The party Livre has requested an opinion from the President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, regarding a potential conflict of interest. The concern stems from the fact that the leader of the Chega party is an assistant in the legal case involving the alleged theft of documents from a previous parliamentary inquiry (CPI).
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The parliamentary inquiry committee (CPI) into the terms of Luís Neves, currently Minister of Internal Administration, during his time as National Director of the Judiciary Police, is scheduled to be installed on 14 October. The committee is set to operate alongside existing inquiries into wildfire forest management and INEM, with the leader of the Chega party intending to propose that the work continues during the discussion of the 2027 State Budget.
A weekly tracking poll by Pitagórica shows the Minister of Internal Affairs, Luís Neves, has become the least popular government member with a 35% negative rating. The poll also indicates a four-percentage-point drop in the approval rating for the President, António José Seguro, currently at 66%.
The parliamentary inquiry commission investigating the head of the Judicial Police has been suspended to prioritize the upcoming state budget debate. Additionally, the commission approved a hearing for the leader of the Chega party regarding an alleged robbery at his party's office, despite him being the commission's chair.