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Miguel Costa Matos and the Miseries of Progress

Observador31 August 2026 at 18:58

Alberto Gonçalves comments on the creation of the Progress Institute, an initiative by socialist Miguel Costa Matos. The project brings together subscribers from various parties, from the PSD to Livre, demonstrating a suprapartisan support base.

The article title uses the expression "miseries of Progress", suggesting an ironic or skeptical critique from Alberto Gonçalves regarding the initiative. The comment addresses the contradictions or limitations that the author identifies in this effort toward progress.

Miguel Costa Matos emerges as the central figure in the institute's creation, positioned on the political spectrum as a socialist. His initiative apparently aims to promote progress through a platform that transcends traditional partisan boundaries.

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