

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has criticised Portugal in the fight against overseas corruption. It has urged the country to step up the application of [...]

The European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, has called on Portugal to make its justice system “more transparent” particularly in the fight against corruption. Calling on Portugal to [...]

A study produced by Rep. Circle – The Reputation Platform in partnership with Kepler, has concluded that Portugal’s political class (69.9%) is the main driver for corruption in the country. [...]

The former president of Banco Privado Português (BPP), João Rendeiro, has been transferred to the notoriously rough prison Westville Correction Facility near Durban. The ex-banker spent the [...]

Just three Portuguese politicians are among the hundreds of international names cited in the Pandora Papers – the largest ever investigation into offshore tax havens. The investigation has [...]