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Teresa Letras: "91% believes that corruption is everywhere, 99% has never seen it!"

Região de Leiria10 September 2026 at 10:30

Teresa Letras, president of the Regional Council of Coimbra of the Bar Association, commented on the data regarding the perception of corruption in Portugal. According to the data presented, 91% of Portuguese people believe that corruption is present everywhere, while 99% say they have never witnessed any act of corruption directly.

The official highlighted that corruption constitutes a problem that significantly harms the country's development. However, Teresa Letras made a point of emphasizing that the reality of corruption is lower than what public perception suggests about the phenomenon.

This intervention comes in the context of a broader debate about transparency and trust in Portuguese institutions, areas that the Bar Association closely monitors through its Regional Council of Coimbra.

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