The Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, dismissed as “nonsense” the notion that he is afraid to disclose his real estate assets, refuting claims that he requested to block public access to the registry numbers of over 50 properties he declared to the Entity for Transparency (EpT).
“I did not oppose the disclosure of the registry [of the properties],” Montenegro stated to journalists after his closing speech at the 21st edition of the PSD Summer University in Castelo de Vide.
“There is no fear. Saying that is nonsense. It’s nonsense indeed,” he remarked.
The Correio da Manhã reported that the social democrat declared to the EpT six urban properties (including a house in Espinho and an apartment in Lisbon) and 46 rural buildings inherited from his family, and submitted a request opposing the disclosure of the registry numbers. The EpT approved this request, thus preventing public scrutiny of Montenegro’s real estate holdings.
The Prime Minister’s office did not respond to Correio da Manhã’s questions regarding the reason for this opposition. However, the daily suggested the request was made to protect family privacy and security.
According to the law, politicians and high-level public managers can oppose this disclosure. However, this hinders public scrutiny of their real estate. Montenegro declared more than 50 properties.
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It is notable that a registry number allows the identification and location of a property and is essential for accessing the deed and verifying, for example, whether a property might have been purchased illegally or with some price benefit. However, according to the law, a politician or a high-level public manager can oppose public access to property registries, highlighted the newspaper.
It should be recalled that in July, the EpT had already indicated that the Prime Minister had submitted opposition requests to the public consultation of his income declarations. The issue involved the client list of Spinumviva, a company owned by his family.
