This week's programme 'Doa a Quem Doer' revealed phone taps that expose the workings of a network of exploitation of women associated with the Elefante Branco, a strip club in Lisbon. The recordings show that Luís Torres, owner of the establishment, treated women like merchandise, making them available upon specific requests from clients.
Among those making requests were football players, businessmen and police officers, who chose women "from a catalogue" and made specific requests to the owner of the Elefante Branco. The telephone conversations document the way these women were offered and commercialized to satisfy the desires of these clients.
The wiretaps also reveal that Torres is believed to have paid for abortions for some of these women, as indicated by the title of the piece. This information comes in the context of investigations that have been exposing the illicit activities associated with the Elefante Branco and the network of powerful clients involved in these practices.
