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"Just turn around now, 

'Cause you're not welcome anymore"

That’s what the Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, (practically) told the current President of the Court of Audit, Vitor Caldeira, which is the supreme entity to monitor the legality of public expenses, according to article 214º n.º1 of the Portuguese Constitution. Therefore, Vítor Caldeira will no longer be offered to a new term, now that his first has come to an end. But why? Basically the government’s new bill on public construction works, more specifically on its public tenders, would increase corruption. And that warning made him get hmm… “fired”? Yes, pretty much.

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Other news on this week's Podcast:

  • Prime-Minister of Portugal "fires" President of the Court of Audit;
  • Supreme Court of Ireland on Subway’s bread (Ireland);
  • Judge sentences real estate company on the grounds of the Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD) (Brazil);
  • American citizen might go to prison after writing a negative review about a hotel (Thailand);
  • UK news: Uber gets license to operate in London and EU sends letter to UK about its Internal Market Bill.
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    The Law TeaserBy Faria de Oliveira Advogados