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Prime Minister Luís Montenegro
Montenegro should take advantage of the departure of Hernani Dias from the government to also remove Paulo Ribeiro and Cristina Vaz Tomé, who will be causing problems in the bosom of the executive.
According to TVI and the, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro is preparing the first remodeling of your governmentwith changes in the level of state secretaries.
The decision arises after Hernani Dias ExitSecretary of State for Territory Planning, who resigned after being revealed that he recently created two real estate companies – which raised doubts about a conflict of interest given his involvement in the writing of the new soil law.
In addition to the controversy around real estate, Hernani Dias is still being investigated by the European Attorney Due to suspicions of misuse of European funds when he was Mayor of Bragança.
The National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LNEC) identified invoices of 808 euros for works that never advanced and suspected counterparts with an apartment in Porto detained by a construction company that signed contracts with the municipality.
Despite denying all the accusations and claiming that he is “absolutely quiet”, Hernani Dias fired to “protect government stability and especially the position of the Prime Minister. ”
Montenegro should take advantage of the departure of Hernâni Dias and do more moved in the government, departing from state secretaries that have been tension and motivated requests from others. Paulo Ribeiro, Secretary of State for Civil Protection, and Cristina Vaz Tomé, Secretary of State for Health Management, will be the names on the list. This first remodeling, however, will not affect any minister.
The urgency in replacing the rulers is partly due to the pressure of the President of the Republic.
MARCELO REBELO DE SOUSA He publicly expressed the desire to resolve the process of leaving Hernâni days before his trip to Brazil, scheduled for this week. With other exits in the gutter, the head of state will have more names to evaluate and get in advance before the trip.
