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Portuguese inquiry examines municipal awards to party-linked companies

Direct awards and prior-consultation procedures are under scrutiny in a Portuguese investigation of municipal and parish-council contracts. Euronews reports that police are examining more than €800,000 in contracts awarded between 2016 and 2022, including business directed to companies owned by party members.

CompletedThe LedgersSource date · 28 May 2026
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Five people were arrested and 37 named as suspects. Those detained included former Santa Maria Maior parish-council head Miguel Coelho and Duarte Moral, a former adviser to António Costa. The investigation also examines party-linked hiring.

Based on reporting from: Euronews.

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