Director of PJ facing complaint for illegal wiretapping
Observador27 August 2026 at 16:23
The director of the Judicial Police, Carlos Cabreiro, is under investigation following a complaint accusing him of having ordered an illegal wiretap and of having lied in court about this fact. The Minister of Justice, Rita Alçada, publicly expressed her confidence in the PJ director, despite the accusations involving alleged violation of communication interception rules and perjury in a judicial proceeding.
The Youth of Juntos pelo Povo (JJPP) challenged the Regional Government of Madeira, led by PSD/CDS, to create a regional supplement for housing for Madeiran students displaced on the mainland, warning that the high rent values are becoming a barrier to access and permanence in higher education.
Carlos Cabreiro, director of the Judicial Police, denied having lied in court, rejecting the accusations that he gave false testimony about the carrying out of unauthorized wiretaps in the Football Leaks case, which involves Portuguese former hacker Rui Pinto.
Portugal's Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) must meet its housing target, but not all completed homes have already been delivered to families, and not all of them need to be fully finished to count as a met objective. The Economia dia a dia podcast, by Expresso, explains the details of this issue.
The end of the PRR (Recovery and Resilience Plan) is approaching and the housing target should be met, but many completed homes have not yet been delivered to families. The article explains that not all accommodations need to be fully completed to be counted as a fulfilled objective in the Recovery and Resilience Plan, a daily podcast by Expresso on economics.
