Corruption

The Banco Espírito Santo led by Ricardo Salgado was an outstanding example of cronyism. It supported many clients for personal and political reasons, rather than because their projects were [...]

A major anti-corruption drive was one of the main policy goals at the start of João Lourenço’s presidential term (2017). Beyond the anti-corruption rhetoric since the drive began, the [...]

Portugal’s secretary of State for Internationalisation, Eurico Brilhante Dias, has admitted that several high-profile political and economic corruption scandals are undermining Portugal’s value [...]

Luís Filipe Vieira who has temporarily suspended his mandate as president of Benfica Football Club until he clears his name from €100 million fraud and tax evasion charges has been placed under [...]

Around 40% of the Portuguese think that corruption increased in 2020, pointing to bankers, MPs and big business owners as the most corrupt according to Transparency International in its Barometer [...]