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The Judicial Police (PJ) are carrying out searches this morning across multiple parishes in Lisbon, involving inspectors from the National Unit for Combating Corruption, a source from the police force told Lusa.
The source confirmed earlier reports by CNN Portugal that the PJ has “launched one of the largest anti-corruption operations of the year, deploying over 300 inspectors for an investigation centered on an alleged favoritism scheme tied to the PS (Socialist Party) local government power in Lisbon.”
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According to CNN, the operation “involves searches, the collection of documentation, and anticipates arrests related to suspicions of crimes including malfeasance, trafficking of influence, and the unlawful receipt of an advantage.”
