Prime Minister Luís Montenegro loses Constitutional Court case; must register clients
The Portuguese Tribunal Constitucional has definitively rejected First-Minister Luis Montenegro's appeal and ordered him to include the client list from Spinumviva into his official interests registration within three days of this decision on Wednesday morning as part of a corruption scandal that began with allegations he paid bribes in 2015.
Key Points
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1The Constitutional Court has definitively rejected Prime Minister Luís Monte Negro's appeal to exclude the disclosure of Spinumviva clients from his register.
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2Monte Negro is now legally obligated under Portuguese law to include a list of all companies where he holds interests in this new entity, including those with more than 10 employees or annual turnover exceeding €5 million.
Developments
O Plenário do Tribunal Constitucional de Montenegro rejeitou o recurso apresentado pelo primeiro-ministro Luís Monteiro para impedir que os clientes da empresa Spinumviva fossem incluídos no seu registo oficial de interesses, decidindo pela improcedência devido ao atraso na entrega dos dados. Consequentemente, a decisão torna-se definitiva e obriga oficialmente à divulgação pública dessa lista por unanimidade do tribunal.