The judicial battle between António Costa and Carlos Costa was over. And there are mutual compliments

Former Prime Minister was on a collision route with former governor of Banco de Portugal. Both retreated in court.

Em 2022, Carlos Costa presented the book that launched the controversy. In the work The governorin the midst of memories of their times as governor of Banco de Portugal, Political intrusion.

One of them involved the then Prime Minister, António Costa, that would have Pressured Carlos Costa not to take Isabel dos Santos of the Board of Directors of Eurobic.

António Costa will have told Carlos Costa You could not “treat it badly” The daughter of the president of an ally country from Portugal.

Isabel dos Santos, Angolan businesswoman, was the daughter of the late deceased José Eduardo dos Santos, who was president of Angola.

Even so, the then governor of Banco de Portugal would be inclined to take Isabel dos Santos and his partner, Fernando Teles, from the BIC administration; so that Eurobic was not seen as a bank near Bic Angola.

António Costa assured that I had never given any indication Carlos Costa about Isabel dos Santos, accusing the governor of Declarations “Offensives of Honor, Good Name and Consideration”.

The process advanced to courts. António Costa demanded that Carlos Costa “ portray ” of these statements; And he even asked the President of the Republic to be a witness. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

However, three years later, there is agreement between the two.

António Costa and Carlos Costa came to agreement in this judicial battle, announces the.

The document of the Local Local Judgment of Lisbon indicates that the two retreat in the exchange of accusations and provide mutual recognition by conduct in the case.

António Costa states in this document that Carlos Costa “always jokes for strict compliance with regulatory requirements and supervision rules” in the Isabel dos Santos process, to “ensure the intended financial stability” of the national banking system.

Carlos Costa comments that António Costa “always acted to protect the public interest and not to benefit the interests of Isabel dos Santos” in the BPI case.

Both Given the processes in justice. The court costs were divided.