For the ruler, this association between the real estate company and the change to the Soil Law “It is a mistake, because the law applies to real estate companies and any citizen.”
The Assistant Minister and Territorial Cohesion, Castro Almeida, confirmed this Thursday that for more than 25 years had a real estate company, which recently sold, to avoid any association with the change to the Soil Law.
“Three or four weeks ago (…) I decided to sell my quota because at that time it began to generate in the public space the idea that having a real estate company was an advantage with the soil law,” he said in statements to RTP , Manuel Castro Almeida, who leads the ministry that elaborated the amendment to the Soil Law approved by the government.
For the ruler, this association between the real estate company and the change to the Soil Law “It is a mistake, because the law applies to real estate companies and any citizen.”
FEED IT TO “AWARE ANY SUSPECTION”
Questioned by the public station for the reason to sell, the minister stressed that it was for his initiative to “ward off any suspicion” e “Cut the evil by the root.”
Castro Almeida also assured that he always declared to the Constitutional Court the company and that now, in the current government, the company told the transparency entity.
“All clear, nothing to go, all cool,” he said.
Also asked about having accepted the resignation of the Secretary of State for Local Administration and Planning of Territory, Hernani Dias, Castro Almeida stressed that he committed a recklessness “by constituting two companies when I was in government”noting there is no similarity between the cases.
The assistant minister and territorial cohesion also guaranteed that he will continue to defend the law, because this is “Good and fundamental”.
“It’s the only way to have more houses at lower prices, it was essential to have this law,” he insisted.
Prime Minister says there is no conflict of interest
Correio da Manhã reported on Saturday that the company Spinumviva of the family of Luís Montenegro “may benefit from the change to the Soil Law approved by the government” and that, being the prime minister “married in communion of acquired with the main partner of the firm”, this will leave him “in a situation of potential conflict of interest.”
In response to the newspaper, the prime minister argued that there is no conflict of interest, said that since June 30, 2022 he is not a partner of this company that he was a founder and manager, and that “Never has been, it is not and will not be the object of the activity of the company any real estate business linked to legislative amendment ” of the Soil Law.
On Sunday, the arrival of the arrival, André Ventura, threatened to present a motion of censorship to the PSD/CDS-PP government, if the Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, did not explain the country on this subject, which has not happened yet, and The motion in the meantime was delivered, and will be debated and voted on Friday.
Already on Wednesday, Luís Montenegro declared himself “Very quiet” With the situation of his family’s company and refered explanations for the debate of the censorship motion in Parliament.
“I have already had the occasion to say, there is a motion of censorship that was presented, which focuses on this matter, I will provide all clarifications in the Assembly of the Republic,” he said in response to journalists at the Portugal Embassy in Brasilia.
Speaking to journalists at the Assembly of the Republic, on the eve of the arrival of the arrival of censorship that arrived, André Ventura again admitted to withdraw the document if the prime minister gives explanations.
“I would like to appeal that until 15:00 tomorrow [sexta-feira] the date of the beginning of the debate of this censorship motion, the prime minister would arrive at this house all the documents related to this company, “he said.
Although demarcating the motion of censorship, PS secretary general, Pedro Nuno Santos, considered that this case is “very similar” which led to the resignation of the Secretary of State Hernani Dias and also urged Luis Montenegro to give explanations “as soon as possible”.
