Pedro Santana Lopes, the mayor, considered that the current Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves, "has an enormous capacity for resistance". His statements arose in the context of a visit by the minister to Madeira.
Luís Neves travelled to the Autonomous Region of Madeira, where he met with the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque. This visit took place at a politically sensitive time for Albuquerque.
Pedro Santana Lopes recalled that Luís Neves was national director of the Judicial Police when searches were carried out at Miguel Albuquerque's residence. This circumstance was highlighted by the mayor in his public statements.
