The Lisbon City Council was sentenced to pay 463 thousand euros in the case known as Russiagate. The conviction comes in a legal process related to the sending of sensitive data to Russian entities.
Between 2013 and 2021, Lisbon's municipal services sent data on anti-Putin activities to Russian entities. This situation lasted for several years, during which sensitive information was transmitted.
The case directly involves the Lisbon City Council and the Russian entities that received the data. The conviction represents one of the biggest financial consequences for a Portuguese municipality in this type of process.
Russiagate became one of the most significant cases involving the transfer of sensitive data to Russia, raising questions about the security protocols of the Portuguese local administration.
