Lacerda Sales forwarded requests from politicians and public figures to the director of Santa Maria

An investigation by the Public Prosecutor's Office into the 'twins case' revealed that the former Secretary of State for Health, António Lacerda Sales, forwarded various requests from politicians and public figures—including inquiries about clinical situations, requests for continuing care, and employment contract matters—to the former clinical director of the Hospital de Santa Maria, Luís Pinheiro.

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