The scheduling was agreed upon at a leaders’ conference and announced to journalists after the meeting by spokesperson Jorge Paulo Oliveira, a deputy parliamentarian.
The Permanent Commission, which operates when the parliament is dissolved, is set to discuss on Wednesday the conclusions of the inquiry commission regarding the case of twin girls treated at the Hospital de Santa Maria. These conclusions were approved by the commission on March 18.
The leaders’ conference spokesperson clarified that the report will not be subject to a vote, as it has already been voted on by the commission.
According to the Legal Regime of Parliamentary Inquiries, “the report is not subject to a vote in the parliament’s plenary session,” and is only to be debated.
The debate will begin with an address from the inquiry commission’s president, Deputy Rui Paulo Sousa of the Chega party, followed by remarks from the rapporteur, Deputy António Rodrigues of the PSD, and statements from various political parties.
Jorge Paulo Oliveira also indicated that parties may make voting declarations at the conclusion of the debate if they wish to do so.
The final conclusions of the inquiry commission into the case of the Luso-Brazilian twins indicate a “special intervention,” free from illegality, by the Civil Office of the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
“There was a special intervention by the Civil Office of the Presidency, although no illegality was identified. Nonetheless, we could not fully ascertain the contacts made by Maria João Ruela with various hospital institutions,” the deputies concluded.
Regarding the involvement of former Secretary of State for Health António Lacerda Sales, the deputies concluded that he “instructed his personal secretary, Carla Silva, to ensure the scheduling of the first appointment with the CHULN’s neuropediatrics service, E.P.E,” and “Carla Silva followed the given instruction, making the necessary contacts (via telephone and email, as per the documentary evidence) to ensure the commencement of the process for the appointment scheduling.”
Another conclusion approved by the commission on March 18 mentions that “the actions taken by Nuno Rebelo de Sousa [the President’s son] with the sovereign bodies are the origin of this process, without ever revealing the real reason for his actions.”
On the same day, the inquiry commission rejected, in its entirety, the preliminary report proposal drafted by the rapporteur, Cristina Rodrigues, from the Chega party, which was the sole party voting in favor. This report proposed accusing the President of the Republic of “abuse of power,” deeming his conduct “especially reprehensible.”
This will mark the first meeting of the Permanent Commission since the President of the Republic dissolved the Assembly of the Republic and called for legislative elections on May 18.
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