Deputy José Dotti
Deputy José Dotti will have violated the Statute of Deputies by entering into a trade contract with a public entity, through the company of which he owns and manager. The contract signed omits Dotti’s identity.
A Thorn – Trade in industrial equipment, company managed by José Dottientered into a contract of € 35,200 (plus VAT) with the union of parishes of Castanheira do Ribatejo and Cachoeiras.
According to this Wednesday, the contract made by direct adjustment was celebrated while Dotti was already a deputy.
Interestingly, the Deputy name from the arrival-which is a managing partner of the company with a quota of 40%- is hidden.
As the weekly recalls, in the statement of income, heritage and interest, Dotti declared the quotas he owns in the company Astel.
However, the law applicable to deputies establishes that anyone who performs management functions or holds significant participation in a company (greater than 10%) cannot enter into contracts with the state or with public entities, including parishes and municipalities. This, regardless of whether the parliamentary mandate is exercised under exclusivity or non -exclusivity.
Law provides for loss of mandate
Dotti says he is protected by the non -exclusivity regime. But it’s not quite.
“There is not much margin for doubt. non -exclusivity regime no iliba A deputy of the impediments stipulated by Law 52/2019 ”, explained a deputy of the Parliamentary Commission for the Transparency and Statute of the Deputies, to Expresso.
According to, the Law provides as sanction the loss of mandate in the Assembly of the Republic.
The morning details with three points of the law:
- Point 6 of article 21 of the Deputy Statute clarifies that parliamentarians are prevented from “participating in public hiring procedures, pursuant to the regime of office by holders of political positions and high public positions”.
- Point 3 of article 9 of the regime of exercise of functions by holders of political positions and high public positions (Law No. 52/2019, of July 31) indicates that “the holders of political positions or high public positions, by themselves or in the companies in which they perform management functions, and the companies arrested in a percentage of more than 10% of the respective capital” – not participated in this case in public hiring procedures ”.
- Finally, point 1 of article 11 (sanctioning regime) provides, in this situation, “The loss of the respective mandate”.
José Dotti, 62, is the leader of the Fome de Santarém District and is a candidate for the Benavente Municipal Assembly in the municipalities of October 12.
