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"The noose is tightening around the prime minister"

CNN Portugal28 August 2026 at 17:20

CNN Portugal commentator João Marcelino considered that "we rarely have had in Portuguese society" a controversy like the one involving the minister of Internal Administration, within the scope of the Luís Neves case.

According to Marcelino, the noose is tightening around the prime minister in this situation.

The Luís Neves case has been generating great controversy, being one of the most significant controversies in Portuguese society in recent times.

João Marcelino, as a political commentator, has been closely following the evolution of this case and its implications for the government.

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