A complaint sent to SIC questions the appointment of Sofia Carmona, daughter of the general director of Energy and Geology Paulo Carmona, as a specialist technician in the Office of the Secretary of State for Labor. SIC Verifies.
In a complaint sent to SIC, attention is drawn to the appointment of “daughter of the director general of Energy and Geology” (DGEG) to the Ministry of Labor, hinting at a possible intervention by Paulo Carmona, director general of Energy and Geology, in the appointment of Sofia Carmona.
Remembering the case of brother of Luís Montenegro’s chief of staffappointed coordinating consultant when he was still an intern a year ago, one wonders whether this was why Paulo Carmona praised Fábio Teixeira, the nurse appointed to coordinate renewable energies.
To remember that Paulo Carmona, who defended the nurse through a . In this, he lamented the “scam” that the target was the target of and stated that he was “quite impressed” with Fábio Teixeira in the 10 minutes he spoke to him after a meeting between the Mission Structure for Licensing Renewable Energy Projects and to DGEG.
“I needed him more than a professor at Something Very Important, perhaps a dead fly without dynamism and desire”, lamented the general director of Energy and Geology.
Is it confirmed that Carmona’s daughter was appointed to the Ministry of Labor?
The position thus became official following a competitive procedure launched for the positionwhich resulted in the “indication of three candidates“. The choice was due to “professional experience, technical competence, aptitude and training appropriate to the position“, as set out in the order signed by the Minister of the Environment Maria da Graça Carvalho with “effect on July 1, 2025” and published in Diário da República on July 7, 2025.
The order also reports on Sofia Carmona’s CV, degree in Hotel and Tourism Management from the European University e Master in International Management from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (SBE).
In terms of professional experience, it is indicated that “aaccumulated experience in health support services in Florida, United States of America, in Heidelberg (Germany), social services in Perth (Australia) and hospitality in Amsterdam (Netherlands)“. In addition, “he worked at the company Slaicos, L.da, and at Multipublicações and was strategy analyst at Accenture Consultores de Gestão, S. A“.
Contacted by SIC, Paulo Carmona states that the appointment would have occurred after “a colleague” from Accenture, where she worked, was guest for the position. She reportedly refused and asked if Sofia would want to “go instead”. The suggestion was accepted by the now specialist technician.
“We went to talk, they liked it and they stayed with it… Before accepting, he spoke to me. I confess that I encouraged her. It wouldn’t improve much in terms of finances or perks, but it’s a different experience“, pointed out Paulo Carmona, also emphasizing his daughter’s academic and professional trajectory.
Paulo Carmona rejects having had any intervention, even stating: “You don’t need me for anything.”
Asked whether the Government was aware of the family relationship between the two, the general director says he “believes not”.
“I am not a member of the Government. A simple general director. Unknown there at the Ministry…“, guarantees.
SIC also contacted the Ministry of Maria da Graça Carvalho, who guaranteed that Sofia Carmona “reinforced the Office of the Assistant Secretary of State and Labor as a specialist technician exclusively based on your technical ability for certain matters of this Office”. It does not say whether Sofia Carmona applied, whether she was nominated or what the intricacies involved in being hired were.
He further adds that “qAny family relationships are not, in any case, a selection criterion“, but does not say whether or not he was aware of the family relationship.
SIC verifies that it is…
Sofia Carmona, daughter of the general director of Energy and Geology, was appointed to the position of specialist technician in the Office of the Secretary of State for Labor. The appointment took place around three months after Paulo Carmona took over as general director on a replacement basis. Paulo Carmona denies any interference and justifies his daughter’s professional achievement with the academic and professional career of the same, in addition to, he guarantees, the invitation came through a co-worker at Accenture who refused the position.
